The Festival is the only event of its kind and plays a vital role in reaching the wider community with environmental and social justice knowledge and understanding. This will be the 10th anniversary of the UN Conference on Environment and Development, which was held in Rio de Janeiro. It will be a significant opportunity to assess how far the world has come in the last decade in terms of sustainable development. The proposed irradiation plant at Narangba in SE QLD and the nation wide use of food irradiation. A key focus is the climate justice perspective, which considers the global dimensions of climate change.
Many local groups work in partnership with Indigenous communities.
In 2001, this includes shared campaigns over mining in WA and Queensland, a cultural project in the Gulf Country of Queensland, and active involvement with the Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta, the senior women opposing the Billa Kalina radioactive waste dump in South Australia. In Victoria, FoEA is working with the Yorta Yorta people to gain protection of the Barmah Millewa forest on the Murray River.