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Written by Lindsey Wuisan, resource justice and new economies campaigner While devastating fires are devouring forests across Europe, Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) feels like a green refuge. Although the country is also suffering from heat waves, its pristine forests – which cover 47% of the country – and crystal-clear rivers are a vital lifeline in …
Citizens turned defenders: Mining resistance in Bosnia-HerzegovinaRead more
We participated in a round-table as part of the summer school organised by Focus (FoE Slovenia), with the title “POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY: between Eco-nationalism and Just Transition”. The round-table focused on the sustainable transition of the agri-food system, bringing together natural science and social science perspectives and raising questions about what kind of food …
Degrowth Perspective on Food and Agriculture: Food Sovereignty and SufficiencyRead more
In recent years, we have witnessed the dark side of the so-called “green transition” and the ensuing race for raw materials for electric vehicles, solar panels, but also electronics and military equipment: Frantic mining exploration in protected areas without respecting the local communities’ needs and opinions. In the framework of its Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), …
Galician community threatened by mining: We want our land, our water – and justiceRead more
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
