At the global level, land-grabs and deforestation, and the human rights violations, abuses, and corruption that facilitate them, are a major threat to the lives of communities. Land-grabs and deforestation often accompany the development of large-scale agriculture, extractive, infrastructure and other projects. These projects are receiving monies from powerful financial institutions – many of which …
Open Letter from Rethink Plastic to the European Commission
Rethink Plastic – a new European alliance to cut plastic use, of which Friends of the Earth Europe is a member – has sent an open letter to the European Commission calling on them to propose strong and harmonised EU legislation within the EU Strategy on Plastics – due to be published at the end …
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Separate collection: the path to composting
Amigos de la Tierra/Friends of the Earth Spain undertook this report which looks at the separate collection of biowaste in six different cities and municipalities in Spain. A survey of 40 questions was carried out, including demographic characteristics, amounts and types of collected biowaste, collection and treatment options used, costs, products sold and production process, …
Everything you need to know about GM maize decisions in 60 seconds
In the coming days and weeks, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will decide whether to close Europe’s fields to genetically modified (GM) crops for good, or if more GM crops can be grown. This short briefing explains the state of play – how we got here, and what is at stake for the future of …
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Capital Markets Union: a call for action to avoid environmental, social and governance risk
This joint report from Friends of the Earth Europe, Global Witness, Action Aid and WWF is a call for action to ensure strong regulation of the financial sector to avoid environmental, social and governance risk.
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Six reasons why a Bayer-Monsanto merger threatens people and the planet
This short briefing sets out six reasons why the controversial Bayer-Monsanto merger should be stopped, and details the web of influence that Bayer and Monsanto use in the European Union to pursue their interests.
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