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Sri Lanka: debt crisis and the fall of a nation
Hemantha Withanage, Chair of Friends of the Earth International, explores the dynamics that led to protests in his country — from an international debt crisis to rampant hunger, poverty, and political turmoil, caused by an undemocratic, neoliberal regime. After over 100 days of public protest, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa finally resigned on 14 July…
Read MoreOur first 50 years: From resistance to transformation. How did we get here?
Part 1: How did we get here? As Friends of the Earth International turned 50 in 2021 we took a moment to reflect on our journey to date and the federation’s role as humanity faces its greatest challenges. The outline of the story is clear. Friends of the Earth International was founded in 1971 by…
Read MoreInternationalist solidarity with the Guaraní Kaiowá peoples
Condemnation of the Guapoy Massacre in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Friends of the Earth International resolutely condemns the 24 June massacre of Guaraní Kaiowá Indigenous Peoples by military police from Mato Grosso do Sul state in Brazil, during an illegal eviction in the Tekoha Guapoy Mirin Tujury indigenous territory. The eviction took place in…
Read MoreEmpty words, hollow promises, and false solutions ring loud at Bonn conference on climate change
Once again, as world leaders are gathered at Bonn to discuss the climate crisis, we have wasted another opportunity to take climate action. Civil Society Organisations express their anger and disappointment at the empty words and hollow discussions that continue to push the world, especially the Global South further towards climate catastrophe. Closing comments from…
Read MoreInternationalist Solidarity against the assassinations of environmental defenders in Vale do Javari, Brazil
Friends of the Earth International expresses its concern, indignation and condemnation at the murder of Brazilian indigenist activist Bruno Araújo Pereira and Dom Phillips, a British journalist and contributor to The Guardian newspaper, confirmed by the Brazilian Federal Police on June 15. Since June 5, the two men disappeared in the indigenous territory Vale do…
Read MoreWarning for Shell’s board members
Shell’s Board members warned to act on climate case verdict almost one year later Amsterdam, 25 April 2022. Today Friends of the Earth Netherlands/Milieudefensie sent a letter to Shell’s Board of directors pointing to their personal responsibility in not acting on the climate case verdict and continuing to violate human rights by causing dangerous climate…
Read MoreAlarm that IPCC WGIII report on climate mitigation accepts overshoot of 1.5°C
Alarm that IPCC WGIII report on climate mitigation accepts overshoot of 1.5°C and relies on unproven technofixes that won’t curb runaway climate change Amsterdam, April 4, 2022 – Once again, the IPCC’s findings have become a political battleground. Climate justice campaigners fear that climate scientists’ core message – that we must make an urgent just…
Read MoreFriends of the Earth International statement on Ukraine
As a Federation fighting for justice and peace across the globe, Friends of the Earth International strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. As Russian troops push further into Ukraine, our member groups around the world are horrified to witness the growing impact on civilians and the environment. War is the worst thing…
Read MoreA Deadly Ring of Coal: VALE’s poisoned gift to Mozambique
15 years ago, when the Mozambican government signed a contract with mining giant VALE, almost everybody in Mozambique believed that coal would develop the country. This investigation exposes part of the destruction that VALE Moçambique is preparing to leave behind now that it has announced an agreement to sell its projects to Vulcan Minerals for…
Read MoreInternationalist Solidarity with Wadas
On Tuesday 8 February 2022, 250 police officers and military personnel infiltrated the village of Wadas, located in Bener District in the southern part of Central Java, Indonesia. The officers arrived without warning, armed with shields, weapons and police dogs, claiming that they were there oversee the operations of Purworejo Land Agency (BPN Purworejo), a…
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