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Our cyberactions give you the opportunity to be proactive and show your support for our international campaigns without leaving home. With one simple email, which takes no more than a couple of minutes to send, you can make a difference to the lives of people across the globe struggling against a multitude of injustices.

What difference can one email make? A whole lot when added to thousands of other emails from around the world making the same demands. The more emails, the louder the voice of protest becomes and the more difficult it is to ignore.

 

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	Life, Land and Justice in Uganda This is John Muyiisa from Kalangala, Uganda. John woke up one day to find bulldozers clearing his land to plant oil palms. John and his community have preserved their forests and lands for generations. Now their way of life is at risk. Support John.
	Reclaim the UN from corporate capture Consider signing this civil society statement as an organisation and join the campaign to stop UN corporate capture?
	Guatemala intimidated We condemn the recent violent incidents carried out against Friends of the Earth Guatemala and the National Network in Defence of Food Sovereignty, Guatemala. Read more and send a letter.
	Call on the Norway Pension Fund to divest in Shell Last month 28 Right Livelihood Award laureates wrote to the Norway Government Pension Fund asking it to divest all its holdings in Shell due to the severe environmental harm caused by the company's negligence in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Please join the laureates, including FoEI's Nnimmo Bassey in calling for the pension fund to act now.
	Call on Lufthansa to stop using biokerosene The German airline Lufthansa has recently been using biokerosene made from jatropha, an inedible plant. The airline claims that flying on biokerosene is good for the environment despite numerous studies claiming the opposite. Its production is also damaging the lives of the Indonesian farmers growing the plant. Find out more and take action
	One year on, where is Sandra? On February 17th it will be one year since the disappearance of 26-year-old Sandra Viviana Cuellar Gallego, an environmental engineer and activist from Cali, Colombia. Please join Friends of the Earth Colombia in calling on the Colombian Attorney General to report on her efforts to find Sandra. Take action
	stop land grabbing for palm oil in uganda Large scale agrofuels plantations are being promoted as a solution to the climate crisis, yet millions of people are already facing the impacts of land grabs and evictions caused by agrofuels. Tell the Ugandan government to respect the rights of its communities and its forest policy rather than promoting plantations at the expense of people and the environment. Find out more and take action
	Call one of South Africa's largest polluters to get out of the climate change negotiations Join Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth South Africa in calling on Sasol to get out of the climate negotiations and stop promoting false solutions to the climate crisis. Find out more and take action
	Save the Mabira rainforest in Uganda The government of Uganda is about to give away the Mabira forest reserve to the Sugar Corporation of Uganda. This grant of free land will increase erosion, diminish fresh water supplies and destroy habitats for hundreds of endangered species. Please join Friends of the Earth Uganda in calling on the government to halt this disastrous plan. Find out more and take action
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