Human rights abuses and the destruction of the planet dominated discussions at a conference on Europe’s role in the extraction of resources in Latin America on Sunday. The event organised by Friends of the Earth Spain/Amigos de la Tierra España in Madrid brought together European and South American experts and activists. In a day of …
Land and forests at threat from demand for bioenergy
Land the size of Poland and Sweden combined will be needed to produce crops and wood for Europe’s bioenergy needs by 2030, new research released today reveals. The new 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 …
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Deutsche Bank divests from Bumitama
Deutsche Bank has told Friends of the Earth Europe and Rettet den Regenwald that it sold its shares in the Indonesian palm oil supplier Bumitama, an important supplier to palm oil giant Wilmar, following months of campaigning by the two groups. Despite numerous promises to clean up its act, Bumitama continues to produce illegal palm …
The EU Bioenergy land footprint
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.
