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This briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law argues that the Right to Development (RTD) is essential for guiding a non-carbon development path in a climate-constrained world. It posits that the RTD provides a moral and ethical framework to transform economic structures, promote technology transfer to developing nations, and ensure that climate mitigation and adaptation measures do not violate fundamental human rights.

A joint statement by La Via Campesina and Friends of the Earth International supporting the proposals of UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter to the 17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. The document advocates for a transition from industrial agricultural models to food sovereignty, emphasizing the rights of small-scale farmers to land, seeds, and water while opposing the influence of transnational corporations and international financial institutions.

This statement, issued by La Vía Campesina and Friends of the Earth International, supports the proposals of UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter regarding the right to food and advocates for a model of 'Food Sovereignty' to replace industrial agricultural systems.

This report by Friends of the Earth International describes the role of small-scale farmers and indigenous communities in Latin America in protecting and restoring biodiversity. It highlights specific local projects in Costa Rica, Paraguay, and Uruguay while critiquing the impact of industrial monocultures, the 'Green Revolution', and neoliberal trade policies on global biodiversity and rural livelihoods.

This fact sheet by Friends of the Earth International critiques 'Nature-based Solutions' (NbS) and soil carbon markets, arguing that these concepts are tools for corporate co-optation of environmental and food policies rather than viable solutions for climate change, biodiversity loss, or hunger.

This report by Friends of the Earth International critiques 'net zero' strategies, specifically 'nature-based solutions', 'natural carbon removal', and 'carbon offsetting', arguing that they threaten food sovereignty, land rights, and agroecology.

Friends of the Earth International (ATI) rejects the concept of Nature-based Solutions (SBN), arguing that the term is an opaque, overly broad framework used by governments and corporations to justify carbon neocolonialism, market mechanisms, and corporate greenwashing while facilitating land grabbing.

Friends of the Earth International rejects the concept of Nature Based Solutions (NBS), arguing that the term is too vague and is used by governments and corporations to facilitate greenwashing, neo-colonialism, and the dispossession of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

Friends of the Earth International (ATI) rejects the concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS), arguing that the term is overly broad and serves as a cover for carbon neocolonialism, market mechanisms, and corporate greenwashing.

This statement by Friends of the Earth International outlines four guiding principles for a "just recovery" following the COVID-19 crisis. The organization argues that the pandemic is a result of a capitalist, patriarchal, and racist economic system that prioritizes profit over human rights and the environment. The document calls for a systemic transformation that abandons neoliberalism, promotes international solidarity, strengthens democracy, and addresses interrelated ecological and social crises through a redistributive economy and a transition to 100% renewable energy.

This report by Friends of the Earth International argues that community forest management and agroecology are interconnected political proposals that offer superior alternatives to industrial agriculture and top-down conservation for protecting biodiversity and ensuring food security.

A position paper by Friends of the Earth International arguing that achieving food sovereignty requires dismantling patriarchy and strengthening women as political subjects, specifically through feminist policies and agroecology.

Friends of the Earth International proposes four guiding principles for a "just recovery" from the COVID-19 crisis, arguing that the pandemic stems from a capitalist, patriarchal, and racist economic system. The organization calls for a transformative system change that prioritizes ecological limits, human rights, and the redistribution of wealth over corporate profits and neoliberal austerity.

A position paper by Friends of the Earth International advocating for the integration of a feminist perspective into the pursuit of food sovereignty, emphasizing the need to dismantle patriarchy and implement agroecology based on equal power relations.

This report by Friends of the Earth International critiques 'net zero' packages, specifically 'nature-based solutions' and carbon offsets, arguing that they threaten food sovereignty, agroecology, and the land rights of indigenous and rural communities.

SENE BUAË is a magazine documenting the third session of the 'Escuela de la Sustentabilidad' (School of Sustainability), organized by COECOCeiba and Amigos de la Tierra América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) in July 2009. The publication compiles reflections from participants on political formation, the 'Buen Vivir' philosophy, and the struggle against neoliberal agro-industrial models, specifically focusing on the community of Juanilama in Costa Rica.

This report by Friends of the Earth International argues that the current global trade and investment regime acts as a 'straitjacket' that prioritizes agribusiness and capitalist profitability over agroecology and food sovereignty. It details how international trade agreements and investment treaties restrict the ability of sovereign states to implement public policies that protect human rights, biodiversity, and small-scale food producers.

This October 2016 report by Friends of the Earth International argues that the current global trade and investment regime prioritizes the economic profitability of agribusiness over food sovereignty and agroecology. It details how neoliberal investment frameworks, including 'mega-regional' agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), undermine the ability of states to implement public policies that protect human rights and the environment, effectively blocking the transition to sustainable, small-scale food production.

This report by Friends of the Earth International critiques the industrial agribusiness investment model, arguing that current trade and investment agreements prioritize corporate profits over food sovereignty and human rights. It advocates for a shift toward agroecology and the support of small-scale food producers to combat hunger and environmental degradation.

This report by Friends of the Earth International examines how international trade and investment agreements prioritize agro-industrial profits over food sovereignty and environmental health. It argues that these frameworks restrict the ability of states to protect their populations and ecosystems, while advocating for a shift in investment toward small-scale agroecology to combat hunger and climate change.