Dismantiling transnational corporate power
13 October 2017 | News | Financialization of nature | Monitoring transnationals
October 2017 Friends of the Earth International will mobilize on six continents on 13 and 14 October 2017 to demonstrate that we are a global environmental movement. We will highlight the climate emergency; fight against dirty energy and false solutions; and demand the transformation of our energy system into a system that is in the hands of the people. Read more
13 October 2017 | Interviews | Monitoring transnationals | Third round of UN negotiations for a binding treaty on transnational corporations and human rights | Social activists at risk
A new report was launched in France on Thursday titled: "End of the road for transnational corporations? From a pioneer law in France to a UN treaty" written by Friends of the Earth France and ActionAid France-Peuples Solidaires. Read more
12 October 2017 | Interviews | Monitoring transnationals | Social activists at risk | PPT in Southern African countries
Eight small-scale farmers from Tanzania were arrested late 2016 in Malawi, after entering the country legally invited by national organizations to know more about the impacts of uranium mining, which is the object of many exploration projects in Tanzania. Read more
11 September 2017 | Interviews | Free Honduras | Monitoring transnationals | Social activists at risk
“We want to express that we are living in a pseudo democracy, with embodiment of torture, trauma and terror, and this is due to the repressive policy of Honduras with the military government”, said Juan Almendarez, Executive Director at Movimiento Madre Tierra – Friends of the Earth Honduras. Read more
8 September 2017 | Videos | Monitoring transnationals | Social activists at risk | PPT in Southern African countries
Below we share a video where community members resisting mining in South Africa explain the reasons behind their struggles, the threats they receive and the alternatives raised by them, such as sustainable agriculture. Watch video
4 September 2017 | Videos | Monitoring transnationals | PPT in Southern African countries
Mozambican social organizations are warning that the plans of the government to install the huge Mphanda Nkuwa dam on the Zambezi River will cause serious environmental impacts, affecting communities that depend on the river for their lives and displacing thousands of people to generate power to be exported to South Africa. Watch video
22 August 2017 | Interviews | Monitoring transnationals
The push for fossil fuels in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially oil and coal, is a matter of concern for national environmental organizations. Approximately three years ago, Anglo Dutch company Shell proposed to invest in oil production in the country, which would have been groundbreaking for Bosnia and Herzegovina, but then the company decided to abandon the idea. Nevertheless, environmental activists remain alert. Read more
18 August 2017 | Interviews | Monitoring transnationals | Social activists at risk | PPT in Southern African countries
The 2nd session of the Permanent Peoples Tribunal (PPT) on transnational corporations, organized by the Southern Africa Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power and held in Johannesburg, South Africa, came to an end on Friday. A third session is scheduled to take place in October in Geneva, Switzerland, towards the elaboration of a Peoples Treaty to deliver to the United Nations. Read more
18 August 2017 | Interviews | Monitoring transnationals | PPT in Southern African countries
The Permanent Peoples Tribunal (PPT) on transnational corporations and the rights of the people and communities started its sessions on August 17 in Johannesburg, South Africa, believing that the current situation of defenselessness of communities with reference to the actions of transnational corporations requires other mechanisms that give way to justice. Read more
16 August 2017 | Interviews | Monitoring transnationals
The Coalition for the Protection of Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina warns that the uncontrolled construction of hydropower plants will cause serious biodiversity devastation and negative impacts to the water quality of the country. They are demanding a halt to the building of these dams and propose instead the promotion of a tourism-based development and the practice of traditional activities. Read more
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