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A briefing by Friends of the Earth International criticizing the climate-related goals in the first draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, specifically the target of mitigating 10 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent.

This report critiques corporate 'net-zero' strategies, arguing that 'nature based solutions' and carbon offsetting lead to land grabbing and dispossession of Indigenous and rural peoples. It highlights the extreme land requirements of companies like Nestlé and Shell and warns that soil carbon sequestration serves corporate interests over small-scale farmers. The report advocates for agroecology as a transformative, people-led alternative to these 'false climate solutions'.

This policy brief by Friends of the Earth International argues that forests managed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLC) are essential for biodiversity conservation and climate justice, but are threatened by extractive industries and certain conservation schemes. The document outlines a framework for public policy recommendations focused on self-determination, land rights, and the protection of traditional knowledge.

This report by Friends of the Earth International critiques biodiversity offsets and biodiversity certificates (credits), arguing that these market-based mechanisms serve as false solutions that normalize the destruction of nature and undermine the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Friends of the Earth International outlines its position on conservation and protected areas, advocating for a rights-based approach to protect biodiversity and the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

A technical report by a coalition of climate justice organizations arguing that "net zero" targets are used by governments and polluting corporations to mask inaction, avoid responsibility, and potentially increase fossil fuel emissions through the use of distant goals and unproven technologies.

Friends of the Earth International argues that climate justice is inseparable from the liberation of Palestine, asserting that both the climate crisis and the genocide in Palestine are driven by the same systems of imperialism, neoliberalism, and colonialism.

This report by Friends of the Earth International examines how mega-mergers and the rise of 'big data' are increasing power concentration within the global industrial food chain, threatening small-scale producers and food sovereignty.

Friends of the Earth International has issued a commitment to prevent sexual violence and harassment within its federation, framing gender justice as essential to its broader struggle for social, environmental, and economic system change.

This policy brief by Friends of the Earth International outlines a framework linking community forest management with gender justice, drawing on ecofeminism and territorial community feminisms from the Global South to combat patriarchal, colonial, and racist systems of oppression.

A fact sheet by Friends of the Earth International critiquing biodiversity offsets and credits as ineffective and harmful mechanisms for biodiversity protection and financing.

Friends of the Earth International provides policy recommendations and targets for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) to be determined at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15 meeting in December 2022.

This analysis by Friends of the Earth International argues that cultural rights and the right to organise are essential but underdeveloped components of community-based forest management (CFM) at a global level.

This briefing by Friends of the Earth International examines the European Union's contradictory approach to globalisation, contrasting the EU's support for enforceable corporate investor rights with its reluctance to support binding human rights protections for citizens.

The 'People Power Now' manifesto by Friends of the Earth International outlines a framework for a just energy system transformation based on 10 demands, emphasizing system change over capitalist logic to achieve energy sovereignty and climate justice.

This report provides a compilation and summary of eight national assessments conducted by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) member organisations. It examines the increasing power of transnational corporations within the energy and agriculture sectors and the neoliberal policy frameworks that enable this concentration of power.

A briefing document by Friends of the Earth International regarding the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, which critiques 'false climate solutions' and proposes alternatives for a just energy transition.

This report by Friends of the Earth International examines how the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) facilitates 'corporate capture' by shifting from state-led multilateralism to a multistakeholder governance model.

This report outlines a feminist perspective on the energy transition, arguing that current global discourses on a 'just transition' fail to address systemic injustices, including patriarchal oppression, and emphasizes the central role of women in creating lasting solutions.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, calling for binding regulations on transnational corporations to protect human rights and prioritize people over profit.