Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific - FoE APac

11/09/2026

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Bangladesh is stepping up its fight against plastic pollution with EPR, shifting responsibility for plastic waste from consumers alone to the producers who put it on the market.

Written by Bareesh Chowdhury and Rehmuna Nurain from Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association-BELA

On 13th August, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released the Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR) Directives,

09/09/2026

Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APAC) condemns the recurring transboundary haze crisis in Southeast Asia, as smoke from forest and land fires currently burning in Indonesia, particularly in the Kalimantan region, has reportedly reached neighboring countries such as Malaysia and the Philippines.

FoE APAC members Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI), Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), and the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC)—warn that the recurrence of transboundary haze in Southeast Asia must no longer be treated as a seasonal disaster but an ecological crisis leading to ecocide. Transboundary haze is a consequence of forest and peatland destruction, weak environmental governance, and the failure of governments to hold corporations accountable for forest and land fires.

Jakarta, September 09 2026—Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APAC) condemns the recurring transboundary haze crisis in Southeast Asia, as smoke from forest and land fires currently burning in Indonesia, particularly in the Kalimantan region, has reportedly reached neighboring countries such a...

07/09/2026

Clean air is a human right and protecting it requires accountability across borders.

05/09/2026

Prakash Dahal of Pro Public, Nepal, a member of FoE APAC/Friends of the Earth International, joined KPFA’s radio show A Rude Awakening this week as a guest. He shared perspectives from Nepal on the devastating impacts of the floods and the broader connections between climate justice, solidarity, and the struggles faced by communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

05/09/2026

Civil society groups demand transparency over open burning and call for Putrajaya to enact the long-delayed Transboundary Haze Act.

03/09/2026

Climate finance cannot continue to move at a pace that is disconnected from the speed of the climate crisis.

Read the full press release at foeasiapacific.org

03/09/2026

The Bhotekoshi disaster is a grim reminder that the climate crisis is not some abstract threat waiting for us in the distant future. It is here, tearing through Nepal’s Himalayan corridors, destroying lives and livelihoods in its path.

Written by Prakash Dahal from Pro-Public/FoE Nepal and Bareesh Chowdhury from Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association-BELA

The catastrophic Bhotekoshi flood highlights how delayed climate finance leaves Nepal's vulnerable Himalayan cryosphere facing unprecedented disaster.

01/09/2026

Seven-year delay on Himalayan flood protection project highlights failures of international climate finance.

1 September 2026 — Kathmandu: Friends of Earth Asia Pacific has condemned the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for taking seven years to approve a project designed to protect communities in Nepal from increasingly dangerous Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), warning that the delay exposes a critical fa...

30/08/2026

“A seven-year delay in approving a Green Climate Fund project intended to reduce the risks of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Nepal highlights failures in the international climate finance system, Friends of Earth Asia Pacific said Friday, following the devastating Bhotekoshi flash flood of Aug 26”

Nepal’s Bhotekoshi disaster highlights a seven-year delay in GCF funding for GLOF protection.

25/08/2026

In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Flores, many Indonesians require immediate assistance to meet basic needs and to start rebuilding their lives.

Support Walhi’s earthquake relief fund to help. 🇮🇩