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This internal report by Friends of the Earth International (ATI) analyzes decisions made during 14 Conferences of the Parties (COPs) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It categorizes 233 decisions into five programmatic approaches—Community Forest Management (MCB), Biodiversity, Rights, Financialization (False Solutions), and Governance—to provide a tool for indigenous peoples and social movements to hold governments accountable for their international commitments.

This report by Friends of the Earth International identifies and critiques 'false solutions' to the biodiversity and climate crises, specifically those based on the financialization of nature. The document argues that these mechanisms, such as carbon credits and biodiversity offsets, do not address the root causes of environmental destruction but instead reinforce the dominant capitalist economic system and the power of multinational corporations.

This report by Friends of the Earth International analyzes the characteristics of 'false solutions' to the climate and biodiversity crises, arguing that these mechanisms prioritize financial gain and corporate interests over genuine ecological restoration and human rights.

This guide by Friends of the Earth International provides a compilation of strategies and experiences for communities and Indigenous Peoples to declare their territories free from threats such as REDD, financialization of nature, mining, fracking, and GMOs. It frames these declarations as exercises of autonomy and political practices aimed at realizing collective human rights and defending traditional ways of living against an extractivist corporate model.

A statement by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) expressing solidarity with victims of recent hurricanes and earthquakes, attributing these disasters to the neoliberal capitalist system and calling for community-based solutions over corporate-led models.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International marking World Environment Day 2015, advocating for community-based biodiversity management and criticizing the privatization and financialization of nature.

This report by Friends of the Earth International critiques the concept of the 'green economy' promoted during the Rio+20 conference, arguing that it serves as a mechanism for the 'financialization of nature.' The document asserts that treating ecosystems as financial assets allows multinational corporations and investment funds to capture natural resources, exacerbates social inequalities, and fails to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

This report by Friends of the Earth International argues that the 'financialization of nature'—the process of assigning prices to ecosystems and atmospheric services—creates new markets that benefit financial actors and corporations while failing to protect the environment and harming local communities.