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Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific region is the most diverse, encompassing groups from the global North and the global South.
Member groups from the region are very active in community-based struggles against mining and other extractive industries. They work hand-in-hand with indigenous peoples, peasant farmers, and fisherfolk to secure sustainable livelihoods and fight against vulnerability to “natural disasters.”
News from the region
Israel’s attempt to demolish Palestinian village Khan al Ahmar contravenes international law
Israeli forces are forcibly displacing Palestinians as they attempt to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan al Ahmar in ...
06 July, 2018
Israeli forces kill dozens at Gaza border as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific are deeply aggrieved by news that dozens of Pa...
18 May, 2018
Philippines and Indonesia must stop red tagging and criminalizing defenders of territories
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APac) condemns the use of anti-communist and anti-terror laws to silence environm...
14 March, 2018
Transforming our economy: Scaling up solutions
We live in a world facing many destructive and entwined crises - including growing inequality, climate change, poverty, ...
31 January, 2018
Russia: Investigate attacks and protect environmental activists
Amsterdam, Netherlands/ Krasnodar, Russia, 16 January 2018: Russia must immediately investigate recent attacks on its en...
25 January, 2018
Climate Impacted Peoples: untold stories of drought, floods, hurricanes, dirty energy and walls against free movement.
Seas are rising and many people forced to migrate in the Pacific islands, a fracking company takes a fancy to a drought ...
16 November, 2017
Calls for Just solutions for climate induced migration in Asia Pacific
Countries in Asia and the Pacific region are threatened by impacts of climate change, such as floods, landslides and sev...
06 November, 2017
At UN climate talks, end coal and commit to people-centred energy system
Bonn, 3 November 2017: Ahead of the UN climate talks (6-17 November) - hosted by Fiji but opening next week in Bonn, Ger...
03 November, 2017
People power at its best: Friends of the Earth groups around the world mobilize to demand climate justice and end to dirty energy
In an explosion of spectacular mobilizations and a frenzy of social media between 13-15 October 2017, Friends of the Ear...
17 October, 2017
People Power in action: Communities unite against coal mining in Indonesia
Indonesia is one of the world’s largest coal exporters. In 2015, the country mined over 460 million tonnes of coal. To...
09 October, 2017
Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), was set up in 1992 with the objective of establishing a sound environmental...
27 November, 2013East Timor
The Haburas Foundation was formed by a group of Timorese students in 1998 during the Indonesian occupation of East...
27 November, 2013
