The Brazilian Cerrado, known as the “birthplace of waters,” is the savannah with the greatest biodiversity in the world. This vast region is home to many communities of peasants, indigenous peoples, and quilombolas (Afro-Brazilian rural communities). But the relentless expansion of the soy industry is causing widespread ecosystem destruction and increasingly violent land conflicts between companies and local communities. Two new reports from Friends of…
Friends of the Earth won important victories for people and the planet over the past year. These victories are the result of years of hard work by our campaigners— and none of them would have been possible without your support.
Friends of the Earth writes in strong opposition to the proposed support for Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the Mexican state-owned oil company.
Ranking Big Tech on transparency: A new scorecard by Friends of the Earth, Avaaz, and Greenpeace USA shows that social media companies are largely leaving the public in the dark about their efforts to combat climate disinformation.
Fact sheet on how Port Infrastructure Development Program funds can help support ports.
President Biden and lawmakers should focus on protecting consumers, supporting our allies with clean renewables, and preventing the runaway profiteering of Big Oil and Wall Street.
Fact sheet on genetically engineered mosquitoes in Spanish
While the Biden administration’s current failure to meaningfully act on leasing could have devastating climate impacts, it is not too late to change course. Interior still can conduct a full analysis of the leasing program.
On the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, one of the world’s largest palm oil companies has illegally grabbed t
The EPA has approved the use of nearly 2 million genetically engineered mosquitoes in California, which will pose a risk to our health and the environment. You can help stop this by telling decisionmakers in California that our communities aren't for genetically engineered mosquito experiments.