Our environment, our rights

This report by Friends of the Earth International outlines the organization's promotion of environmental rights and environmental justice, arguing that current global production and consumption models driven by neoliberal economic globalisation lead to increasing rights violations.

• Friends of the Earth International defines environmental rights as the ability to access unspoiled natural resources necessary for survival—such as air, water, food, shelter, and land—as well as political rights including the right to resist unwanted developments and the right to information and participation in decision-making.
• The document asserts that individual human rights are insufficient for protecting indigenous peoples and other minorities with collective characteristics, whose survival may depend on the recognition of collective rights to preserve territorial heritage and cultural identities.
• The report identifies a lack of transparency regarding the activities of corporations and their financial backers, noting that governments often collude to keep unpopular or illegal projects away from public scrutiny, which prompts calls for information disclosure.
• Despite the establishment of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in national and international law, environmental and human rights activists globally are often denied these rights and face risks to their lives when resisting the status quo.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). Our environment, our rights. https://www.foei.org/publication/our-environment-our-rights/

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Our environment, our rights. n.d. https://www.foei.org/publication/our-environment-our-rights/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Friends of the Earth International |title=Our environment, our rights |url=https://www.foei.org/publication/our-environment-our-rights/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndour, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Our environment, our rights}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/publication/our-environment-our-rights/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }