Indonesian court rules president negligent over air pollution
News Update
ENVIRONMENTAL WIN! In a landmark lawsuit, an Indonesian court has ruled that President Joko Widodo and six other top officials have neglected to fulfill citizens’ rights…
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Launched! Toolkit: Throwing away the throw-away culture
Economic Justice and Resisting Neoliberalism
Sahabat Alam Malaysia – Friends’ of the Earth Malaysia (SAM) has launched a brand new downloadable and easy-to-use toolkit on how you can achieve a sustainable…
The Reality of Nuclear Power Plant Workers
Climate Justice and Energy
In the summer of 2011, more than four months after the accident, a subcontractor at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant carried 20 kilograms of lead plates on…
C4 Center-SAM joint forum against imported plastic waste sheds light on impact
Economic Justice and Resisting Neoliberalism
PRESS RELEASE – 29 July 2021 A forum jointly organised by the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) on improving…
We cannot burn our way out of the plastic crisis
Economic Justice and Resisting Neoliberalism
On July 29, the C4 Center and Sahabat Alam Malaysia conducted an online forum titled “Malaysia is not a ‘Garbage Dump’: Enhancing Monitoring & Enforcement Efforts in…
Large-Scale Deforestation at Korea Forest Service’s REDD+ Site in Cambodia
Climate Justice and Energy
PRESS RELEASE – Korea Federation for Environmental Movements More than 37% of forests destroyed in Korea Forest Service’s Cambodia REDD+ Pilot Project. Korea Forest…
Pulp mill connected to fires and respiratory illness plans to triple production
Climate Justice and Energy
PRESS RELEASE Palembang, August 23, 2021 — Today over 30 civil society organizations sent a letter to investors of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), part of the Sinar Mas Group,…
Korean Climate Committee Roadmaps All Fall Short
Climate Justice and Energy
2 out of 3 roadmaps fail to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. All plans lack intermediate steps and rely on unproven technologies. All assume we can keep producing and…
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People – Respect and Recognise Indigenous and Traditional Food Systems
Food Sovereignty
Today, August 9, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific, acknowledges the integral role of Indigenous people in growing…
Komodo National Park in Danger: Public’s Response to UNESCO’s Calls to the Indonesian Government
Economic Justice and Resisting Neoliberalism
PRESS RELEASE – August 3, 2021 WALHI and Sunspirit for Justice and Peace An amplified wave of protest against the development project that threatens the sustainability…
