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Climate Outreach declares its solidarity with the FridaysForFuture movement and the Global Climate Strike, highlighting the importance of turning climate change from a scientific reality into a social reality through public engagement and disruption to achieve systemic change.

The statement highlights a humanitarian crisis in India's Narmada valley caused by the Sardar Sarovar Dam, noting that nearly 32,000 families remain uncompensated after the project's 2017 completion. It details a hunger strike led by Medha Patkar that prompted the Madhya Pradesh state government to promise the postponement of reservoir filling and the organization of village-level camps to address rehabilitation claims. The document also notes the project's historical role in forcing the World Bank to withdraw funding and establish its first accountability mechanism, the Inspection Panel.

Friends of the Earth International expresses frustration with the Revised Draft of the UN's legally binding instrument for regulating transnational corporations, claiming it dilutes the focus on transnational entities and fails to establish direct corporate obligations, instead placing responsibility solely on States.

Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific condemn recent attacks in Sri Lanka that caused over 250 deaths and 500 injuries, calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice and advocating for peaceful actions to counter the effects of the neoliberal model.

Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific condemn recent violent attacks in Sri Lanka that resulted in over 250 deaths and 500 injuries. The organization calls for the perpetrators to be brought to justice and argues that peace and equality cannot be achieved through violence, linking global instability and environmental destruction to the current neoliberal model.

The statement denounces a 'systematic policy of extermination' against social actors and defenders of territories and people's rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. It attributes this violence to a neoliberal model of 'privatization and financialization' driven by imperialist forces and multinationals, which results in the spoliation of environmental heritage and the murder of activists. The authors highlight a pervasive 'architecture of impunity' where perpetrators remain free, and they call for the construction of an international front to combat this 'fascism' and protect the lives of those defending common goods and fundamental rights.

A collective call for solidarity and justice following the murders of activists in Costa Rica, Colombia, and Brazil, attributing the violence to a neoliberal model and a 'cowardly architecture of impunity' supported by imperialist forces and transnational corporations.

The document is a statement by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemning the murder of Sergio Rojas, a Bribri indigenous defender in Costa Rica. Rojas was shot 15 times in his home on March 18, 2019, shortly after filing complaints regarding land usurpation by non-indigenous people. The organization highlights the lack of effective state protection despite precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and demands an end to impunity and the recognition of indigenous autonomy to prevent further violence.

Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) has issued a statement condemning the murder of Sergio Rojas, a Bribri indigenous defender in Costa Rica. Rojas was shot 15 times at his home on March 18, 2019, shortly after filing complaints regarding the seizure of indigenous land by non-indigenous persons. The organization highlights that the killing occurred despite precautionary measures issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in 2015. ATALC demands that the Costa Rican government identify the perpetrators and address the systemic impunity and lack of protection for indigenous peoples fighting for territorial autonomy.

Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemns the murder of Sergio Rojas, a defender of the Bribri people's territory in Costa Rica. The statement highlights that Rojas was killed shortly after filing a complaint regarding land appropriation by non-indigenous people, despite existing precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). ATALC calls on the Costa Rican government to end impunity and protect the autonomy and self-determination of indigenous peoples.

Dan Lashof, Director of WRI US, responds to the introduction of the Green New Deal resolution by Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey, stating that the proposal has revitalized the urgent conversation on climate action in the U.S. and highlights the necessity of linking ambitious climate goals with job creation and the reduction of economic inequality.

The German coal commission's plan to be coal-free by 2038 aims to avoid up to 1.8GtCO2e of emissions compared to a business-as-usual scenario. However, the author contends that the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) alone is insufficient to force a phase-out and warns that closing plants without cancelling permits allows other polluters to use them, known as the 'waterbed effect'. The document advocates for using public funds to support workers and communities in a Just Transition rather than compensating private shareholders of utilities like RWE.

The author contends that current EU efforts to combat disinformation are insufficient because they rely on member states that may be hostile to critical media. While the EU has introduced some protections for whistleblowers and small-scale grants for investigative projects, the document argues for a permanent funding facility for journalism and a re-evaluation of the subsidiarity principle to allow the EU to intervene more directly in member states where media freedom is under threat.

The document argues that the RSPO serves as a tool for 'greenwashing' the palm oil industry, masking systemic human rights violations and deforestation. It asserts that the RSPO's certification principles support a destructive industrial model based on large-scale monocultures, land grabbing, and labour exploitation. The authors call for government moratoria on plantation expansion, a reduction in palm oil demand, and the promotion of agroecology and community land rights.

The document expresses condemnation over the killing of more than 60 Palestinians and the injury of over 2,800 others by Israeli forces on May 14, 2018, during the 'Great March of Return' protests. It highlights the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, noting that 97% of water is unsafe for drinking due to a blockade since 2006, and calls for international action to end the occupation and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.

The document is a formal condemnation of the May 2, 2018, killing of Hugo Albeiro George Pérez and Domar Egidio Zapata George in Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia. The victims were associated with Movimiento Ríos Vivos and the Asociación de Víctimas y Afectados por Megaproyectos (ASVAM) El Aro, opposing the Hidroituango dam on the Cauca River. The signatories call for an expedited investigation by the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia and urge the government to protect environmental defenders and investigate the social and environmental impacts of the dam project, which is financed by IDB Invest.

The statement denounces the December 3, 2017, killing of Datu Victor Danyan and seven community members in South Cotabato, Philippines, by government forces. It links these violence to conflicts over ancestral territories invaded by the Consunji company for mining and coffee plantations, arguing that the judicial system fails to protect indigenous rights against corporate interests.

The document is a statement by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemning the detention of Berta Zúñiga, coordinator of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), by military forces on December 12. ATALC describes this as an act of harassment that increases vulnerability for social activists and territorial defenders within a broader national context of repression following the November 26 elections under the regime of Juan Orlando Hernández.

On 12 December 2017, Friends of the Earth Latin America & Caribbean (ATALC) condemned the detention of Berta Zúñiga, coordinator of COPINH, and other members by military personnel in Honduras. The organization describes this as an act of harassment occurring within a broader context of police and military repression following the national elections on 26 November 2017. ATALC calls for international solidarity and permanent monitoring of the situation facing Honduran social activists under the regime of Juan Orlando Hernandez.

The OR Tambo Children's Declaration 2017 is a statement by children and youth committing to the values of OR Tambo and the implementation of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development.