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focusing on the links between industrial agriculture and trade: In 2008, FoE groups from all regions compiled case studies focused on defending territories and land rights from agribusiness and controversial agricultural expansions, such as deforestation for palm plantations in Asia or land evictions for soy and tree monocultures in South America.
Food Sovereignty Program highlights in 2008: In 2008, FoEI’s Food Sovereignty Program contributed effectively to the implementation of the agenda agreed by the food sovereignty movement at the Nyeleni Forum, (the first International Forum for Food Sovereignty organized in Selingue, Mali, in February 2007).
highlighting climate justice and equity in international climate negotiations: highlighting climate justice and equity and supporting the voices of affected communities in international climate negotiations.
Climate justice and energy program highlights: The CJE Program’s overall objective is to build a diverse, effective and global movement for climate justice. Climate justice is a right-based approach to the climate crisis with holds those historically responsible for the climate crisis to account. Climate justice demands structural changes to tackle neo-liberalism and radically reduce consumption. In keeping with FoEI’s mission to influence policies and policy dialogue, the CJE Program also aims to ensure that by rich industrialized Annex I countries commit to needed emissions reductions, and appropriate and sufficient financing and transfers of technology to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change, allowing a just transition to sustainable, fossil-free societies.
our strategic plan: Since 2005, Friends of the Earth International has been engaged in developing and implementing an ambitious strategic plan for the federation.
malaysia: supporting advocacy and lobbying at international meetings: This is a critical period for shaping the future international regime on climate change, as negotiations on a second phase of the Kyoto Protocol need to be finalized in 2009.
malaysia: halting forest destruction and biodiversity loss: Government-sanctioned logging and forest clearance for oil palm plantations, partly to feed the growing demand for agrofuels, are destroying Malaysia's primary forest at an astonishing rate. Hydroelectric dams and hydro-powered aluminium smelters are also a threat.
malaysia: mobilizing national and local action on climate change: Awareness about climate change is in its infancy in Malaysia, both among the general public and politicians and policy-makers.
indonesia: raising public awareness of environmental damage: Environmental damage is spiraling out of control in the province of West Kalimantan. Gold mining, illegal logging and the conversion of forests to oil palm plantations are all having a devastating effect on the environment and local communities in the province of West Kalimantan.
agrofuels reports: latin america, asia and europe: Rising oil prices coupled with the need to cut down the energy dependency from politically unstable oil producing countries, has pushed northern nations to boost the production of large scale biofuels, also known as agrofuels. This is severely impacting vulnerable communities and ecosystems in the South. Land grabbing by large companies happens to the detriment of local livelihoods, forests and human rights.
redd publication: reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries: In December 2008, the FoEI Climate Justice and Energy program launched a comprehensive critical analysis of United Nations negotiations on the REDD mechanisms. REDD is an acronym for "Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries".
January: Palm oil advert misleading: Friends of the Earth International's official complaint to the UK Advertising Standards Agency about a palm oil advert was fully upheld on 9 January 2008.
programs and campaigns highlights in 2009: In 2009, Friends of the Earth International had six active international programs and campaigns. Within these we coordinated a wide range of actions at the international, regional, national and local levels, that improve the ability of peoples and communities around the world to secure sustainable livelihoods and protect our environment for generations to come.
did you know?: In 2008, Friends of the Earth International counted 77 member groups and 14 affiliates, uniting more than 2 million members and supporters around the world.
member groups: Friends of the Earth International is made up of the activities and actions of our 76 member groups, and it is our mission to support and strengthen their work at the local level. These groups mobilize people, resist socially and environmentally damaging projects and policies, and help to transform their societies in tens of countries around the world. Their local work in turn allows us to campaign on the regional and international levels, and to seek political support for the rights of people everywhere to sustainable livelihoods and for social, economic, gender and environmental justice.
new members, executive committee and chair: Members of Friends of the Earth International voted in new members, a new chair, and a new executive committee at the 2008 Biannual General Meeting in Honduras.
friends of the earth in the media in 2008: In 2008, a broad and growing spectrum of media organizations, spanning from the world's leading newspapers to niche websites, carried Friends of the Earth International's messages to audiences around the world.
who we are: Friends of the Earth International was founded in 1971 by four organizations from France, Sweden, England and the USA. Today's federation of 77 groups grew from annual meetings of environmentalists from different countries who agreed to campaign together on certain crucial issues, such as nuclear energy and whaling.
who we are: Friends of the Earth International was founded in 1971 by four organizations from France, Sweden, England and the USA. Today's federation of 76 groups grew from annual meetings of environmentalists from different countries who agreed to campaign together on certain crucial issues, such as nuclear energy and whaling.
stemming destructive shrimp aquaculture: The shrimp aquaculture industry razes forests and biodiversity, destroys croplands and livelihoods, and wreaks social conflict and human rights violations. Faced with mounting resistance from civil society in Asia and Latin America, the shrimp industry is in the process of expanding into Africa.

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