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Friends of the Earth International issued a statement on November 9, 2012, expressing alarm over the disappearance of Miguel Ángel Pabón Pabón, a Colombian environmental activist and leader of the social movement for the defense of the Sogamoso River.

A statement by World Resources Institute President Andrew Steer regarding the re-election of President Obama, urging the administration to establish a strong national climate and energy strategy and take a more ambitious role in international climate negotiations.

This document is an address by Aaron Cosbey of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) delivered to the 49th Session of UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board on September 25, 2012. Cosbey argues that the outcomes of the Rio+20 conference are insufficient for guiding states through the trade tensions arising from the transition to a green economy. He highlights the conflict between the use of green industrial policies—such as subsidies and local content requirements—and their impact on the multilateral trading system, particularly for developing countries. Cosbey calls for a non-legal, non-negotiating framework, potentially led by UNCTAD, to determine the propriety and effectiveness of these measures before they escalate into formal trade disputes.

A statement by Jose Manuel Martín Pérez, presented in both Spanish and Tzotzil, contrasting the life-sustaining benefits of natural forests with the destructive impact of plantations, concluding with a call to stop plantation activities.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International condemning the Peruvian government's violent response to environmental protests against mining projects, specifically citing deaths and injuries in El Espinar, Bambamarca, and Celedín, as well as the detention of Father Marco Arana.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International condemning a violent police eviction of fishing families protesting the El Quimbo Hydroelectric Project in Huila, Colombia, and calling for the protection of local community rights.

Opening remarks delivered at a South African Institute of International Affairs conference in October 2009, discussing the intersection of trade and climate change policy, specifically in the context of the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

The Manila Declaration is a statement issued by Indigenous Peoples and support organisations from 35 countries during a conference held in March 2009. It condemns the unsustainable exploitation of Indigenous territories by extractive industries, highlighting the resulting environmental degradation, human rights violations, and contributions to climate change. The document calls for a moratorium on new projects, the recognition of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), and systemic reforms across states, corporations, and international financial institutions to protect Indigenous rights and ecological integrity.

This document contains the remarks delivered by Sam Bickersteth, Chief Executive of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), at the opening plenary of the Eighth International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA8) in Kathmandu, Nepal. The speech focuses on the necessity of scaling up finance for local-level climate adaptation and the relationship between greenhouse gas emission reductions and adaptation resource requirements.

This statement is a call to action developed at a side event of the Women Deliver 2023 conference, convened by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). It urges governments, private sector actors, and international organisations to integrate gender equality with low-carbon development and climate resilience strategies, specifically targeting the negotiations on 'just transitions' at COP28 in Dubai.

A letter from a coalition of civil society organisations to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs requesting intervention to compel the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Acid Mine Drainage (IMC) to release the Team of Experts' (TOE) report.

A statement from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) clarifying the distinction between aircraft vapor trails, weather modification, and solar geoengineering, while explicitly rejecting the 'chemtrails' conspiracy theory.

An open letter from the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate Change and Health urging health professional educational institutions to integrate climate change and environmental degradation into their curricula to prepare the workforce for future health risks.

The 'Soberanía Energética Ya' manifesto by Friends of the Earth International calls for a just transformation of the energy system based on 10 demands, aiming to replace capitalist logic with sustainable societies founded on equality and reciprocity.

A statement from the second annual African Environmental Defenders Regional Convening in 2024 outlining demands for the protection of environmental and land defenders, the adoption of a regional treaty, and a shift toward community-led conservation and rights-based climate solutions.