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This report by Friends of the Earth International highlights community-led solutions across the Asia Pacific region to combat climate change and inequality. It showcases specific projects in forest management, cooperatives, sustainable tourism, and legal rights, calling for governments to scale up these models through enabling policy environments and the removal of fossil fuel subsidies.

This report by Friends of the Earth (FoE) Asia Pacific outlines community-led solutions to combat inequality and climate change across the Asia Pacific region. It highlights specific projects in forest management, sustainable finance, food rights, renewable energy, and eco-tourism, calling for governments to scale up these models through supportive policy frameworks and legislative reforms.

A policy brief detailing a resilience mechanism in Micaya, Bolivia, that integrates ancestral knowledge with agroecological technologies to combat climate-induced frosts, droughts, and soil degradation. The project found that such an approach increased vegetable production by 30% and addressed severe nutritional deficiencies and pesticide-related genotoxic damage in the population.

This policy brief describes a transdisciplinary project in Micaya, Bolivia, aimed at strengthening climate, food, and health resilience through the 'Ayllu resilience mechanism.' The project integrated ancestral knowledge with agroecological technologies and biomedical evaluations to address the impacts of climate change, such as frosts and droughts, which have led to severe nutritional deficiencies and health risks from pesticide exposure in the high Andean community.

This policy brief describes a transdisciplinary project focused on the intersection of climate change, health, and agroecology in Uruguay, specifically highlighting the experiences and contributions of the Women’s Group in the Uruguay Agroecology Network (RAU).

This policy brief describes a project focused on the intersection of climate change, health, and agroecology in Uruguay, specifically highlighting the experiences and contributions of the women's group within the Red de Agroecología del Uruguay (RAU). The project utilized a transdisciplinary 'ecosalud' (ecosystemic health) approach to identify climate-related health challenges and develop recommendations for public policy.

This fact sheet outlines the benefits, opportunities, and specific collaborations available to Uruguay as a member country of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the 2025-2026 period.

This fact sheet from the Institute for Economic Justice outlines the necessity and framework for a just transition within South Africa's food system. It argues that the current industrial food system is characterized by deep social inequality, corporate dominance, and significant environmental damage, contributing approximately 18% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. The document proposes a transition based on food sovereignty, focusing on equitable livelihoods, environmental sustainability through agroecology, and the universal right to food and nutrition.

This fact sheet from the Institute for Economic Justice outlines the necessity and framework for a 'just transition' within South Africa's food system. It argues that the current system is characterized by extreme inequality, corporate dominance, and environmental degradation, and proposes a shift toward agroecology, food sovereignty, and the protection of workers' rights to ensure food security and climate resilience.

This fact sheet by the Institute for Economic Justice outlines the necessity and framework for a 'just transition' within South Africa's food systems. It argues that current industrial food production is characterized by deep inequalities, corporate dominance, and environmental degradation, and proposes a transition based on agroecology, fair livelihoods, and the right to nutritious food.

This fact sheet by the Institute for Economic Justice describes the South African food system as an unsustainable, corporate-industrial model characterized by concentrated ownership, food insecurity, and environmental damage. It advocates for a 'just transition' toward agroecology and a system that treats food as a public good to ensure the right to food for all citizens.

This fact sheet from the Institute for Economic Justice examines the current state of South Africa's food systems, highlighting the dominance of large-scale industrial agriculture and the resulting socio-economic and environmental inequalities. It advocates for a 'just transition' toward agroecology and a rights-based approach to food security.

This fact sheet from the Institute for Economic Justice outlines the projected impacts of climate change on South African agriculture and the food system, highlighting increased temperature rises, water scarcity, and the disproportionate vulnerability of smallholder farmers and marginalized groups. It advocates for a 'just transition' based on agroecological practices and resource redistribution to mitigate inequality and food insecurity.

This fact sheet from the Institute for Economic Justice argues that South Africa's food system requires a deep systemic transformation toward agroecology to achieve climate resilience and food sovereignty. It critiques 'false solutions' driven by corporate interests—such as GMOs and climate-smart agriculture—and proposes a bottom-up approach that integrates traditional knowledge with ecological science to reduce emissions, adapt production, and address social inequalities.

This fact sheet, published by the Institute for Economic Justice, advocates for the adoption of agroecology to create just and climate-resilient food systems in South Africa. It contrasts agroecology—a bottom-up approach based on ecological science and traditional knowledge—with 'false solutions' such as GMOs and Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), which the document claims reinforce industrial control and inequality. The text outlines how agroecology enhances resilience through local production, biodiversity, and the redistribution of power and resources to small-scale farmers.

The Declaration of the African Caravans for Climate Justice, issued by community movements, civil society, and youth organizations from over 23 African countries, outlines demands for climate justice ahead of COP27. The document calls for increased grant-based adaptation financing, sovereign debt relief, the establishment of a loss and damage financing mechanism, and the protection of community land rights and agroecology to support vulnerable populations, particularly women and youth.

This document is a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, provided by a coalition including Natural Justice and Forest Peoples Programme. It outlines the critical role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in biodiversity conservation, highlighting successful local practices, systemic barriers such as 'fortress conservation' and non-recognition of land rights, and the increasing risks faced by environmental defenders.

This policy brief by Transforma provides recommendations for the recovery of Colombia's agri-food production sector following the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that the pandemic exacerbated historical vulnerabilities, such as low rural associativity and inefficient resource use, and advocates for a transition toward sustainable production systems, improved rural digitalization, and more inclusive financial mechanisms to ensure long-term food sovereignty and resilience.

This training guide from WWF South Africa provides a framework for climate activists to communicate awareness and action within their communities, focusing on inclusivity and the use of diverse communication tools to bridge rural-urban and socioeconomic divides.

This policy brief by WWF South Africa examines the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus in rural South Africa, specifically the Eastern Cape. It advocates for a transdisciplinary, bottom-up governance approach that integrates local and indigenous knowledge to address systemic inequalities and resource insecurity.