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Digital exhibition From Scotland to Sarawak: Global stories of climate resistance

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From Scotland to Sarawak opened in November at Tramway in Glasgow during COP26, the United Nations climate talks. Here, we present the digital exhibition for you to enjoy wherever you are.

Travelling across countries and over decades, the exhibition exposes how businesses and governments, both at home and globally, play a part in the unfair impacts of the climate crisis. 

From Scotland to Sarawak shows us that through collective resistance, we can build resilience and make change happen.

Before the mining started, our life was one with nature and the forest. We lived from the forest… It gave us a wide variety of vegetables, such as bamboo shoots and galingale. Galingale was not planted by us - it grew by itself. Today, we cannot find galingale anymore.

Pa Yusep, Gunung Karasik village
 

Image: Pa Yusep in abandoned mine and bordering rainforest near Gunung Karasik village, Indonesia. © Luka Tomac/ Friends of the Earth International

Factory emitting smoke amongst clear sky
UN climate talks
Frustrations build as emissions rise
In the 26 years since the very first COP1 in Berlin, progress from the talks has been frustratingly slow. But around the world, a growing environmental movement has refused to let world leaders off the hook. Find out how.
UN climate talks
Frustrations build as emissions rise
In the 26 years since the very first COP1 in Berlin, progress from the talks has been frustratingly slow. But around the world, a growing environmental movement has refused to let world leaders off the hook. Find out how.
A close up photo of a container of seeds being emptied on someone's hand
COVID-19 and stories of solidarity
The COVID-19 pandemic threw all our lives into turmoil but for some communities already hard hit by the climate crisis, the pandemic was devastating. However, from crisis upsprung resilience, innovation and solidarity. Discover inspiring community responses to Covid-19 and climate change.
COVID-19 and stories of solidarity
The COVID-19 pandemic threw all our lives into turmoil but for some communities already hard hit by the climate crisis, the pandemic was devastating. However, from crisis upsprung resilience, innovation and solidarity. Discover inspiring community responses to Covid-19 and climate change.
Covid-19 vials of vaccine lined up
European stories of COVID-19 solidarity
The COVID-19 pandemic threw all our lives into turmoil but for some communities already hard hit by the climate crisis, the pandemic was devastating. However, from crisis sprung resilience, innovation and solidarity. Discover inspiring community responses to COVID-19 and climate change.

European stories of COVID-19 solidarity
The COVID-19 pandemic threw all our lives into turmoil but for some communities already hard hit by the climate crisis, the pandemic was devastating. However, from crisis sprung resilience, innovation and solidarity. Discover inspiring community responses to COVID-19 and climate change.

A woman in a hijab and jilbaab standing on land with her fist in the air, and a smile on her face.
Women resist
Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis as it exacerbates and entrenches existing inequalities including poverty and gender-based violence. According to the UN, an estimated 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. Discover stories of women leading the resistance.
Women resist
Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis as it exacerbates and entrenches existing inequalities including poverty and gender-based violence. According to the UN, an estimated 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. Discover stories of women leading the resistance.
Protesters at Global Climate Strike, September 2019
What next?
From Scotland to Sarawak offered just a glimpse into the experiences of climate activism across the world.

Find out how to take climate action in your local are and read more inspiring stories of communities leading the way on climate action.
What next?
From Scotland to Sarawak offered just a glimpse into the experiences of climate activism across the world.

Find out how to take climate action in your local are and read more inspiring stories of communities leading the way on climate action.
This exhibition was co-created with Friends of the Earth International, the world’s largest grassroots environmental federation. We also thank Friends of the Earth Europe and the many national Friends of the Earth groups who shared their stories and offered us hope.