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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 by the European Union as part of the REFIT (Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme) process. The review will continue until the end of 2016. In this report, Friends of the Earth …

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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 Nigerian land grab, which raises serious concerns about human rights, equity and development justice in regards to PZ-Wilmar’s purchase of lands in Nigeria’s Cross River State. Wilmar responded by dismissing many of the …

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Global palm oil companies fail to prevent Indonesian fires

A large number of forest fires have been discovered on Indonesian plantations owned by global palm oil companies Bumitama and Wilmar International. Despite new evidence that both companies violate their own ‘no deforestation’ policies, major U.S. and European investors have not taken significant steps to address these problems, according to a new report released today. …

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Wasted year for the circular economy

The European Commission today launched its revised proposal to tackle resource use and waste in Europe. The reworked Circular Economy Package is weaker than last year’s axed proposal, according to Friends of the Earth Europe, and lacks the solid foundations required to address Europe’s overconsumption of resources and its global impact. The previous proposal was …

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