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A guide by Friends of the Earth International advocating for a legally binding international treaty to hold transnational corporations (TNCs) accountable for human rights abuses in Asia, citing gaps in current international law that allow companies to operate with impunity across jurisdictions.

This document is a summary of seven national diagnostics conducted by member organizations of Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) regarding the increasing power of transnational corporations in the energy and agricultural sectors.

The document argues that the European Commission's proposed legislation on corporate sustainable due diligence is insufficient to end global corporate impunity. It asserts that EU laws must complement, rather than replace, a legally binding UN instrument to ensure effective protection and access to justice for affected people and environments.

This statement by Friends of the Earth International expresses solidarity with the people of Honduras, detailing a history of state violence, human rights abuses, and the persecution of environmental and community defenders following the 2009 coup d'état.

This fact sheet by Friends of the Earth International critiques 'Nature-based Solutions' (NbS) and soil carbon markets, arguing that these concepts are tools for corporate co-optation of environmental and food policies rather than viable solutions for climate change, biodiversity loss, or hunger.

This briefing note by Friends of the Earth International critiques Target 8 of the first draft of the post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, arguing that the target prioritizes climate objectives over biodiversity conservation.

A fact sheet by Friends of the Earth International arguing that biodiversity offsets and credits are ineffective and potentially harmful mechanisms for biodiversity protection, advocating instead for transformational change to address the root causes of biodiversity loss.

The report argues that 'nature-based solutions' and carbon offsetting schemes promoted by governments and over 1,500 large companies are 'false climate solutions' that risk causing mass land grabbing and dispossession. It highlights that the land requirements for corporate net-zero promises are immense, citing examples from Nestlé and Shell. The document further asserts that these mechanisms benefit agribusiness, fossil fuel, and tech companies while forcing small-scale farmers into intensive practices, ultimately threatening to co-opt and weaken agroecology, which is presented as the genuine transformative alternative for food production and climate cooling.

This position statement from Friends of the Earth International addresses the role of protected areas within the context of the biodiversity crisis and negotiations for a new global biodiversity framework at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

This report by Friends of the Earth International analyzes the influence of major polluters on 'net zero' initiatives, arguing that these links create conflicts of interest that undermine the credibility and effectiveness of climate action goals.

This case study by Friends of the Earth International examines the assassination of human rights defender Berta Cáceres and the role of the Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam project in Honduras, arguing that voluntary corporate human rights commitments are insufficient and a legally binding UN treaty is necessary to end corporate impunity.

This fact sheet from Friends of the Earth International critiques biodiversity offsets and biocrédits, arguing that these market-based mechanisms often lead to social and environmental harm rather than effective conservation.

The document advocates for a feminist approach to community forest management, highlighting women's specialized holistic knowledge of biodiversity and the need to dismantle patriarchal power dynamics to ensure women's full social, political, and economic participation in their communities.

A report by Friends of the Earth International examining how fossil fuel actors utilize the voluntary carbon market to sustain the fossil fuel economy through offsets.

Friends of the Earth International (ATI) rejects the concept of Nature-based Solutions (SBN), arguing that the term is an opaque, overly broad framework used by governments and corporations to justify carbon neocolonialism, market mechanisms, and corporate greenwashing while facilitating land grabbing.

The report critiques the 'no net loss' (NPN) biodiversity framework, characterizing it as a corporate tool for greenwashing that allows the destruction of ecosystems through flawed compensation mechanisms. It asserts that ecosystems are qualitatively unique and cannot be quantified or traded, and calls for the exclusion of NPN from the new Global Biodiversity Framework to facilitate a genuine systemic change.

The document argues that carbon markets, offsetting systems, and carbon credits are 'false climate solutions' rooted in capitalism, neocolonialism, and extractivism. It asserts that these mechanisms often violate the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, leading to land theft and environmental harm, and provides a framework to help these communities protect their rights and territories.

This report by Friends of the Earth International discusses the French law on the duty of vigilance for parent companies and ordering companies, promulgated on March 27, 2017, and its application to multinational corporations regarding human rights and environmental violations.

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

A case study by Friends of the Earth International detailing the murder of Berta Cáceres and the role of corporate and financial impunity in the Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam project in Honduras.