13/07/23
How the agribusiness counteroffensive threatens Brazilian environmental policy
In the first six months of 2023, deforestation in the Brazilian Cerrado reached record levels. This is largely canceling out any progress made in the …
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04/07/23
How industry is forging the EU Critical Raw Materials Act
In March 2023, the European Commission published its proposal for a Regulation on Critical Raw Materials (‘CRMA’). Our new report exposes the concerni …
30/06/23
Remote control and peasant intelligence
Digital technology is often seen as a silver bullet. Presented as a necessary tool for innovation and tackling multiple global challenges, the truth i …
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29/06/23
Open letter: Member States of the EU: Your obligations to implement the new EU Deforestation Regulation start today
Friends of the Earth Europe joined over 150 organisations from 40 countries in a call to EU governments to take their obligations seriously and …
27/06/23
Annual Review 2022
Read the Annual Review 2022 online …after the Russian attack on Ukraine, we were thrown into another extraordinary circumstance: war. The devastating …
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13/06/23
The EU-Mercosur annex: a greenwashing exercise
The EU-Mercosur trade deal has been in limbo for several years, but now the European Commission is determined to have ratification begin this year (20 …