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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.

The document critiques the use of biodiversity offsets and certificates, asserting that these financial mechanisms allow for the destruction of nature in one area to be compensated elsewhere, thereby serving capitalist interests rather than solving the biodiversity crisis.

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.

The report warns that mega-mergers and the adoption of big data in the agro-industrial sector are intensifying the concentration of power, which harms the environment, public health, and small-scale farmers who produce over 70 percent of the world's food.

Friends of the Earth International has established a commitment and a corresponding institutional policy to eliminate sexual violence and harassment within its federation. The organization views violence as a tool of patriarchal control that disproportionately affects marginalized groups, including Black, Indigenous, migrant, and LGBTQ+ women. To combat this, the federation adopts a 'zero tolerance' approach based on five core principles: zero tolerance, prevention, survivor-centricity, confidentiality/protection, and transparency. The document emphasizes prevention through political training and the creation of safe spaces to dismantle patriarchal power structures and ensure an environment where violence is neither normalized nor tolerated.

The document argues that community forest management must be viewed through a feminist lens to address the structural violence and oppression women face. It highlights that women possess diversified, holistic knowledge of forests—including agriculture, food, and conservation—and asserts that gender justice is essential for the defense of life and biodiversity. The framework advocates for women's full participation in social, political, and economic life, including autonomous access to water and seeds.

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 advocates for a systemic shift away from capitalist logic toward a just energy transition. It emphasizes the leadership of indigenous peoples and frontline communities in implementing sustainable initiatives and proposes ten demands to accelerate the transition to a climate-just world.

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.

The statement marks the tenth anniversary of the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, which killed 1,138 people, 80% of whom were women. It argues that the disaster exemplifies the harm caused by transnational fast fashion companies pursuing profit at the expense of working-class, indigenous, and peasant women in the Global South. The author calls for binding norms to force companies to respect human rights and a shift toward an economic system that prioritizes people and life over profit.