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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
All over the world, monoculture plantations leave local communities without land, rights, and hope for a better future. On this International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations, we stand in solidarity with affected communities and call out the expansion of these plantations.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today marks the start of the Berta Cáceres International Feminist Organising School (IFOS) in Nairobi, Kenya. Hundreds of grassroots African, Black and Indigenous feminists, are gathering until 15 September for the first edition of the IFOS in Africa. More: www.foei.org/charting-pat...
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Berta Cáceres International Feminist Organising School begins on Friday in Nairobi, Kenya. “We learn how to organise ourselves as a movement and to weave our political proposals together,” said Mercedes Gould, from Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The struggle of communities affected by Chevron in the Ecuadorian Amazon will be featured at the Berta Cáceres International Feminist Organising School (IFOS) in Nairobi, Kenya 11-15/9. “The only thing left for us is unity. It is about women standing together, so that we can resist.”
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Chevron is more than a fossil fuel corporation. It is part of a global system that puts profit over peoples, human rights and the planet. Together with @udapt.bsky.social, @stoptncimpunity.bsky.social and others, we continue the struggle against corporate impunity and for #ClimateJustice
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Global Biodiversity Framework remains largely ineffective. Nele Marien, our Forests & Biodiversity programme coord, reflects on the subsidiary body of the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting Developing countries need funding and the GBF must finally address the root causes of the crisis
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Two irreplaceable people have been taken from us. Esther and Javier dedicated their lives to defending their land and the rights of its people. Javier was one of the leaders of La Vía Campesina who guided us in our Food Sovereignty work. May the earth rest lightly on you.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We are celebrating the launch of a Common Political Action Agenda on Food Sovereignty and towards system change! The #NyeleniForum has brought together grassroots movements from all regions of the world to build a united front against fascism and corporate power. www.foei.org/victory/move...
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Movements come together for System Change at the third Nyéléni Forum - Friends of the Earth International
The third Nyéléni Global Forum was a historic milestone in the fight for global food sovereignty and system change, gathering 700 people from 500 movements.
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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 06/07/2026
Soon, the Chair will release a new "no surprises" draft text. Our message to negotiators: the mandate is to end plastic pollution. The majority of countries are ready to deliver on that mandate. Keep going and don't settle for less. Full statement: bit.ly/4vbnx2C
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Plastics Negotiations Resume with Multilateralism on the Line - Center for International Environmental Law
Voluntary pledges and waste management alone won't end plastic pollution. CIEL urges negotiators to deliver binding rules on production and chemicals.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Les communautés pastorales ont joué un rôle crucial dans la production alimentaire et la préservation de la biodiversité. Elles sont aujourd’hui confrontées à de graves défis. Le Bulletin Nyéléni diffuse l’Agenda d’action politique commun du 3e Forum mondial Nyéléni. nyeleni.org/fr/category/...
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Bulletin n° 64 – Le pastoralisme à la croisée des chemins: entre luttes et reconnaissance - nyéléni
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Pastoralist communities have played a crucial role in food production and the protection of biodiversity. Today, they face serious challenges. The Nyéléni Bulletin also publicises the Common Political Action Agenda of 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum. @infonyeleni.bsky.social nyeleni.org/en/category/...
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Newsletter no 64 – Pastoralism at the crossroads: between struggles and recognition - nyéléni
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
WORK WITH US! - Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is looking for an experienced organisational development consultant. Applications until July 12, 2026. Details👇
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Jobs at Friends of the Earth International
Jobs at Friends of the Earth International. Would you like to join our team? Click here to see all of our current job vacancies.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
✊We did it! The Center for Environmental Justice / Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka played a key role in the historic ruling that saw X-Press Feeders fined one billion dollars for the pollution caused by the X-Press Pearl maritime disaster 👉 www.foei.org/victory/x-pr...
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X-Press Pearl: Sri Lanka’s $1B Polluter Pays ruling
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court applies the polluter pays principle in the X-Press Pearl disaster. Learn how CEJ secured $1B for justice.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
GLOBAL ACTION AGAINST CHEVRON 🚫🛢️ We held demonstrations in dozens of countries to protest the impunity of the transnational oil company Chevron (formerly Texaco) and in solidarity with the affected Amazonian peoples and communities. 🌱✊🏽 In the face of devastating projects, we protect and defend life.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Israeli water company, Mekorot, profits from the systematic theft and control of Palestinian water resources as a key player in the machinery of Israeli occupation and #HumanRights violations. Read our latest blog, Water apartheid and the Palestinian struggle for justice 👇 bit.ly/4u2H8RQ
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Mekorot: Water apartheid & Palestinian struggle for justice
Mekorot profits from the systematic theft and control of Palestinian water as a key player in the machinery of Israeli occupation and human rights violations.
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Milieudefensie @milieudefensie.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This is it. Our lawyers gave their final argument. You could feel the tension in the Supreme Court. And now, we wait… Curious what it was like inside? Read everything here: bit.ly/4tV2DnL
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A historic day: Shell Climate Case before the Supreme Court
This is the moment we have been working towards for years. There was an almost palpable tension in the courtroom, as if
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Those who destroy nature attack its defenders. Corporations continuously rely on violence to exploit new territories at the expense of human rights. In this opinion piece, Nele Marien makes the case for the need for a legally #BindingTreaty on corporations. Read here: www.foei.org/those-who-de...
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Those who destroy nature attack its defenders
Corporations resort to violence to destroy nature and exploit new territories. We need binding rules for corporations to protect people and biodiversity.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
On #BiodiversityDay we examine ties between biodiversity and human rights. Corporations destroy natural environments and Indigenous territories, violating the human rights of the land defenders. Profits from human rights violations and biodiversity destruction must end👇 www.foei.org/publication/...
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Biodiversity and Human Rights - Exposing corporate power
‘Biodiversity and Human Rights, exposing corporate power, strengthening people’s struggles’ shows how biodiversity loss and human rights violations are linked
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Today, we join groups across the world standing in solidarity with the Union of People Affected by Chevron-Texaco/ Friends of the Earth Ecuador ✊ We delivered a letter to the Ecuadorian Embassy in DC to stand together with our international community. @foeint.bsky.social
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Friends of the Earth Europe @foeeurope.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Ecuador must not pay Chevron ❌ For over 30 years, Ecuadorian communities have been fighting Chevron (formerly Texaco) for polluting and appropriating their land. On this Anti-Chevron Day, we stand together with our international community to demand justice for the victims of big polluters.
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Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍 @foescot.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Today, we join groups across the world standing in solidarity with the Union of People Affected by Chevron-Texaco/ Friends of the Earth Ecuador ✊ 🧵
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Friends of the Earth @friends-earth.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Join us in our call for justice for communities affected by polluted rivers and rainforest ecosystems in the Ecuadorian Amazon. @udapt.bsky.social #indigenouscommunities #protectnature #pollution #amazonrainforest
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 21/05/2026
Chevron. No crimes. No impunity. No evasion of justice Ecuador must NOT pay Chevron; it must demand that Chevron PAY those affected by environmental destruction #Solidarity action from Melbourne, Australia #DoNOTPayChevron #StopImpunity @foeint.bsky.social @udapt.bsky.social
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FoE Japan @foejapan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In Ecuador, Chevron has caused severe environmental pollution and health impacts through its oil operations for decades. FoE Japan stand with affected communities. Ecuador MUST NOT PAY Chevron. ❌ #NOPagarAChevron #BastaDeImpunidad #DoNOTPayChevron @udapt.bsky.social @foeint.bsky.social
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The anti-Chevron week of action is coming ✊ Transnational corporations like Chevron hide behind commercial law to defend the market and profit. In contrast, communities sustain, defend and nurture life. Ecuador MUST NOT PAY Chevron. @udapt.bsky.social #DontPayChevron #StopCorporateImpunity
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Ecuador must not pay Chevron! ❌ The ruling in favour of Chevron and against Ecuador violates national sovereignty and prevents real access to justice for those affected. As we get closer and closer to the Anti-Chevron action, we reaffirm: #DontPayChevron @udapt.bsky.social
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
📽️GLOBAL GRAB: Mozambique's Coal and Jindal's extractive curse Justiça Ambiental / FoE Mozambique + FoEI invite you to learn about the struggle of affected communities for the right to say NO to extractivism destroying lives, ecosystems + climate for corporate profit www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s0R...
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GLOBAL GRAB: Mozambique's Coal and Jindal's extractive curse
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
⚖️🇪🇨 The Ecuadorian courts have ruled: CHEVRON MUST COMPENSATE for the damage caused in the Ecuadorian Amazon. More than 30,000 affected people fought for over 30 years to achieve this. #EndImpunity In the days leading up to the Anti-Chevron action❌🛢️, we reaffirm #DontPayChevron
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Transnational corporations are using secretive Investor-State Dispute Settlement tribunals to sue states over policies that could risk their profits ISDS threatens peoples, planet and the Feminist and Just Energy transition We've signed on to say NO to ISDS europeantradejustice.org/2026-isds-st...
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
⚡PRESS RELEASE First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels closes with limited progress but commitment from movements to a truly just energy transition Read here 👇 bit.ly/4cR1gkR
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FoEI calls for just energy transition-Santa Marta conference
First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels closes in Santa Marta, Colombia, after negotiations and a People’s Summit for a just energy transition.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The only way out of today's environmental and social crises is through an anti-imperialist, feminist, and just energy transition. We've wrapped up the People's Summit and First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, but the struggle continues for a #JustTransition
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We marched through Santa Marta, Colombia, to demand a Feminist and Just Energy Transition, alongside hundreds of people from across movements from around the world We're calling for an end to imperialism, all systems of oppression and internationalist solidarity for #ClimateJustice
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
In Santa Marta, calling for a Feminist and Just Energy Transition The energy transition must shift power, not just energy sources, so that communities can shape their own futures.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Today during the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, we heard from members from across the FoEI federation, calling for a truly feminist, just and anti-imperialist energy transition Read the 10 principles for an FJET discussed today 👇 bit.ly/4lJllw7
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The rush for critical minerals is producing new sacrifice zones to sustain: 🏭 Overconsumption 💣 Militarism 📈 Profit-driven accumulation It's time for a Feminist and Just Energy Transition
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
We're in Santa Marta, Colombia, demanding a Feminist and Just Energy Transition that centres life The climate, social and environmental crises today are a result of systems of oppression that put profit above all else A just transition means #SystemChange and an end to imperialism
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Climate justice and the liberation of all peoples can only be achieved by challenging the systems that allow elites to profit from destruction, and by securing real solutions that centre people, not corporations. We stand in solidarity with all peoples on the frontlines of US-led imperialism
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
A feminist and just energy transition is built from the bottom up At the People's Summit for a Fossil Free Future, we're among peasant, Indigenous, social, and environmental movements to chart a path toward a fossil-free future, free from the systems of oppression at the root of the climate crisis.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
We’re in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the People’s Summit for a Fossil Free Future We're calling for a Feminist and Just Energy Transition that powers pathways to system transformation, centres life and dismantles imperialism. Read our press release 👇 bit.ly/48mrMjp
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People’s Summit toward the just energy transition opens
Members of peasant, Indigenous and environmental movements gather in Santa Marta, Colombia 24-29 April 2026 to demand a just energy transition.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
A Feminist and Just Energy Transition means an end to imperialism and all systems of oppression. It means building a Peoples’ multilateralism rooted in Internationalist Solidarity. We’re in Santa Marta at the People’s Summit for a Fossil Free Future to demand just that.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
“For over 50 years, we have endured the pollution of our rivers, air and land. Chevron shirks its responsibility and continues to fuel climate chaos, militarisation and genocide from Ecuador to Palestine. Climate criminals have no place in a just transition.” - Pablo Fajardo @udapt.bsky.social
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
"Investor–State Dispute Settlement risks locking in fossil fuel dependence by enabling corporations to sue states for their climate policies. If governments can be sued for choosing real climate solutions, whose future are we really protecting?" - Frances Verkamp @foeeurope.bsky.social
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The ‘green transition’ pushed by corporate power follows the patterns that have devastated our environment and communities Changing the energy system alone won't solve the inequalities and oppressions that run deep in our societies We need a feminist and just energy transition for #SystemChange
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A Feminist and Just Energy Transition is the only way out of the climate crisis We're calling for an FJET at the People’s Summit and First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, this week Read the latest op-ed by FoEI Chair, Theiva Lingam 👇 bit.ly/3OneYm9
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Why a Feminist and Just Energy Transition Is the Only Way Out of the Climate Crisis | Common Dreams
​As we look toward Santa Marta, the message is both simple and profound: We cannot solve the climate crisis with the same logic that caused it.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
We condemn US-led #imperialism, including military aggression against #Iran, #Venezuela, #Lebanon, the illegal blockade of #Cuba and the Israeli-US-led genocide in #Palestine. We call for peace! Read our statement on this global existential threat👇 www.foei.org/foe-internat...
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
For a Feminist and Just Energy Transition Technology must be socially controlled and embedded in diverse forms of knowledge and cultures This means ensuring the development of local knowledge through sovereign science, supported by fair and internationalist technology transfer
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
For a Feminist and Just Energy Transition We need to address the core drivers of the climate crisis and say NO to #FalseSolutions These schemes, pushed by extractive and high-emissions industries and their backers, only delay climate action
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
For a Feminist and Just Energy Transition We need a radical overhaul of the global economic, trade, and financial systems Our current systems are built on debt, fiscal exploitation and tax injustice that fuel extractivism and accelerate climate collapse.
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
For a Feminist and Just Energy Transition We demand the demilitarisation of territories and the dismantling of the military-industrial complex Peoples' right to self-determination and a dignified life must be safeguarded. There is no room for apartheid states or genocidal campaigns in a FJET
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Friends of the Earth International @foeint.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
We strongly condemn and denounce the acid attack against Andrie Yunus and express our full solidarity with him and all people’s rights defenders in Indonesia. This attack signals a growing threat to HRs and environmental defenders across the country. www.foei.org/solidarity-h... #andrieyunus
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