This briefing sets out seven key steps for the European Commission to improve nature conservation across the EU – starting with saving and fully implementing the Birds and Habitats Directives.
10 actions for a biodiverse Europe
The EU has spent more than two years evaluating its foundational nature protection laws – the Birds and Habitats Directives. Now they have been found “fit for purpose”. But with just three years remaining in which to reach the 2020 goal of halting the loss of biodiversity in the EU, now is the time for …
A new food and agriculture policy for the European Union – position paper on the 2013 review of the CAP
Between now and the end of 2013, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will undergo a major reform. This means that on the 1st of January 2014, a new agriculture policy for the European Union with a new budget will enter into force. In this paper, Friends of the Earth Europe provides a summary analysis of …
Briefing: Europe’s Land Footprint trampling the world
The European Union uses more than its fair share of global land, with high environmental and social impacts. In 2010, the amount of land used to satisfy our consumption, solely of agricultural goods and services, amounted to 269 million hectares. Almost 40% of this land is outside Europe, an area the size of Italy and …
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The true cost of consumption: the EU’s land footprint
The European Union uses more than its fair share of global land, with high environmental and social impacts. In 2010, the amount of land used to satisfy our consumption, solely of agricultural goods and services, amounted to 269 million hectares. Almost 40% of this land is outside Europe, an area the size of Italy and …
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Urgent re-think of Europe’s financial sector’s direction and purpose needed as new financial lead appointed
After the European Parliament hearing of European Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis after the transfer of the financial services to his remit, Friends of the Earth Europe, Global Witness, ActionAid, WWF, Rainforest Action Network, ShareAction, FERN, SOMO and E3G all call for urgent reform of the financial sector away from deregulation and towards genuine sustainability.
