On 12/8, a court in The Hague ordered Ecuador to pay US$220 million to oil company Chevron-Texaco. ‘We ask the government not to interfere in all this, because Chevron owes us $9.5 billion and we are going to seize those assets,’ said UDAPT (@udapt.bsky.social) executive coordinator Donald Moncayo.

The new edition of the Nyéléni newsletter is out, dedicated entirely to the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum, held in September in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The newsletter includes testimonials from numerous participants, diverse perspectives and experiences. Read and download it in pdf format👇

🚨BREAKING France calls to delay crunch Mercosur vote We remain steadfast in opposition to the #EUMercosur free-trade deal which only serves to prop up corporate power and undermine peoples’ rights to work, food and an ecologically sound environment and climate. www.politico.eu/article/fran...

Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) has been holding its Biennial General Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh, since Saturday. Around 80 people from 45 countries and member groups, and from all FOEI structures, will be setting the federation's course for the next two years until 11 December.

At the #PeoplesSummit in Belém, Brazil, we turned out in the tens of thousands, representing millions, in internationalist solidarity. We continue to build unity through our diversity. For climate justice, people-centred solutions and a #FreePalestine, peoples of the world, unite!

The Peoples' Summit brought together over 70k people from local, national, and intl movements with a worldview guided by popular internationalism and exchanges of knowledge and wisdom, building bonds of solidarity, struggle and cooperation amongst peoples. Read the declaration here👇 bit.ly/4rzB6s5

JOB ALERT - International Program officer position! This position is a maternity cover for 6 months for 30h/week based in Amsterdam. Applications until December 11, 2025. Join the world’s largest grassroots environmental federation and a wonderful international team! 👉 To apply : bit.ly/48xdP2i

⚡PRESS RELEASE COP30 Closes: Hijacking by rich countries and dire need for peoples’ multilateralism Now, 10 years since the Paris Agreement and 30 years since the Rio Summit, Friends of the Earth Intl calls out the hypocrisy of rich countries as multilateralism hangs in the balance. bit.ly/48bHEnF

The UN climate change negotiations are closing in Belém do Pará in yet another show of rich countries weakening outcomes and dodging responsibilities. However, communities fighting for climate justice have the solutions to environmental devastation. "From the Amazon to the world, People Power NOW!"

"I'm from the confluence of the Ganges; our rivers carry the stories of the climate crisis. We need the finance to adapt, build our future, and protect our communities. Not to come and beg in an annual humiliation ritual for what is rightfully ours." Bareesh Chowdhury, BELA / FoE Bangladesh #COP30

The #COP30 climate talks in Belém do Pará is a playground for lobbyists. At least 1,600 corporate representatives are promoting their #FalseSolutions. We must stop corporate power NOW and implement real solutions, the solutions that emerged from the #People'sSummit and cool the planet.

The #PeoplesSummit brought together over 25k people across movements and 70k at the global march for #ClimateJustice in Belém The final declaration of the summit is a road map to continue fighting injustices. We will continue to come together to dismantle all systems of oppression.

At #COP30, discussing demilitarisation and #ClimateJustice Militarism is a tool for prolonging the age of fossil fuels, used by transnational corporations and rich countries to secure profits and control resources. It's a direct threat to life, climate justice and a just energy transition.

"There's been no progress on climate finance. They simply don’t want to talk about how the provision of finance is being implemented. If we are at an ‘implementation COP’ then money must be central.” Meena Raman, Third World Network @sahabatalammsia.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🚨BREAKING Total accused of complicity in war crimes over Mozambique container massacre "The seriousness of the allegations against Total must set a red line for the financiers of Mozambique LNG. They did not sign blank cheques.” Lorette Philippot @amisdelaterre.org www.politico.eu/article/tota...

Who decides how to address the climate crisis? Agribusiness corporations think they should. That’s why 300+ #BigAg lobbyists are in Brazil for #COP30, shaping policy to protect their profits Enough is enough, @UNFCCC. It’s time to #KickBigPollutersOut of #COP30! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

ACTION ALERT at #COP30 Climate justice means the Global North must cut emissions first and fastest and repay its ecological debt. It must provide public and non-debt-creating climate finance to the Global South. Anything less is a denial of responsibility. #PayUp #TrillionsNotMillions

From the streets to COP30: The peoples have spoken, but are world leaders listening? | While the proposals from Global South countries echo what peoples are demanding on the streets, the question remains—Will the Global North governments pay heed or dismiss this resounding call from the peoples?

⚡️PRESS RELEASE Hundreds of movements converge in internationalist solidarity as Peoples’ Summit closes Over 24k participants committed to fighting the drivers of the climate crisis. United, movements advanced the real solutions to the crisis that are built daily in territories. bit.ly/4if204b

"We are at the #PeoplesSummit together to reinforce the fight for system change. We are here because we are committed to building this articulation for life and peoples! We will confront the far right with the internationalist articulation of the peoples here and beyond" Kirtana Chandrasekaran FoEI

"In the face of the rise of the far right, of fascism, neocolonialism, neoliberalism, capitalism, these forces that aim to divide us, we come together to stand for internationalist solidarity and for people power." Lise Masson Friends of the Earth International #PeoplesSummit #COP30

"From the rivers to the seas, and favelas to the forests, we rise for real solutions led by peoples, not corporations. At the #PeoplesSummit we’ve come to stand in solidarity with each other and fortify our struggles toward a more just world.” Mai Taqueban, Friends of the Earth Philippines, FoEI.

Transnational corporations have been setting the rules for too long, and it has led us into endless cycles of plunder, exploitation and domination. All for the profit of a few who continue to violate rights with impunity. It's time for #SystemChange #PeoplesSummit

Today, we gathered by the tens of thousands in Belém, Brazil, marching together toward climate justice because we know that the only path to a just and livable future is built by the peoples, united in internationalist solidarity #PeoplesSummit

At the #PeoplesSummit, Friends of the Earth Intl stands in internationalist solidarity with all peoples on the frontlines of a system built to exploit and extract From the Amazon to Palestine and the world, we demand an end to all forms of oppression as we build a future for peoples, by peoples

📣 BREAKING: One out of every 25 attendees at the #COP30 climate talks in Brazil RIGHT NOW is a fossil fuel lobbyist. The arsonists aren’t just in the building — they’re throwing fuel on the fire. #KickOutTheSuitsNow kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...

🌍 We’ve joined 200+ civil-society groups to launch the 2025 Civil Society Equity Review exposing how elite capture & fossil lies are derailing climate cooperation. #COP30 needs a reset: people > profits, fairness > failure. 🔗 bit.ly/4oROKVo #FairShares #ClimateJustice

“From the #UNFCCC to our lands and territories, fossil fuel corporations are wrecking our communities and environment. Yet thousands of lobbyists roam the corridors at #COP30” Nerisha Baldevu, FoE Africa 📢NEW Kick Big Polluters Out data on fossil fuel lobbyists at COP bit.ly/3K3wpWv

A feminist and just energy transition involves transforming power relations: building democratic, public and community-based energy systems where life, care and the public sphere are at the centre The peoples who inhabit and defend these territories have the right to decide on them #PeoplesSummit

The #PeoplesSummit in Belém do Pará moves forward Listen in for the most important topics of debate: the denunciations of false solutions, the real solutions brought by the peoples, and the importance of internationalist solidarity. The flags of climate & environmental justice fly high in Brazil!

Global injustices and environmental devastation brought on by a system that has only ever put profit over people is what we’re here to resist. At the #PeoplesSummit, we're gathering by the thousands to call for an end to environmental racism and inequality

Day 2 of the #PeoplesSummit From the Amazon to Palestine, communities are fighting the brutality of an economic system driven by extraction and exploitation. The fossil fuel, mining and agribusiness corporations fuel this system and then propose #FalseSolutions to the crises they've caused

People and waters converge in Belém do Pará 🌊✊🏾 A flotilla of more than 200 boats opened the Peoples' Summit organised by social movements from around the world, sailing in a river mobilization for the defence of territories, climate justice and in solidarity with Palestine. #COP30 #PeoplesSummit

#PeoplesSummit Day 1 We call for internationalist solidarity, the liberation of all peoples, and an end to all forms of oppression. From the Amazon to Palestine, across the entire world, justice will prevail

We took to the waters, where rivers meet in Belém, Brazil for the #PeoplesSummit By the thousands, we're gathering alongside members of feminist, peasant, Indigenous and environmental movements from across Brazil, Latin America and the world to demand an end to environmental racism and inequality

⚡PRESS RELEASE Friends of the Earth International is at the #PeoplesSummit From the Amazon to the World, movements gather by the thousands in internationalist solidarity bit.ly/4pacZhz

Today, we took action against carbon markets at the UN climate #COP30 "Carbon markets are a #FalseSolution to addressing the climate crisis. They only exist to give permits for corporations to continue to pollute." - Uli Siagian, WALHI / Friends of the Earth Indonesia

"I come from the Ecuadorian Amazon, a paradise of life that is now harmed by pollution and extractivism. In 20 years, carbon credits in my region have not stopped the destruction. We demand REAL change to protect our forests and biodiversity." - Wilmer Lucitante UDAPT / FoE Ecuador

Today we took action at #COP30 with @gcdcj.bsky.social, allies and movements across civil society to demand NO Carbon markets Pushed by rich countries and corporations, these are nothing but #FalseSolutions that threaten Indigenous Peoples and local communities and do nothing for #ClimateJustice

Communities around the world are being threatened by and resisting carbon markets, a #FalseSolution Read our latest Community FAQ: Carbon markets guide aimed at supporting communities that may face the threat of carbon markets and projects bit.ly/49wr0Sn

#PressReleaseAlert As #COP30 begins in Belém, Brazil, Indigenous Peoples, and youth groups, civil society and climate justice groups are sounding the alarm on geoengineering. 🚨Geoengineering is a risky delusion, not a climate solution. #NoGeongineering #HandOffMotherEarth @gfc-forest.bsky.social

Today is the anniversary of the 9 Ogoni leaders executed for having stood up against Shell Shell is a #CorporateClimateCriminal and symbol of a fossil fuel economy built on violence and extraction. It's part of a system that we're resisting as we build a future that centres life #ShellMustFall

The same corporations complicit in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine are those roaming the halls of the #COP30. From the fossil fuel industry to agribusiness, they’re also the same corporations driving the climate crisis and pushing communities to the frontlines With @gcdcj.bsky.social

At #COP30 we're calling out #FalseSolutions for the dangerous distractions they are "Carbon markets are a scam: they open the door for risky geoengineering experiments, fail to reduce emissions and harm communities. We must fight false solutions." Sara Shaw FoEI With @handsoffmotherearth.org

⚡PRESS RELEASE Friends of the Earth International is at COP30 COP30 opens as civil society demands fairshares, internationalist solidarity and an end to false solutions Read below👇 bit.ly/3WNdSRa

✊ 🇵🇸 No peace without justice The occupation and violence in Palestine must end. We are demanding an end to the atrocities in Palestine, and insist on a concrete, actionable plan to achieve Palestinian justice, sovereignty and liberation. www.foei.org/no-peace-wit...

From Asia to Latin America, our struggles are interconnected🌎 At the Nyeleni Forum, we spoke with Lise Masson about how struggles for systemic change are woven together across different territories. From 12 to 16 November, we will meet again at the Peoples’ Summit 🇧🇷 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouus...

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility launched today but falls short of the systemic change we need, with insufficient efforts to support Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, and a finance mechanism that again puts profit over peoples. Read FoEI's analysis as we head into #COP30👇 bit.ly/47OdJly

⚡PRESS RELEASE Tropical Forest Forever Facility launches at COP30 Launched today at the Leaders’ Summit, the TFFF claims to be a critical step in global forest conservation, but in reality falls short of the transformative change we need bit.ly/4nFs09W

Echoes of the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum in Sri Lanka: from food sovereignty and agroecology to systemic change. We recount the most important moments of the forum, the main reflections and the agenda to follow. Relive this historic moment from 2025. #NyeleniForum www.foei.org/nyeleni-sowi...