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FoEE folk in Brussels, campaigning for resilient & just societies in harmony with the planet.
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It has been a turbulent year with more fascism, attacks on civil society, and destruction of environmental and human rights protections

BUT

It has also been a great opportunity to come together and sow the seeds for a brighter future

Full picture over here ⬇️
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🟢 Join us at the online launch of the Agribusiness Atlas 2026: Facts and figures about the corporations that control what we eat

📆 Wed 30 September, 15:00 CEST, online

ℹ️ More info & sign-up 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/agribusin...

@boell.de @ipes-food.org @foeeurope.bsky.social
September 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Want to know how we can hold polluting & human rights violating big companies to account?! 👀

Join this comprehensive webinar about the path to securing a binding treaty on business and human rights ⬇️

www.linkedin.com/posts/bhrcen...
September 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Big business uses secretive tribunals to sue governments for billions over decisions that affect us all. That's #ISDS.

From fossil fuels giants to mining, vulture funds to Big Tech, ISDS puts corporate interests above the public interest.

Time to end this anti-democratic system, sign the petition👇
Take action for a world free from secretive corporate tribunals - Friends of the Earth Europe
Big business is using secretive tribunals to sue governments for billions over decisions that shape our collective future. This mechanism is called Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). From fossi...
friendsoftheearth.eu
September 15, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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Our first win: the judge ruled that we can continue our climate court case against ING. In this case, we hold one of the largest and most polluting banks in the world accountable for its role in the climate crisis. This win on admissibility is just the beginning. Read more: https://bit.ly/4dvkxIe
September 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
National bans are a step in the right direction, but they are not enough.

The EU must suspend its Association Agreement with Israel & introduce a bloc-wide ban.

The EU is legally obligated to use all means available to prevent ongoing genocide in Gaza & Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine.
September 9, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Seven-year delay on Himalayan flood protection project highlights failures of international climate finance.

foeasiapacific.org/2026/09/01/b...

#Nepal
Bhotekoshi 2026: Green Climate Fund failed Nepal’s communities when urgent action was needed | Voices from FoE Asia Pacific
foeasiapacific.org
September 1, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Nepal apenas ha contribuido a la crisis climática, pero sufre algunas de sus consecuencias más devastadoras🌊

La financiación climática tiene que llegar antes de la catástrofe: prevenir, proteger y salvar vidas.

#JusticiaClimática ¡YA!
foeasiapacific.org/2026/09/01/b...
September 4, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Another wake up call for the EU.

Rather than protecting farmers' health, Von der Leyen's Commission proposes unlimited pesticide approvals while abandoning its promise to stop exporting chemicals banned in Europe.

MEPs can reject this reckless proposal. Help us build pressure ⬇️
Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
🚨Hope alert!

The EU’s wide deregulation of new GMOs is now being challenged in court.

This is the opportunity for us, consumers, to recover our right to know what we eat.
September 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Heard about new fossil gas plants being built to power AI data centres? Maybe some PR about their emissions being captured & stored?

Tip: Don't fall for empty promises from companies that produce+sell gas, that a technology they’ve been failing to deliver for decades, will soon make gas “clean” ⬇️
September 1, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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𝗘𝗡 🌍🔥🚜 Farmers suffer impact of wildfires, droughts & heatwaves and call for #agroecology as a response to the #climate crisis
➡️ www.eurovia.org/press-releas...

@eurovia.org @fian-international.bsky.social @ipes-food.org @canclimateaction.bsky.social @foeeurope.bsky.social @greenpeace.eu @grain.org
August 31, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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In Kampala, police detained 16 young environmental activists from the Rooted in Resistance as they attempted to deliver petitions to Parliament and TotalEnergies , challenging Uganda’s ongoing push for oil production and infrastructure. Readmore: witnessradio.org/breaking-six...
Breaking: Sixteen Rooted in Resistance activists arrested and detained as they boldly protested Uganda’s oil ambitions.
By the Witness Radio team In Kampala, police detained 16 young environmental activists from the Rooted in Resistance Movement as they attempted to deliver petitions to Parliament and TotalEnergies, ch...
witnessradio.org
September 1, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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A MELTING GLACIER helped trigger the deadly floods in Nepal.

STOP pouring fuel on the fire: no more new oil and gas.

Wealthy polluter governments and fossil fuel companies must PAY for the damage.
August 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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How much “significant harm” can a €2 trillion EU budget do?

🔎 New Deregulation Watch post on dangerous exemptions to 'Do No Significant Harm' principle.

Mining & fossil fuel lobbies pushed for loopholes to get more public money 💶 for harmful projects + false solutions that promote fossil fuels 🛢️🏭
Deregulation Watch | Corporate Europe Observatory
Check out our new posts on Deregulation Watch which helps civil society monitor new developments in the deregulation agenda, assess what’s at stake, and organise in defence of strong social, environme...
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August 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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It is not always easy to stay hopeful when the world is literally on fire. 🥺

So, for all of you who need a dose of positive energy 👀

Here are 6 cool initiatives from our member groups that have brought their local communities together for building and protecting a thriving future 💫

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August 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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Thousands of people killed. Forests & farmlands scorched. Families dragged into energy poverty. Healthcare & infrastructure on the brink of collapse.

European citizens are the ones paying the price of our fossil fuel dependency.

Europe must make this its last fossil fuel crisis ever.
190+ organisations and industry associations demand President von der Leyen: Make this fossil fuel crisis Europe’s last - CAN Europe
This summer, Europeans are paying twice for the EU’s continued dependence on fossil fuels. First, in higher energy costs: the second fossil fuel crisis in just four years has added more than €50 billi...
caneurope.org
August 25, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Living the summer of resistance! @lindseywuisan.bsky.social brought us some stories of pristine nature and fierce humans from Bosnia & Herzegovina. Dive into a refreshing longread: foeeurope.substack.com/p/citizens-t...
Citizens turned defenders: Mining resistance stories from Bosnia-Herzegovina
While devastating fires are devouring forests across Europe, Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) feels like a green refuge.
foeeurope.substack.com
August 13, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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🌡️ 40°C heat. Nuclear reactors struggling. Solar power keeping the lights on.

Hungary and Romania are getting a glimpse of what Europe's energy system looks like in a hotter climate. Our thoughts are with everyone affected.

🔗 Link in the comments 👇

@foehungary-mtvsz.bsky.social
August 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
It is not always easy to stay hopeful when the world is literally on fire. 🥺

So, for all of you who need a dose of positive energy 👀

Here are 6 cool initiatives from our member groups that have brought their local communities together for building and protecting a thriving future 💫

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August 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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Life has evolved to survive in boiling vents and burning deserts, but even the most ingenious species are being pushed towards extinction by extractivism and corporate greed.

This Red List update also brings an important reminder: we see nature bounce back when we stop the harm and let it heal. 🌱
Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals
Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by mining
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Missed the forum⁉️ Get the lowdown ⬇️

“Agroecology is about so much more than farming techniques. It is about rights, culture, education, local economies, biodiversity, and empowering communities to shape their own food and agricultural systems” —Gordana Đurić, Co-Chair Bilim Alliance

#SwiftProject
Building a shared future: The Bilim Alliance Agroecology Forum (Astana 2026)
From June 23 to 27, 2026, the Bilim Alliance Agroecology Forum for Eastern Europe and Central-Western Asia took place in Astana, Kazakhstan. This year’s gathering built on a growing regional dialogue,...
swiftproject.eu
August 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Más de 100 personas han fallecido intentando llegar a Ceuta. No son cifras ni armas geopolíticas: son vidas.

Frente a la externalización de fronteras, los bulos y el odio, exigimos políticas migratorias que respeten los derechos humanos y fortalezcan la cohesión social. #DerechosHumanos
August 3, 2026 at 11:46 AM