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The statement condemns the Israeli government's decision to label six Palestinian civil society organizations as terrorists and 'unauthorized,' arguing that this is an escalation of the criminalization of human rights defenders. It highlights the role of these organizations in protecting land, water, and human rights under occupation, specifically mentioning the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) and its work in the West Bank. The signatories call on the international community to pressure Israel to end the occupation and respect international law.

Friends of the Earth International expresses indignation over the July 18 kidnapping of four members of the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH) from the Triunfo de la Cruz community. The statement links these disappearances to a broader pattern of systematic aggression against the Garifuna people by banana companies, oil palm plantations, and the real estate and tourism industries. It specifically highlights land usurpation by the Indura hotel complex, Punta Izopo national park, and the companies Macerica and Idetrisa. The document emphasizes that the Honduran state has failed to execute a 2015 Inter-American Court of Human Rights sentence requiring the restitution of 2,840 hectares of ancestral territory and other specific land parcels. The organization calls for the immediate return of the kidnapped individuals and an end to the neoliberal model of land privatization.

The South African Water Caucus (SAWC) has formally requested that the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation and the National Disaster Water Command Centre urgently provide water tanks, tankers, and sanitation packs to numerous communities across South Africa. The request emphasizes that lack of clean water and soap increases the risk of contracting COVID-19, violating constitutional rights to an environment not harmful to health. The SAWC identifies specific failures in several provinces, including unreliable water trucking, unaffordable private water costs, and police harassment of women collecting water. The document calls for weekly public updates on the National Disaster Water Command Centre's activities and a dedicated contact person for updating the list of affected communities.

The document expresses solidarity with the Naso Bröran people following the murder of leader Jehry Rivera Rivera on February 24, 2020. It highlights a pattern of violence and state inaction in Costa Rica, noting that early warnings about armed non-indigenous intruders in the Térraba region were ignored by authorities. The statement links these killings to the struggle for indigenous autonomy and opposition to extractive projects, specifically citing the Diquís Hydroelectric Project, and demands the implementation of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights precautionary measures.

The document condemns the February 24, 2020, murder of Jehry Rivera Rivera, a Naso Bröran leader in Costa Rica who opposed land usurpation and extractive projects like the El Diquis hydroelectric dam. It highlights a pattern of violence, including the 2019 murder of Sergio Rojas Ortiz, and criticizes the Costa Rican government for failing to respond to alerts about armed intrusions or implement Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) precautionary measures for the Térraba and Salitre territories.

Friends of the Earth International denounces the forced displacement and planned demolition of the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al Ahmar in the occupied West Bank. The organization argues that these actions, part of the E1 settlement block plan to connect Ma’ale Adumim to East Jerusalem, violate international law and humanitarian obligations. The document highlights the severe lack of infrastructure and services in the village and reports casualties and arrests resulting from Israeli forces' attempts to clear the area.

Friends of the Earth International denounces the December 3, 2017, killing of Datu Victor Danyan and seven others in South Cotabato, Philippines. The statement links these killings to the struggle of the T’boli-Manubo Sdaf Claimants Organization (TAMASCO) against land grabbing by Consunji-owned companies for coffee plantations and coal mining. It criticizes the Philippine government's failure to protect indigenous rights and its use of 'communist' labels to justify military violence.

Carbon Market Watch criticizes EU leaders for adopting a 2030 climate deal that it argues weakens emission reductions to 31% due to excess permits and provides up to €300 billion in subsidies to industry. Separately, the organization highlights human rights abuses and lack of consultation affecting indigenous communities in Guatemala associated with the UN-registered Santa Rita hydroelectric project.

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement condemning a massacre on October 4, 2012, in Totonicapán, Guatemala, where government forces killed eight indigenous people during a peaceful protest by the 48 Cantones de Totonicapán. The organization links this violence to President Otto Pérez Molina's security policies, which include the militarization of indigenous lands and the granting of land concessions to companies for megaprojects without local consent. The statement also references prior repression in Santa Cruz Barillas and calls for international solidarity and the protection of human rights for Maya communities.

Friends of the Earth International denounces the violent removal of fishermen and farmers from a sit-in at the El Quimbo hydroelectric dam site on the Magdalena river in Colombia. The organization highlights the project's negative impact on traditional livelihoods and the Colombian government's failure to grant a Public Environmental Audience or address irregularities in the project's environmental license.

The Federation of Native Cacataibo Communities (FENACOCA), supported by legal counsel, requests urgent precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to stop hydrocarbon exploration in Peru's Lote 107. The request highlights that 2D seismic exploration by Petroleum del Peru S.A.C. poses an imminent threat to isolated Cacataibo indigenous people through potential water contamination and the use of explosives, which could force contact and lead to irreversible damage or the extinction of these communities.

The document highlights the imprisonment of environmental defenders Nguy Thi Khanh and Dang Dinh Bach in Vietnam on tax evasion charges, which Global Witness describes as an attempt to silence those calling for transparency in the energy transition. It argues that suppressing civil society threatens climate progress and urges G7 countries and the UN Human Rights Council to pressure Vietnam to release these defenders, particularly as the country considers a 'Just Energy Transition Partnership' (JET-P) involving billions of dollars in funding.

The document highlights the ongoing state-led intimidation and violence against the Garífuna people in Honduras, specifically citing the July 2020 abduction of four men from the community of Triunfo de la Cruz. It describes a pattern of harassment and criminalization used to displace Indigenous people for commercial interests, such as luxury tourist developments. The text emphasizes that Honduras was the most dangerous country per capita for land and environmental defenders in 2019 and asserts that protecting Indigenous territorial rights is essential for global biodiversity and climate crisis mitigation.