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This policy brief, authored by a coalition of 21 non-governmental and intergovernmental organisations, argues that the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the critical link between ecosystem health and human health. It provides a roadmap for policymakers to integrate nature-based solutions into crisis management and economic recovery to prevent future zoonotic pandemics and ensure a sustainable, carbon-neutral future.

This policy brief from the International Institute for Sustainable Development explores the precautionary principle, a guide in international environmental law that advocates for taking protective action even in the absence of full scientific certainty to avoid serious or irreversible damage.

This policy brief outlines the international governance of biodiversity, focusing on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its associated protocols. It details the shift from species-based to area-based conservation, the challenges of ensuring fair benefit-sharing from genetic resources, and the regulatory complexities introduced by emerging technologies like synthetic biology and digital sequence information (DSI). The document emphasizes the urgency of moving away from "business as usual" to reverse biodiversity loss and achieve sustainable development goals.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) filed a notice of appeal on 21 September 2020 against a decision by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy (or delegated official) to grant Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd (MSR) and Tormin Mineral Sands (Pty) Ltd an amendment to their mining rights under section 102 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA). The appeal seeks to set aside the amendment and suspend operations at the Tormin Mine extension, arguing that the process was used to unlawfully expand mining areas without proper public participation or consideration of the site's high biodiversity value.

This document consists of formal submissions by Natural Justice to the Kenyan Ministry of Environment and Forestry regarding the Draft Forest Policy 2020. The submissions argue for a shift away from 'fortress conservation' and the current Community Forest Association (CFA) model toward a human-rights-based approach that recognizes the ancestral rights and conservation roles of indigenous and local communities.

This statement, published by Friends of the Earth International on June 25, 2020, condemns the gas industry's impact on the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique. The document alleges that transnational corporations and the Mozambican government are complicit in human rights abuses, land grabbing, and environmental destruction, while failing to deliver promised development benefits.

This statement, published by Friends of the Earth International on June 25, 2020, and signed by 410 organizational and individual signatories, demands an immediate end to gas extraction in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The document alleges that the gas industry, supported by the Mozambican government and various transnational corporations and financiers, is responsible for land grabbing, human rights violations, and the exacerbation of a humanitarian crisis in the region.

A statement published by Friends of the Earth International on June 25, 2020, signed by 410 organizational and individual signatories, demanding an immediate end to gas extraction in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The document accuses multinational fossil fuel companies and the Mozambican government of complicity in human rights violations, environmental destruction, and the exacerbation of poverty and health crises.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International and Justiça Ambiental (JA!) denouncing the social, environmental, and human rights impacts of the gas industry in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The document calls for an immediate end to gas extraction, the release of disappeared activists and journalists, and international accountability for multinational corporations.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International and Justiça Ambiental (JA!) denouncing the human rights, environmental, and social impacts of the gas industry in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The document calls for an immediate end to gas extraction, the release of disappeared activists and journalists, and international accountability for transnational corporations.

This report provides a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of the Kalivaç and Poçem hydropower projects (HPPs) on the Vjosa River in Albania. It compares these projects against hypothetical solar PV and onshore wind alternatives, integrating environmental, social, and economic externalities into cost-benefit analyses (CBA), levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), and financial performance models. The assessment finds that the HPPs are uneconomic and socially costly compared to solar PV, primarily due to high dredging costs and significant losses in agriculture and tourism.

A statement by Natural Justice arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic and the locust invasion in Kenya demonstrate the interconnectedness of environmental health, socio-economic well-being, and security, calling for a shift toward sustainable development models and participatory governance.

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic is a consequence of and a catalyst for systemic change, highlighting how neoliberalism and capitalism have weakened public health and exacerbated social, gender, and environmental injustices.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated systemic injustices rooted in neoliberalism, capitalism, and patriarchy. The document calls for a fundamental system change, moving away from market-based economies and fossil fuels toward a feminist economy and a just transition that prioritizes public services, human rights, and environmental sustainability.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative examines recent developments in climate adaptation finance, highlighting the growing gap between estimated adaptation costs and current funding levels. It discusses the roles of the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee and the Adaptation Fund, the challenges in tracking adaptation finance flows, and the economic risks associated with nature loss as identified by the World Economic Forum. The document argues that addressing these challenges requires a fundamental rethinking of production, redistribution, and equity to support the most vulnerable populations.

A statement by the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) and Global Health and Climate Alliance (GCHA) addressed to the World Economic Forum in Davos, calling for urgent Australian government action on climate change following the devastating bushfires in South East Australia.

Friends of the Earth International critiques the draft post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, arguing that while it introduces a 'whole-of-government approach' to regulate economic sectors, it lacks the ambition necessary to prevent ecosystem collapse. The organization warns that the draft promotes 'false solutions' like biodiversity offsetting and fails to address the root causes of biodiversity loss, such as corporate interests and the consumption patterns of the Global North.

The Green Economy Coalition (GEC) has outlined a 10-year strategy (2020–2030) to catalyze systemic economic reform toward green and fair economies. The plan focuses on shifting social narratives, building public demand, and influencing policy across five key themes: governance, finance, economic sectors, inequality, and nature.

This report by Friends of the Earth International analyzes the 2019 Amazon rainforest fires as a result of corporate power and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. It argues that the MercoSur-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will accelerate deforestation, violate the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and reinforce Brazil's neo-colonial dependence by prioritizing the profits of transnational corporations over environmental and human rights.

This report by Friends of the Earth International argues that the destruction of the Amazon, specifically the 2019 fires, is a result of corporate power and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. It contends that the Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) will accelerate this process by increasing demand for raw materials, facilitating land appropriation, and strengthening a 'corporate impunity' architecture that protects transnational companies while violating the rights of indigenous and traditional peoples.