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As of 31 January 2018, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) had accredited 59 entities, with a pipeline of 198 entities having created accounts on the Online Accreditation System. The report highlights a strategic shift toward prioritizing direct access entities, which now constitute a larger share of those completing the accreditation process. It also details the ongoing support provided to direct access entities through readiness programs and gap assessments, and tracks the progress of accredited entities in fulfilling specific fiduciary, environmental, social, and gender conditions. Additionally, the document notes a temporary lack of quorum in the Accreditation Panel (AP), which delayed new accreditation recommendations for the nineteenth Board meeting.

The document outlines the process of declaring 'free territories' as a political practice of autonomy and self-determination. It provides a framework for preventive and reactive strategies, emphasizing the need for information dissemination, network organization, and propositional agendas to protect territories from extractivist models and corporate appropriation. The guide details specific regional examples, including mining-free zones in Mesoamerica, gasfield-free communities in Australia, and GMO-free regions in Europe and Costa Rica.

The document outlines the conceptual and practical framework for declaring 'free territories' as an exercise of autonomy and human rights. It provides a strategic approach to resisting the 'extractivist model'—specifically targeting REDD+, mining, fracking, and GMOs—by documenting successful community-led initiatives across Latin America, Europe, Australia, and other regions. The guide emphasizes that these declarations are not merely legal acts but political processes requiring permanent organization, public legitimacy, and the proposal of sustainable alternatives for local development.

The guide outlines the political and social process of declaring territories 'free' from specific threats, such as REDD+, mining, fracking, and GMOs. It frames these declarations as an exercise of autonomy and self-determination, providing strategic advice on prevention, information sharing, and alliance building. The document details various global case studies, including the M4 movement in Mesoamerica, anti-fracking efforts in Australia and Europe, and GMO-free initiatives in Costa Rica and the European Union, emphasizing that such declarations are tools for resisting corporate imposition and promoting sustainable, community-led development models.

The document explores the crisis of professional journalism, highlighting the tension between commercial interests and the public interest. It analyzes the decline of trust in media, the impact of digital platforms and 'fake news', and the struggle of public broadcasters in Europe. Conversely, it highlights a resurgence of non-profit, digitally native public service journalism in Latin America and community-led 'communicative ecology' experiments in South Africa, while documenting the extreme dangers faced by investigative journalists in Mexico and Honduras.

The report evaluates global progress in forest governance and land rights, noting a record 182 killings of environmental defenders in 2016. While it highlights positive developments in illegal timber import controls in countries like South Korea, Malaysia, and the US, and the implementation of EU FLEGT agreements in Indonesia and Vietnam, it warns that climate finance for local communities remains insufficient, with only 10 percent reaching the local level in 2016. The document also emphasizes the lack of gender-sensitive provisions in community-based tenure regimes and the ongoing effort to track tenure security via SDG Indicator 1.4.2.

The document argues that global agricultural production has declined by 1-5% per decade over the last 30 years due to climate change, necessitating an urgent transition to climate-resilient systems. It identifies critical risks, including heat stress, extreme weather, and pests, which disproportionately affect smallholder farmers and women in the tropics. The authors propose a roadmap based on five pillars: promoting resilient and low-emission technologies, expanding digital climate information, mobilizing innovative finance, strengthening farmer organizations, and delivering enabling policies. The paper highlights successful examples of 'no regret' options, such as stress-tolerant crop varieties and sustainable intensification, and emphasizes the need for context-specific, participatory approaches to scale these solutions.

The document expresses absolute concern over the European Union Election Observation Mission's (EU EOM) acceptance of the 2017 Honduran general election results, which saw Juan Orlando Hernández proclaimed president. The authors argue that the EU EOM minimized electoral irregularities, such as the suspension of results disclosure on November 29, and ignored the brutal state repression of peaceful protesters, which resulted in over 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. The statement highlights the illegality of Hernández's candidacy and the harassment of environmental and human rights defenders, including Berta Zuñiga of COPINH. It concludes by demanding a final report from the EU EOM that acknowledges the government's violent strategies, recognizes electoral fraud, and calls for the protection of human rights and environmental defenders.

Friends of the Earth Europe and Latin America and Caribbean denounce the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for legitimizing the 2017 Honduran general election results. The organization argues that the EU EOM minimized electoral irregularities and ignored the brutal state repression of peaceful protesters. They contend that President Juan Orlando Hernández's candidacy was unconstitutional and call for the EU EOM's final report to document human rights violations and the role of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) in the alleged fraud.

The document expresses deep concern that the EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) legitimized Juan Orlando Hernández as the winner of the 2017 Honduran elections. The authors argue that the EU EOM minimized election day irregularities and ignored the 'brutal state repression' against citizens protesting electoral fraud. They highlight that Hernández's candidacy was 'illegal and unconstitutional' due to a ban on re-election and report that state violence during protests resulted in more than 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. The statement calls for a final EU EOM report that acknowledges the violent repression, recognizes electoral irregularities—such as the suspension of results dissemination on 29 November—and refuses to recognize Hernández as president.

The document is a statement by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemning the detention of Berta Zúñiga, coordinator of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), by military forces on December 12. ATALC describes this as an act of harassment that increases vulnerability for social activists and territorial defenders within a broader national context of repression following the November 26 elections under the regime of Juan Orlando Hernández.

On 12 December 2017, Friends of the Earth Latin America & Caribbean (ATALC) condemned the detention of Berta Zúñiga, coordinator of COPINH, and other members by military personnel in Honduras. The organization describes this as an act of harassment occurring within a broader context of police and military repression following the national elections on 26 November 2017. ATALC calls for international solidarity and permanent monitoring of the situation facing Honduran social activists under the regime of Juan Orlando Hernandez.

The document criticizes the ZEDE law in Honduras for creating autonomous corporate enclaves with minimal oversight, undermining democratic governance and constitutional protections. It highlights risks to indigenous communities, specifically the Garífuna, and warns that the Inter-American Development Bank's potential $20 million loan to support these zones contradicts its own safeguards.

ATALC condemns the use of police and military force by the Honduran government to suppress protests against electoral fraud and the re-election of Juan Orlando Hernández, reporting deaths in Tegucigalpa and La Ceiba.

Amigos de la Tierra América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) condemns the violent repression by Honduran police and military forces against citizens protesting electoral fraud and the presidency of Juan Orlando Hernández. The organization reports specific killings in Tegucigalpa and La Ceiba, calls for an international physical recount of election ballots, and urges the international community to pressure the Honduran government to guarantee civil liberties and human rights.

Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemns the use of police and military force by the Honduran government to suppress protests against electoral fraud and the re-election of Juan Orlando Hernández. The statement reports deaths in Tegucigalpa and La Ceiba, calls for an internationally supervised recount of ballots, and criticizes the role of US military intervention and transnational capital in supporting the administration.

The document analyzes the conceptual frameworks, global and regional experiences, and existing sectoral information systems in Peru to guide the creation of a national M&E system for climate change adaptation. It highlights that while Peru has strong political commitments and sectoral data, it lacks a formally approved National Adaptation Plan and a corresponding national M&E system.

The document analyzes a proposed $20 million IDB loan to Honduras for the creation of ZEDEs, highlighting severe risks to governance, human rights, and environmental standards. It argues that ZEDEs, which are privately governed autonomous zones, undermine the Honduran Constitution and violate multiple IDB operational policies regarding transparency, indigenous rights, and involuntary resettlement.

Friends of the Earth International asserts that the current global energy model, dominated by fossil fuels and corporate-led 'false solutions', is driving a planetary emergency. The statement criticizes the Paris Agreement as insufficient and legally unenforceable, calling for urgent emission reductions by wealthy nations and a shift toward decentralized, community-led energy systems.

The statement by Friends of the Earth International characterizes the current climate situation as a 'planetary emergency' and criticizes the Paris Agreement for lacking legal enforcement and science-based cuts. It calls for the immediate end of fossil fuels—noting that over 1600 new coal plants are planned in 62 countries—and warns against 'false solutions' such as nuclear power and large-scale hydroelectric projects. The document advocates for a just transition where developed countries, whose 10% population is responsible for 50% of emissions, lead deep cuts and fund sustainable development in the global South. It promotes decentralized, people-centered community energy, agroecology, and community forest management as the only viable future.