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This policy brief by Friends of the Earth International argues that forests managed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (PICL) are essential for biodiversity conservation and climate justice, but are threatened by extractive industries and exclusionary conservation models due to a lack of supportive public policies.

A position paper by Friends of the Earth Africa released ahead of COP27, arguing against gas exploitation in Africa and advocating for a transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050.

This briefing by Friends of the Earth International critiques Target 8 of the first draft of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, arguing that it prioritizes climate goals over biodiversity conservation.

Friends of the Earth International (ATI) rejects the concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS), arguing that the term is overly broad and serves as a cover for carbon neocolonialism, market mechanisms, and corporate greenwashing.

The 'Soberanía Energética Ya' manifesto by Friends of the Earth International calls for a just transformation of the energy system based on 10 demands, aiming to replace capitalist logic with sustainable societies founded on equality and reciprocity.

This technical briefing, produced by a coalition of climate justice organizations including Friends of the Earth International and Action Aid, argues that 'net zero' targets are used by governments and polluting companies to mask political inaction and justify continued fossil fuel extraction.

This research paper by Friends of the Earth International argues that a truly just energy transition requires the integration of a feminist perspective to address systemic injustices, including patriarchal oppression, which are inherent to the fossil energy system. It draws on a series of three international webinars held in late 2020 involving 100 activists to outline a collective vision for system change.

This briefing from Friends of the Earth International identifies 'false climate solutions' promoted by high-emissions industries at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and proposes alternatives focused on just transitions and corporate accountability.

This report critiques the UN Food Systems Summit for replacing state-led multilateralism with a multi-stakeholder approach, which the authors argue enables transnational corporations to dominate food systems governance and promote corporate-friendly solutions.

A position statement from Friends of the Earth International defining community-based forest governance (CFG) and highlighting the scale of forest destruction and the populations dependent on forests.

This report by Friends of the Earth International, authored by Professor Doreen Stabinsky, examines how the fossil fuel sector attempts to expand the voluntary carbon market to sustain a fossil fuel-based economy.

This political framework from Friends of the Earth International explores the intersection of community forest management and gender justice, advocating for the dismantling of patriarchal systems and the recognition of women's specialized ecological knowledge and political participation.

This statement by Friends of the Earth International outlines four guiding principles for a "just recovery" following the COVID-19 crisis. The organization argues that the pandemic is a result of a capitalist, patriarchal, and racist economic system that prioritizes profit over human rights and the environment. The document calls for a systemic transformation that abandons neoliberalism, promotes international solidarity, strengthens democracy, and addresses interrelated ecological and social crises through a redistributive economy and a transition to 100% renewable energy.

A guide by Friends of the Earth International designed to help communities understand and resist carbon markets, which the organization characterizes as a false climate solution that threatens community rights and ecosystems.

This report by Friends of the Earth International critiques the use of "net zero" pledges and carbon offsetting by corporations and governments, arguing that these mechanisms are used to obscure climate inaction and avoid the necessary phase-out of fossil fuels.

This report by Friends of the Earth International outlines the organization's promotion of environmental rights and environmental justice, arguing that current global production and consumption models driven by neoliberal economic globalisation lead to increasing rights violations.

A report by Friends of the Earth International and collaborators presented at COP16 in Cali, Colombia, which critiques biodiversity offsetting and crediting as market-based schemes that fail to address the biodiversity crisis and undermine the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

This statement by Friends of the Earth International, on behalf of the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power and End Impunity, supports the creation of a legally binding international instrument to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs) and protect human rights.

This report by Friends of the Earth International argues that community forest management and agroecology are interconnected political proposals that offer superior alternatives to industrial agriculture and top-down conservation for protecting biodiversity and ensuring food security.

This policy brief from 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 programs due to a lack of public policies recognizing their collective rights.