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Brussels / Strasbourg, April 25 2007 – The European Parliament has failed to promote the sustainable management of floods, warned the European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth Europe and WWF. Voting on the Floods Directive in Strasbourg today, Members of the European Parliament stopped short of promoting an approach that works with natural defences …
MEPs stick to costly concrete to manage floods, say environmental NGOsRead more
Brussels/Costa Rica, 23 April 2007 – Friends of the Earth groups in Europe and Costa Rica today called on EU Ministers not to authorize the European Commission to negotiate new bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with Southern countries. The Ministers from the 27 Member States, meeting in the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) …
EU Ministers should just say ‘No’ to free trade agreementsRead more
Brussels, 15 September 2009 – Europe is using increasing quantities of the world’s natural resources, according to a new report [1] launched by Friends of the Earth Europe at the ‘World Resources Forum’ in Davos, Switzerland today [2]. The report also shows that Europe is more dependant on imported resources than other global regions. The …
Consuming the world’s resources: Europe’s role, Europe’s responsibilitiesRead more
Brussels, 10 September 2009 – Friends of the Earth has welcomed a ruling yesterday, by the UK advertising watchdog, that describing palm oil as “sustainably produced” is false advertising. The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling followed a Friends of the Earth Europe/International complaint against an advert by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council. [1] The …
Brussels, 26 March – New research released by the European Commission confirms that Europe’s demand for biofuels is likely to contribute to climate change and harm the environment. [1] Adrian Bebb, agrofuels campaign coordinator for Friends of the Earth Europe said: “The EU’s biofuel policy is looking more and more unsustainable and if not urgently …
Europe’s biofuel policy unsustainable new research confirmsRead more
Amsterdam/Brussels, 15 March – One of the leading suppliers of “green” palm oil to Europe is causing illegal encroachment upon Indonesian forest and peat land, according to a report published today by Friends of the Earth Europe. The report exposes the illegal activities of the Malaysian showcase company IOI Group and shows that the increasing …
NEW REPORT: Europe’s demand for palm oil driving deforestation and land-grabbingRead more
