Land the size of Poland and Sweden combined, will be needed to produce crops and wood for Europe’s bioenergy needs by 2030, this new research reveals. The analysis by Vienna University of Economics and Business for Friends of the Earth Europe shows how Europe’s consumption of crops and wood for transport fuel, heating and electricity …
The broken promises of Wilmar and its financiers
Wilmar International, one of the world’s largest palm oil traders, continue their abusive practices of deforestation and land-grabbing, despite promises to stop, according to new research from Friends of the Earth in Indonesia, Liberia, Uganda and Nigeria. Wilmar’s new “No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation” policy declaring an end to deforestation, exploitation and peat conversion …
Continuing to exploit and deforest
New research from Friends of the Earth in Indonesia, Liberia, Uganda and Nigeria, shows how Wilmar International, one of the world’s largest palm oil traders, continue their abusive practices of deforestation and land-grabbing, despite promises to stop.
Against the tide: tackling palm oil in Indonesia
Anne van Schaik, from Friends of the Earth Europe, visits Indonesia to meet with palm oil company Wilmar to highlight the devastating environmental and social impacts of palm oil production. Wilmar International, one of the world’s largest palm oil traders, have been the long-standing target of Friends of the Earth groups, who have pressured the …
Cleaning up Europe, but just for one day?
Volunteers across Europe will pick up litter this weekend, but where are the strong legislative proposals that Europe needs to tackle the root of the problem, asks Ariadna Rodrigo, resource use campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe. *** This Saturday is Clean up Europe Day. All across Europe volunteers will pick up litter from …
Help stop land-grabbing for palm oil in Liberia
On March 5th the Jogbahn community, from Grand Bassa County in central Liberia, celebrated a major step forward in the struggle to save their land from being grabbed by British palm oil company Equatorial Palm Oil PLC. But, they are in imminent danger unless we act now to help protect their land. After months of …
