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Friends of the Earth Europe has sent a letter – together with Ecologistas en Acción, Amigas de la Tierra (Friends of the Earth Spain), MiningWatch Portugal, Movimento UIVO, Jordens Vänner (Friends of the Earth Sweden) and PowerShift – calling on the European Commission and Critical Raw Materials Board to reject the San Juan mining project in …
The dangers of EU-encouraged mining in Galicia, SpainRead more
As an organisation working for resource justice, human rights and environmental protection, we cannot remain silent when geopolitical power plays threaten people, ecosystems and international law. The attempt by the US administration to assert control over Greenland is not only a blatant violation of the right to self-determination, but a dangerous example of extractivism and …
Defending Greenland = defending democracy, climate action and communitiesRead more
This article was written by Boon Breyne in collaboration with Marilin Eessalu 2025 has been quite a year. Both the European Commission and many national governments have consistently moved power away from the people – but we do have good news. There is a blossoming movement for a radical and systemic shift away from the current social …
Degrowth: A blossoming movement in Europe’s grassroots and civil societyRead more
Amazing news for the people’s resistance against irresponsible mining: After decades of protest by Serbian civil society, the multinational Rio Tinto has halted its lithium exploration project in Jadar Valley. We talked to one of the residents.
Lithium in Serbia: People Power topples corporate greedRead more
The European Commission recently published a list of mining projects in the EU to be fast-tracked under the Critical Raw Materials Act. Spain has been the country most featured, with 7 out of 47 projects. Friends of the Earth Spain expressed its worries in a press release (in Spanish) and published a handy guide on …
10 things you should know about critical raw materialsRead more
Almost a year after the adoption of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), civil society organisations raise their concerns about the socio-environmental risks of fast-tracking mining projects that do not have support from the local population and show signs of flawed permitting or inadequate Environmental Impact Assessments. To illustrate these risks, Friends of the Earth …
The risks of fast-tracking mining projects under the CRMARead more
