The Environmental Rights Foundation (ERF) is a non-profit based in Taiwan, Asia, that aims to support environmental grassroots movements, strengthen civic participation, promote...Read more
ERF members include lawyers and environmental experts. The board of directors of the ERF are nominated by governmental authorities, local farmers, lawyers, and environmental experts. Of...Read more
Drawn from website,community engagement activities undertaken by ERF in Taiwan includes:
At Reservoir Planning Areas: ERF has organized the
In regards to the Formosa case, ERF has collaborated with the Justice for Formosa Victims (JFFV)- a Vietnamese-American based organization- to coordinate efforts in seeking redress to...Read more
The organization relies in part on private donations from concerned citizens. However, the founding of the organization relied on donors organized by Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and
ERF has published over 150 press releases documenting their engagement communities in seeking...Read more
In June 2020, the ERF and other human rights groups formed a team of lawyers and working groups to assist 7,875 victims in coming to Taiwan to sue Formosa Plastics Yuegang, requesting compensation, stopping the pollution and taking corresponding measures to remove the pollution.
Environmental Rights Foundation (ERF) was founded due to the result of the court settlement regarding the lawsuit on the 3rd phase expansion of Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP)...Read more
While the organization was founded by Taiwan's citizens to uphold environmental justice movements centered on Taiwanese citizens, its involvement in Vietnam's Formosa case signals that the...Read more