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The text discusses how the digital age has inverted the human balance of remembering and forgetting, creating a permanent record of the year 2020. While this 'collective memory' preserves both the failures of governance and the efforts of climate activists and healthcare workers, the author warns of the risks associated with who collects and controls these trillions of digital memories.

The report by Friends of the Earth International critiques 'false solutions' to biodiversity loss and climate change, which it defines as market-based mechanisms that commodify nature. It argues that these solutions—such as carbon credits and biodiversity offsets—allow corporations to continue polluting through 'compensation' while stripping local and indigenous communities of their land rights. The document details a four-phase process of commodification where nature is redefined as 'natural capital' and 'ecosystem services.' It concludes that true solutions must address the root causes of ecological destruction by challenging capitalist accumulation and prioritizing social, gender, and environmental justice.

The document asserts that community forest management (CFM) cannot exist without organised communities and the protection of their cultural and spiritual ties to their territories. It identifies the right to association as a fundamental human right supported by international frameworks, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The briefing further argues that cultural rights—such as the preservation of traditional knowledge and languages—are inextricably linked to territorial protection, as traditional practices occur within specific biological environments. It concludes that integrating biocultural heritage into global biodiversity frameworks is necessary to combat both the climate crisis and biodiversity loss.

A group of NGOs is calling for the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council to make the CAP trilogue process transparent by publishing meeting calendars, agendas, minutes, and '4-column' documents, arguing that the CAP's 387 billion € budget and its role in the European Green Deal make it a matter of significant public interest.

The report by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) examines how Transnational Corporations (TNCs) drive a capitalist system of accumulation through extractivism and the commercialization of services. It highlights the 'architecture of impunity'—including Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms—that allows TNCs to avoid accountability for environmental destruction and human rights abuses. The document details the impacts of agribusiness, forestry, mining, and energy sectors, noting that more than two-thirds of global territory defenders killed in 2019 were in Latin America. It advocates for a UN Binding Treaty to regulate TNCs and a transition toward an economy based on the sustainability of life and peoples' sovereignty.

The document argues that South Africa must update its Trade Policy Strategic Framework to address the 'new normal' post-COVID-19, focusing on regional integration, digital trade, and a redesigned multilateral trading system. It highlights the critical role of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in diversifying markets and enhancing industrialisation, while urging a strategic shift in South Africa's approach to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and traditional partners like the US and EU.

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) asserts that peace depends on trust, equality, and respect for human dignity, noting that the climate crisis and Covid-19 have hindered peaceful co-existence. The statement emphasizes that affordable access to information, media diversity, and freedom of expression are essential for social inclusion and the peaceful resolution of conflict.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International and JA! denouncing the impact of the gas industry in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. It highlights the forced displacement of families, the militarization of the region to protect corporate interests, the destruction of the Quirimbas Archipelago biosphere, and the role of the industry in spreading COVID-19. The authors demand that multinationals cease operations and that the Mozambican government transition to renewable energy and protect human rights.

The statement asserts that COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of a global food system where 820 million people were chronically hungry prior to the pandemic. It calls on G20 ministers to protect the rights of peasant farmers and migrant workers, curb financial speculation in agricultural futures to prevent price crises, and transition toward a sustainable food system based on food sovereignty and local production rather than long supply chains and external inputs.

The document argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of a global food system where 820 million people suffered chronic hunger before the crisis. It calls on G20 governments to protect the rights and health of food producers and migrant workers, restrict financial speculation in agricultural futures to prevent price crises, and rebuild the food system to stop environmental degradation and climate crisis drivers. The authors advocate for a global political response coordinated by the UN Committee on World Food Security, grounded in international human rights instruments and the principle of food sovereignty.

The statement urges G20 ministers to address the vulnerability of food producers and migrant workers during the COVID-19 crisis. It calls for measures to prevent financial speculation on food, the protection of fundamental rights for agricultural workers, and a systemic shift away from industrial food chains toward sustainable, local food sovereignty to mitigate future pandemics and climate crises.

The statement posits that global crises like COVID-19 and locust invasions serve as warnings that nature can bring the world to a standstill if environmental protection is not prioritized. It highlights that marginalized communities, including small-scale traders and farmers, are disproportionately affected by these catastrophes and existing climate and biodiversity pressures. The author advocates for mainstreaming sustainable development into governance through policy changes, long-term impact assessments, and participatory decision-making involving indigenous people, women, and youth.

CIEL supports the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act as an emergency response to the COVID-19 crisis but criticizes its climate targets and fuel subsidies. While the Act requires airlines receiving stimulus funds to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% by 2035 and 50% by 2050, CIEL asserts that the United States and the world must reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through a complete transition from fossil fuels. Additionally, CIEL describes the allocation of hundreds of millions of dollars to biofuels and waste-to-fuel processes as a "wasteful distraction".

Natural Justice proposes several amendments to Kenya's 2007 Controlled Substances Regulations to strengthen the management of ozone-depleting substances. Key recommendations include requiring the list of controlled substances to be reviewed every 3 to 5 years, increasing transparency through the gazetting of licensing decisions and public access to registers, and enhancing accountability by reporting accidental disposals to the Ozone Secretariat and NEMA within 24 hours. The organization also advocates for the removal of exemptions for controlled substances, the introduction of monetary fines for illegal procurement, and the expansion of deposit bonds to manufacturers, exporters, and importers to prevent environmental damage.

The policy brief examines the conflict between the boom in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and the sustainability of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Burkina Faso. While ASM provides immediate income and employment, it often displaces farmers, contaminates water sources with mercury and cyanide, and draws young labor away from agriculture. The document highlights that ASM is frequently an unsustainable tool for poverty reduction due to the non-renewable nature of minerals and the shift toward capital-intensive operations funded by external investors. It recommends strengthening institutional capacity, implementing rigorous land-use mapping, and dismantling patronage structures to ensure the coexistence of mining and farming.

Friends of the Earth International calls for a systemic shift away from a profit-driven model that causes climate and biodiversity crises. The statement advocates for a legally binding UN treaty on transnational corporations and human rights, outlining seven specific demands to ensure corporate accountability, the primacy of human rights over trade agreements, and the establishment of an international tribunal for multinationals.

Friends of the Earth International asserts that the record-breaking fires in the Amazon, particularly in Brazil, are caused by agribusiness, mining, and logging interests supported by President Jair Bolsonaro's administration. The statement highlights a massive increase in fire detections and deforestation rates, attributing these trends to the dismantling of environmental protections and the suppression of indigenous land rights. It calls for international condemnation of these policies and criticizes the European Union for pursuing a trade agreement with MERCOSUR despite this environmental devastation.

Following the May 26 2019 elections, Belgium's Green parties saw divergent results: Ecolo grew in Wallonia and Brussels, while Groen's performance in Flanders was viewed as disappointing. The author attributes some of this to 'climate reassurers'—right-wing parties like NVA and Vlaams Belang that downplay the urgency of climate action to maintain neoliberal economic models. The document explores two future strategies for the Greens: focusing on local governance in cities to demonstrate success or joining federal and regional governments despite the risk of compromising their radical climate agenda.

The statement by Friends of the Earth International links the fight against fascism with the pursuit of food sovereignty. It criticizes the industrial agribusiness model as a failure that employs 'post-truth' narratives to maintain control, specifically citing 'climate-smart agriculture' as a flawed alternative that ignores agroecology. The text advocates for an anti-capitalist and anti-patriarchal approach, highlighting Cuba's success with peasant-to-peasant knowledge and agroecology. It concludes by calling for the creation of an international anti-fascist front and the strengthening of people's convergence to transform global food systems.

The report posits that unchecked climate change threatens to undo development gains and make poverty eradication unsustainable. It argues that the global economy must reach zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2100 to limit temperature increases to 2°C, requiring emissions to peak by approximately 2030. The text maintains that low-emission development is consistent with the moderate growth and reduced inequality required to eliminate extreme poverty, noting that some low-emission interventions can actually enhance growth.