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Pathways to system change: Transforming a world in crisis into a sustainable and just future Why we talk about system change System change is a powerful idea, and a political struggle for a better world. Powerful because it’s about addressing the root causes of today’s ecological, economic and social crises. It is about creating deep,…
People changing the system Explore the map and discover how deep and lasting change starts at the grassroots, with communities and peoples who mobilise against oppression, fight for justice, and take practical action to make change happen. They are our allies and our movement: together we claim the power to shape the world for future…
Feminist struggles for system change
Feminist struggles are historical and Friends of the Earth International is a reflection of these struggles. To mark 8 March 2023, International Womens Rights’ Day, we produced this video with Real World Radio and Friends of the Earth Nigeria/ERA. In the video, we pay tribute to the women who paved the way for gender justice.…
Tackling the global food crisis through system change
We are in the midst of the third major food crisis in 15 years. This is no accident. It is the result of an unjust global food system that prioritises profits over peoples’ rights, lives and the environment. Worldwide hunger, malnutrition and rising food prices are a result of an unsustainable economic system. The answer…
Defending territories, Defending our lives: Protecting human rights and the environment in Asia Pacific through system change.
Human rights abuses against environmental and political activists and defenders of territories and peoples’ collective rights are committed daily around the world. These are just some of the experiences from the Asia Pacific region.
COVID-19 crisis is a wake up call for system change
Friends of the Earth expresses its deep concern and solidarity as the world faces the COVID-19 crisis, which is already impacting so many peoples globally, especially those affected by structural inequalities. The heavy toll on human lives is profoundly shocking, in a world that was unprepared for such a disaster. This is a crisis that…
Agroecology in Cuba: learning how to change the system
A delegation from Friends of the Earth International was present at the 7th International Meeting of Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture and Cooperativism in Cuba, 17-23 November 2019, organised by the National Association of Small Farmers of Cuba (ANAP), member of La Via Campesina. This was the first time representatives from all regions of the federation gathered…
System change, resistance, mobilization and an end to corporate impunity.
We are all experiencing deep interconnected systemic crises that threaten life on earth. These climate and biodiversity crises are the result of a system that privileges the profit of transnational corporations and disregards peoples’ rights and the environment. Transnational corporations continue to trample unabated over the planet, monopolizing lands, territories and waters, displacing peoples, destroying…
We have a decision to make: Change the system or face climate catastrophe
Finally, it seems that the urgency of the climate crisis has become impossible for decision-makers — especially in the global North — to ignore. In the past few months, hundreds of local governments as well as a handful of national governments in the global North have declared a climate emergency. Make no mistake — this…
Change the system or face global ecological collapse says global biodiversity assessment
6 May 2019, Paris: The world faces ecological collapse and mass extinctions unless dramatic action is taken to change social and economic systems, according to a global biodiversity assessment launched today by The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) The IPBES report is the most comprehensive scientific global assessment on biodiversity and…
