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Friends of the Earth International is calling for the release of students from the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), including Yunior Oyuela of Movimiento Madre Tierra/Friends of the Earth Honduras, who faced trial on September 25, 2017, for peaceful protest.

A statement by Amigos de la Tierra de América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) condemning the neoliberal capitalist system for exacerbating the climate crisis and disproportionately affecting marginalized populations in Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically following Hurricane Irma and an earthquake in Mexico.

Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) issued a statement in September 2017 attributing climate disasters, such as Hurricane Irma and the Mexico earthquake, to neoliberal capitalism. The organization criticizes the unequal responsibility between the Global North and South and rejects the financialization of nature. ATALC advocates for community-led solutions, including agroecology and energy sovereignty, to replace extractive and industrial models.

Remarks by Manish Bapna, WRI Executive Vice President and Managing Director, delivered on September 18, 2021, at the UN General Assembly in New York City upon concluding his term as co-chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP).

This fact sheet describes the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act (S.517, H.R. 1311), a legislative proposal to amend the Clean Air Act to allow the year-round sale of E15 fuel. It explains how current Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) standards inadvertently block E15 sales during summer months, the environmental and economic impacts of these restrictions, and the potential for higher ethanol blends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fuel costs.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), representing Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork, submitted a letter to the IPP Office of the Department of Energy on 15 September 2017. The letter provides updates on legal and environmental challenges facing three proposed coal-fired power stations: Thabametsi, Khanyisa, and KiPower. The CER argues that these projects fail to meet the legal qualification criteria for financial close or preferred bidder status due to missing climate change impact assessments (CCIA) and pending disputes over environmental and water licenses.

This technical note by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and the NAPC/PUC-Rio argues that estimates of land 'amnesty' granted by the new Brazilian Forest Code (Law No. 12,651/2012) may be lower than previously reported by Imaflora, as some rules were already present in the previous legislation.

A letter from the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) providing updates and requesting the status of electricity generation licence applications for the Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal-fired power stations.

This briefing examines the use of green and climate bonds to fund distributed water harvesting (DWH) as a climate adaptation strategy for the agriculture sector in the Canadian Prairies.

A report by the NewClimate Institute and The Climate Group analyzing decentralized climate commitments in the US, finding that 342 commitments could enable the US to meet half of its Paris Agreement goals by 2025.

This case study describes how women in Sungai Berbari and other villages in Riau, Indonesia, are using forest data from the Global Forest Watch (GFW) platform and training from the Women Research Institute to advocate for environmental justice and better land use policy.

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement repudiating the judicialization of students from the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), including Yunior Alexander Oyuela, following their arrest during a peaceful protest on September 8, 2017.

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement rejecting the prosecution of Yunior Alexander Oyuela and other students from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) following their detention during a peaceful protest in Tegucigalpa.

Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean condemns the September 8, 2017, arrest of students from the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), including Yunior Alexander Oyuela, during peaceful protests against the privatization of public education in Tegucigalpa. The organization views these arrests as part of a systematic pattern of criminalization and repression in Honduras, urging the government to cancel the trials and calling for international solidarity.

This briefing outlines a proposed public finance package for French President Emmanuel Macron's December 2017 climate summit to counteract reductions in U.S. climate finance and mobilize private capital for the Paris Agreement.

The Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation, in collaboration with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and Women Deliver, developed a practice guide to assist auditors in planning performance audits focused on gender equality within the framework of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Center for International Environmental Law argues that the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation, and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters is at a critical existential moment. The organization calls on 47 European and Central Asian states meeting in Montenegro to reaffirm their commitment to environmental democracy against rising trends of judicial attacks on NGOs, the influence of industry lobbyists, and the emergence of illiberal democracies.

This research paper presents a cradle-to-gate life cycle impact assessment comparing alkyl polyglucosides sourced from wheat straw (WS-APG) against commercial versions sourced from palm kernel oil and wheat grain (PW-APG), concluding that the wheat straw-derived hybrid synthesis pathway is more sustainable.

The Green Economy: A Primer is a guide by the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) that defines the green economy and outlines five core themes necessary for its implementation. It addresses the lack of a single global definition and argues for an inclusive approach that prioritizes social equity and ecological limits over purely technocratic solutions.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) issued a statement to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) expressing alarm over the bank's role in financing the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power plant. The CER argues that such financing contradicts the DBSA's own sustainability commitments, ignores a landmark court ruling regarding climate change impacts, and exposes the bank to the risk of stranded assets.