“Draining the Ocean, Drowning the Ocean People”
News Update
Friends of the Earth India – PRESS RELEASE Day two of the Conference of Ocean People (C-OP) to counter the UNOC 2022. The Second day of the Conference of the Ocean…
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“We are the ocean. We are the ocean people”
News Update
Friends of the Earth India – PRESS RELEASE Day one of the Conference of Ocean People (C-OP) to counter the UNOC 2022. The Conference of the Ocean People (C-OP) commenced…
Japanese government announced to halt its supports for Matarbari 2 and Indramayu coal plants
Climate Justice and Energy
Joint statement: Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES) Kiko Network Friends of the Earth Japan 350.org Japan Mekong Watch On June 22, it has…
Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework underway
Food Sovereignty
Between 21 and 26 June 2022, the United Nations (UN) Open Ended Working Group 4 (OEWG4) is meeting in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss the draft of a new framework for…
Climb for climate justice
Climate Justice and Energy
On May 16, 2022, Bishnu Bhusal, at 62 years of age, became the first lawyer to climb Mount Everest, raising his voice for environmental justice, on the same day as…
Press Release: Petition to EU Parliament- Nuclear energy that is neither “sustainable” nor “green” should not be included in the EU taxonomy
Climate Justice and Energy
Friends of the Earth Japan have submitted a petition letter to the EU Parliament demanding for nuclear power to not be included in the EU taxonomy. The petition was…
NGOs urge all state governments to follow Selangor’s example and stop plastic waste imports
Economic Justice and Resisting Neoliberalism
Selangor’s Exco for State Tourism and Environment, YB Hee Loy Sian announced on 19 May 2022 five new policies with regard to the operation of plastic waste recycling…
In historic decision, court awards damages to Marcopper survivors
News Update
In a landmark decision decades in the making, a local court in Marinduque has ruled in favor of at least thirty plaintiffs against the Marcopper Mining Corporation, for…
BELA’s Fight to Protect A Rare Open Space in Dhaka
News Update
The Tetultala playground, under ward 17 of Dhaka South City Corporation, has long been a small but valuable space for local children to play and for the neighbourhood to…
Indonesia’s Small Islands under Threat of Tourism Investment and Climate Crisis
News Update
To achieve the non-tax state income of 50 billion IDR (3.500.000 USD) by 2022, the Indonesian Government, through the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries Affairs (MMFA),…
