In the Kalangala islands on Lake Victoria, Uganda, communities are being forced off their lands by a powerful alliance of corporations, international organisations and government power, all set on using the land for destructive oil palm production. Many of the citizens who comprise these communities have lost their livelihoods, and feel powerless to challenge the …
Concerns remain over Juncker Commission’s commitment to environment
The European Parliament today voted to approve the new European Commission, marking the start of a new political phase for the European Union. The Green 10 alliance of leading environmental organisations calls on President Juncker and his team of Commissioners to give European citizens, and their future generations, a healthy, inclusive and environmentally sound place …
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Indonesia on the front line
Europe has failed to see the whole picture on biofuels – turning a blind eye to the impacts of biofuel production on people and the environment in producer countries.
On the front line of biofuels in Indonesia
Activists tell EU decision-makers of impacts on people, forests and climate This week, two Indonesian activists came to Brussels to speak to MEPs and policymakers to highlight the devastating impact that EU biofuels policy is having on their country. Deforestation and land grabbing Indonesia has some of the most biodiverse rainforest in the world. Yet …
Briefing: The role of the European Parliament 2014-2019 in moving Europe to resource efficiency
Incoming Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who will be elected in May 2014, will have in their hands the potential to make the EU more resource efficient. Decisions made during their mandate have the possibility to make Europe a resilient continent to resource price fluctuation and increases, create half a million jobs in Europe, …
Briefing: The four footprints
Pressure on the world’s resources is rapidly increasing, as people’s living standards rise in many poorer countries across the world, while those in richer countries already use large amounts of resources. This is leading to volatile & increasing prices for key resources, and is creating negative environmental & social impacts like deforestation and high food …
