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European investments assist land-grabs in Liberia

European banks, pension funds and private equity funds have given financial assistance worth more than €450 million to Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby, responsible for environmental degradation and violations of national regulations in Liberia, according to new research from Friends of the Earth Europe [1]. An independent impact assessment released today by Reading University …

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Europe must fix failed biofuel policy demand 100 organisations

As European parliamentarians vote in committees this week on the future of biofuels in Europe, 113 civil society organisations and coalitions, together representing millions of people, expressed their concerns about the environmental, economic and social impacts of European biofuel policy. In an open letter signed by environmental, development and faith groups in Europe and worldwide, …

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Are we moving towards a resource efficient economy? Not yet

Recommendations from the European Resource Efficiency Platform (EREP) on how Europe can transition to a resource efficient economy fall far short of what is needed, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. The platform, established to provide advice on how to improve resource use in Europe, released its first policy recommendations today. It involved a …

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