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Friends of the Earth International issued a statement condemning the assassination of Mama Fikile Ntshangase, an environmental activist in South Africa who opposed the expansion of the Tendele coal mine.

This report by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) analyzes the role of Transnational Corporations (TNCs) in the region, arguing that they drive a capitalist system based on exploitation and the violation of peoples' sovereignty. The document details how TNCs use 'corporate capture' to influence governments and the 'architecture of impunity'—specifically Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms—to avoid accountability for human rights and environmental abuses. It examines specific impacts across agribusiness, forestry, mining, energy, and services, highlighting the disproportionate burden on women and the criminalization of land defenders.

This report by Amigos de la Tierra América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) analyzes the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in the accumulation of capital and their impact on human, environmental, and collective rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. It details how TNCs utilize 'corporate capture' to influence governments and legal systems, creating an 'architecture of impunity' that protects their interests over popular sovereignty. The document characterizes the impacts of TNCs across extractivist sectors—including agribusiness, forestry, mining, and energy—and services, while advocating for a legally binding UN treaty to regulate TNCs and a systemic shift toward popular sovereignty and economic justice.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International and over 600 civil society organizations calling for the suspension and termination of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system to prevent corporations from suing governments over public health measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International warning that the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system allows multinational corporations to pressure governments into canceling public interest measures or paying millions in compensation following COVID-19 responses.

Friends of the Earth International calls for the suspension and termination of the Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system to prevent corporations from suing governments over public interest measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report, produced by Friends of the Earth International, the World March of Women, and the Latin American Network of Women Transforming the Economy (REMTE), synthesizes a webinar on feminist economics and environmentalism. It argues that the COVID-19 pandemic is a symptom of a systemic crisis caused by a capitalist, racist, and patriarchal model. The document proposes a 'just recovery' centered on the sustainability of life, the decommodification of public services, and a rupture with neoliberal doctrines to prioritize social, environmental, and gender justice.

This report, produced by Friends of the Earth International, the World March of Women, and the Latin American Network on Women Transforming the Economy (REMTE), presents a feminist and environmentalist critique of the capitalist system in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. It argues that the pandemic is a symptom of systemic crises—including climate, biodiversity, and care crises—driven by capital accumulation and neoliberal globalization. The document advocates for a 'just recovery' based on the 'sustainability of life,' which requires decommodifying essential services, redistributing care work, ensuring food sovereignty, and transitioning away from fossil fuels through a framework of internationalist solidarity and grassroots power.

A statement by the Global Campaign to Reclaim People’s Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity criticizing the second revised draft of a UN binding treaty intended to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs) and human rights.

Friends of the Earth International and member organizations of the Global Campaign express concern that the August 6, 2020, draft of the UN legally binding instrument to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs) in human rights has "lost its soul" by diluting its transnational scope and omitting key protections.

The Global Campaign for Reclaiming Peoples' Sovereignty, Dismantling Corporate Power and Ending Impunity criticizes the second revised draft of the UN binding treaty on transnational corporations (TNCs) for diluting its scope to all companies rather than focusing on TNCs. The campaign highlights the omission of human rights obligations for TNCs, the lack of international enforcement mechanisms, and the failure to address corporate capture and joint liability across global value chains. Furthermore, it argues that the COVID-19 pandemic prevents meaningful civil society participation, calling for inclusive consultations instead of formal negotiations for the sixth session of the Working Group.

A solidarity letter from Friends of the Earth International and various global partners addressed to the government of Honduras, denouncing the kidnapping of four Garifuna community members and the systematic violence against the Garifuna people in defense of their ancestral territories.

A solidarity letter from Friends of the Earth International and various global organizations addressed to the government of Honduras, condemning the kidnapping of four Garífuna community members and the systemic violence and land dispossession facing the Garífuna people.

A solidarity letter from Friends of the Earth International and numerous global partners addressed to the government of Honduras, condemning the kidnapping of four Garifuna community leaders and demanding the enforcement of a 2015 Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling regarding land restitution.

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement condemning the kidnapping of four members of the Afro-Indigenous Garifuna community from Triunfo de la Cruz, Honduras, and denouncing systematic violence and land dispossession against the Garifuna people.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International denouncing the kidnapping of four Garífuna community members in Honduras and the systematic violence and land dispossession faced by the Garífuna people.

This case study describes the activities of the national network of indigenous and local seeds in Uruguay, focusing on its role in promoting food sovereignty and agroecology through seed preservation, community distribution, and political advocacy for the National Agroecology Plan.

This policy brief by Friends of the Earth International outlines four guiding principles for a 'just recovery' following the COVID-19 pandemic. The document argues that the pandemic was exacerbated by neoliberalism and systemic inequalities, and calls for a transformative change in the global economic and political system to prioritize human rights, ecological limits, and social justice over corporate profit.

The report 'Principles for a Just Recovery' by Friends of the Earth International argues that the COVID-19 pandemic is a consequence of a capitalist, patriarchal, and racist system that prioritizes profit over people and nature. The document proposes a transformative system change based on four core principles: abandoning neoliberalism and austerity, enhancing international solidarity, strengthening democracy and human rights, and addressing the root causes of multiple systemic crises (climate, biodiversity, food, and care). It calls for the redistribution of wealth, the cancellation of Global South debt, and a transition away from fossil fuels and industrial agriculture toward energy and food sovereignty.

This report by Friends of the Earth International outlines four guiding principles for a "just recovery" following the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that the pandemic is a symptom of systemic crises caused by neoliberalism, capitalism, and patriarchal and racist structures. The document calls for a transformative system change that prioritizes environmental, social, economic, and gender justice over capital accumulation and corporate profit.