01/02/16
Briefing: how Europe needs to more robustly regulate its financial sector
This briefing paper says that Europe needs to toughen-up its regulations for how investors deal with environmental and social risks. It is based on th …
27/01/16
Nature is our right: policies to protect nature in Europe for the good of everyone
The laws that protect nature across Europe – the EU’s Birds and Habitats Directives (known as the ‘nature directives’) – are currently being reviewed …
22/01/16
Climate’s enfants terribles: misguided spending is holding back Europe’s clean energy transition
This new research shows that EU billions destined to transform the carbon-intensive, inefficient energy systems of central and eastern Europe (CEE) ar …
18/01/16
Nature legislation: Fit for purpose and in need of action
A revision of the Birds and Habitats Directive could create a long period of legal uncertainty and further undo the fragile recovery of species and ha …
18/12/15
Statement: Palm oil land conflict and community consultation in Cross River State, Nigeria
Earlier this year, Friends of the Earth groups in Nigeria and the United States published the report Exploitation and empty promises: Wilmar’s Nigeria …
07/12/15
Up in Smoke: Failures in Wilmar’s promise to clean up the palm oil business
A large number of forest fires have been discovered on Indonesian plantations owned by global palm oil companies Bumitama and Wilmar International. De …
