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Join the movement to end ISDS and sign the petition! friendsoftheearth.eu/news/take-ac... #ExitISDS #ISDSFree @eurtradejustice.bsky.social @somoamsterdam.bsky.social @troca-plataforma.bsky.social @bothends.bsky.social @caneurope.org @cncd.be
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...
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Today, Both ENDS, SOMO, Friends of the Earth Europe, Handel Anders! & TROCA file an EU complaint against Dutch and Portuguese investment treaties that let companies, even sanctioned Russian oligarchs, sue EU countries for compensation. Read our press release 👇 & sign the online petition.
Both ENDS: Dutch and Portuguese organisations file EU complaint over investment treaties that let companies and sanctioned Russian oligarchs sue EU countries for compensation
The Netherlands and Portugal join four other EU countries facing such a complaint, as the Global Days of Action against Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) begin.
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New Zealand promised in its EU trade deal to uphold the Paris Agreement. Then it reopened offshore oil and gas, cut its methane target and shut the courts to climate claims. Both ENDS has lodged the first climate complaint under EU trade rules. Read our case summary 👇
Both ENDS: Summary - Both ENDS complaint under the EU-New Zealand trade agreement
On 29 September 2026, Both ENDS lodged the first complaint on climate grounds with the European Commission's Single Entry Point. It asks the Commission to examine whether Aotearoa New Zealand has ...
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Justice, at last. A Brazilian federal court has for the first time criminally convicted a mining company, Samarco (Vale/BHP Billiton), over the 2015 Fundão dam disaster in Mariana, Brazil. Our partner Instituto Cordilheira fought for this for years. Full story: www.bothends.org/en/Whats-new...
Both ENDS: Unprecedented criminal conviction in the Mariana disaster case breaks mining industry's cycle of impunity
A Brazilian federal court has, for the first time, criminally convicted a mining company and three of its managers for their role in the 2015 collapse of the Fundão dam, one of the worst ...
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Proud to join this Call to Action ahead of #UNCCDCOP17, Mongolia for stronger action on land tenure, gender equality & rangelands. Restoration needs secure rights, inclusive governance, centres women, pastoralists, Indigenous Peoples & local communities. Read & join tmg-thinktank.com/initiatives/...
3/3 That’s why GAGGA is bringing one consistent message across UNCCD COP17, CBD COP17 and COP31: gender-just, locally led climate and environmental finance is essential to delivering on all three. Follow along for partner voices and updates from Mongolia next week.
2/3 Across our network, women-led & community-based organisations are restoring ecosystems, protecting biodiversity, strengthening food and water security, advancing land rights and building climate resilience.
1/3 Next week, governments will gather in Mongolia for @unccd.bsky.social cop17 to discuss land restoration. GAGGA will be represented through @bothends.bsky.social, alongside partners showing what effective, locally led implementation already looks like in practice.
For decades, Shell has knowingly polluted the Niger Delta. And for decades, communities and CSOs have reported about its huge environmental damage, often in vain. But when Shell is forced to reveal its internal documents in a legal case, the truth comes out. 🔍 www.somo.nl/internal-she...
We’re proud to share our Annual Report 2025! Rising authoritarianism, shrinking civic space and reduced support for international solidarity made it a challenging year for environmental justice. Yet together with our partners, we continued to make progress. Read: www.bothends.org/en/Whats-new...
New op-ed: New Zealand just moved to shield big climate polluters from lawsuits. Sounds like a win for business? Our Fernando Hernandez (trade & investment policy) and Prof Jane Kelsey explain why it could instead cost NZ exporters billions. Worth a read: newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/17/i...
It’s not climate lawsuits that will cost NZ exporters billions; it’s the shortsighted bet to ban them
NZ is about to give climate emitters blanket immunity; the EU will punish us for it
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New report | Traded Away: How EU Trade Agreements Undermine Agroecology in Brazil, Kenya, and Indonesia. Read more and join our webinar: www.bothends.org/en/Whats-new...
We’re hiring! Both ENDS is looking for an interim HR Advisor (16–24 hrs/week) for 6 months: Aug 2026–Jan 2027. Do you have experience with NGOs, project-based organisations, and self-organising teams? Join us: www.bothends.org/en/Extra/Job...
Both ENDS is looking for a new member for the Supervisory Board with experience in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (#JEDI), preferably with lived experience in the global South and experience in the governance of foundations. Find out more: www.bothends.org/en/Extra/Job...
Both ENDS is looking for a new member for the Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht) with experience in finance. Find out more: www.bothends.org/en/Extra/Job...
Are you a communication professional who believes powerful storytelling can drive systemic change for people and the planet? Both ENDS would love to meet you! Find out more: www.bothends.org/en/Extra/Job...
🎙️ Onze collega Anne de Jonghe schuift zometeen om 13.30 uur aan bij VPRO's Bureau Buitenland om hierover te vertellen. Of lees alvast meer: www.bothends.org/nl/Actueel/V...
NIEUWS | Verenigd Koninkrijk trekt USD 1,15 miljard steun aan omstreden Mozambique LNG-project in – druk op Nederland loopt op. Lees meer: www.bothends.org/nl/Actueel/V...
Both ENDS: Verenigd Koninkrijk trekt USD 1,15 miljard steun aan omstreden Mozambique LNG-project in – druk op Nederland loopt op
Een enorme doorbraak vandaag: de Britse overheid heeft besloten géén exportsteun van USD 1,15 miljard (ca. 860 miljoen euro) te verstrekken aan een controversieel gasproject van TotalEnergies in ...
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NIEUWS | Door Nederland gesteund gasproject gelinkt aan oorlogsmisdaden. Anne de Jonghe (Both ENDS): "Nederland moet NU de financiering stopzetten. De aanklacht wegens betrokkenheid bij oorlogsmisdaden is het zoveelste signaal dat dit het helemaal mis is bij dit project. "
A global coalition of NGOs calls on the Dutch government to stop endorsing the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (#MTCS), citing ongoing violations of Indigenous rights and deforestation. Read the full statement: www.bothends.org/en/Whats-new...
Both ENDS: Global Alliance Urges Dutch Government to Reconsider Endorsement of Controversial Timber Certification Scheme
A coalition of Malaysian and international NGOs has released a memorandum in response to the recent TPAC report on the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). The organizations express ...
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Vermogensreus BlackRock jaagt op kortetermijnwinst – ten koste van klimaat, natuur en mensenrechten. Jouw pensioen draagt hieraan bij. Want pensioenfonds ABP laat geld beheren door BlackRock. ✍️ ABP, breek met BlackRock – teken de petitie! gofossilfree.org/nl/abp-breek...
🌎 Feminist leadership for climate justice at #COP30 in Belém. Join GAGGA for gender-just action! #GAGGAatCOP30 Visit our website: gaggaalliance.org/cop30/
GAGGA at COP30: A global call to advance gender-just climate action - GAGGA | Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action
As the world gathers in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, the stakes for gender-just climate action are higher than ever, while the climate crisis continues to outpace our ability to respond. Rather than tac...
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Morgen is hét moment om te kiezen voor beleid dat stoelt op grenzeloze solidariteit en gelijkwaardige samenwerkingen in plaats van een kortzichtige focus op puur eigenbelang. Gebruik morgen je stem! En stem voor een eerlijke, groene toekomst. #verkiezingen
🌍Gister ging WO=MEN, samen met het Feministisch Blok voor Klimaatrechtvaardigheid (o.a. @actionaidnl.bsky.social @simavi-nl.bsky.social @careorg.bsky.social @bothends.bsky.social @wecf.nl) en tienduizenden demonstranten, richting het Malieveld in Den Haag om op te komen voor een leefbaardere wereld.
In de aanloop naar de verkiezingen rent Both ENDS samen met andere organisaties langs tien partijkantoren om aandacht te vragen voor internationale samenwerking. Want 𝗡𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. #rennenvoorrechtvaardigheid
🚀 Over the past 35 years, we’ve helped pension funds divest from fossil fuels, supported communities regreening 140,000 hectares in the Sahel, and pushed for fairer trade and investment systems. Our new strategy builds on these wins! Read more: www.bothends.org/en/About-Bot...
Al jaren uiten wij zorgen over het gasproject in Mozambique - omgeven door milieuschade en geweld, met NLse steun. Eerder zei het kabinet dat de steun bevroren was. Nu blijkt dat die is blijven doorlopen. Het laatste woord hierover is nog niet gezegd. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/mi...
VVD-minister verhulde steun voor graven in bedreigd koraalgebied
Baggeraar Van Oord heeft ‘hooggevoelig’ koraalgebied voor de kust van Mozambique afgegraven voor een nieuwe gasleiding. De Nederlandse staat verzekerde Van Oord voor dat werk. Eerder zei het kabinet j...
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The International Climate Coalition urges the Netherlands and the EU to lead with ambition, equity, and accountability at COP30, guided by the key recommendations in this paper. 🌍✊ www.bothends.org/en/Whats-new... #COP30 #ClimateJustice #JustTransition
