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Plans by the Canadian company Gabriel Resources to develop a gold mine in Rosia Montana, in Romania are being challenged by local campaign groups with the support of the Friends of the Earth Europe network. A campaign has been running against the project for almost a decade, and although the environmental impact assessment process was …
Hungarian groups call to save Rosia Montana from mining projectsRead more
Friends of the Earth Europe sends it condolences to the families of the people who have lost their lives this week in the toxic sludge leak in Hungary. Our thoughts are with the thousands who are suffering from this environmental disaster. Far too often we see environmental disasters of this kind yet we continue to …
Toxic sludge disaster in Hungary – a statement from Friends of the Earth EuropeRead more
Pro Natura/FoE Switzerland, together with a large coalition of environment, development, and progressive farmers organisations, today submitted a petition against the development of agrofuels in Switzerland. The petition, signed by 62,000 people, was submitted to the Swiss government in Berne. The petition urges the government to establish strict criteria for authorising the production and the …
Five thousand people in Trafalgar Square, London, received a free lunch made from fresh ingredients saved from being chucked, as Friends of the Earth help highlighted the scandal of food waste at the Feeding the 5,000 event. The event highlighted the 16 million tonnes of food wasted in Britain every year and asked individuals, businesses …
Pigs in Trafalgar Square scoff leftovers at mass free lunchRead more
Presentations: 9th November 10:00 – 11:00 Europe’s land dependency and its impacts Stephan Lutter – Researcher, Sustainable Europe Research Institute Anders Dahlbeck – European Campaign Coordinator, ActionAid David Cardozo – Sobrevivencia (Friends of the Earth Paraguay) 11:30 – 12:30 Tackling Europe’s land dependency Michael Warhurst, Resources and Consumption Programme Co-ordinator, Friends of the Earth Europe …
Presentations: 8th November 9:40 – 10:30 Opening – How responsible is Europe’s resource consumption? Jacqueline McGlade – Executive Director, European Environment Agency 11:00 – 12:30 Can decoupling result in responsible resource use? Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel – Member of the UNEP International Resources Panel Ton Manders – Deputy Head, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Keith …
