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The 'Déclaration du Sommet des Peuples vers la COP30' is a statement issued by a gathering of over 70,000 people from diverse social movements in Belém do Pará, Brazil, in November 2025. The document identifies the capitalist mode of production and transnational corporations as the primary drivers of the climate crisis and calls for a systemic transition based on popular sovereignty, feminist ethics, and the protection of common goods.

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement on January 24, 2024, expressing solidarity with a general strike in Argentina. The strike was called by trade unions and social organizations to reject the 'Omnibus Law' and the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) introduced by President Javier Milei, which the organization claims undermine democratic, social, and environmental protections.

This document is a transcript of keynote remarks delivered by Hon. Keisal Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on 14 September 2023. The speech outlines the disproportionate impact of the climate crisis on small-island developing states (SIDS) and proposes four key priorities for international cooperation to align global trade with sustainability and climate justice.

The 'Just Recovery Renewable Energy Plan for Africa' by Friends of the Earth Africa proposes a transition to a 100% renewable energy independent continent by 2050. Based on modelling by Dr. Sven Teske, the plan aims to eliminate energy poverty and address the dual crises of climate change and Covid-19 through a people-centred, democratic energy system that prioritises social justice and gender equity over corporate profit.

This statement by Friends of the Earth International argues that achieving food sovereignty requires an organized, anti-capitalist, and anti-patriarchal resistance against fascism and the 'post-truth' narratives of the agro-industry. It advocates for the adoption of agroecology and the creation of an international anti-fascist front to protect the rights of peasants, indigenous peoples, and rural workers.

This statement by Friends of the Earth International argues that the imprisonment of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva is a politically motivated effort by conservative elites to prevent his candidacy in the October national elections and to reverse social gains for popular classes.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International arguing that the imprisonment of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva is a political maneuver by dominant classes to prevent his candidacy in the October elections and to dismantle progress for the working class.

A statement by Amigos de la Tierra de América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) repudiating the removal of Dilma Rousseff from power in Brazil, characterizing it as a coup d'état orchestrated by the Latin American right to serve corporate interests and dismantle social and environmental policies.

A statement by Tony de Brum (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands) and Maria de Fátima Monteiro Jardim (Minister of Environment of Angola) urging G20 leaders meeting in Antalya, Turkey, to drive ambition for the Paris Climate Change Conference.

This statement by Friends of the Earth International expresses solidarity with the people of Honduras, detailing a history of state violence, human rights abuses, and the persecution of environmental and community defenders following the 2009 coup d'état.