18/02/15
Ugandan oil palm project taken to court over land-grab claims
Farmers in Uganda evicted by oil palm plantations are today presenting a lawsuit against a joint venture co-ow …
03/02/15
EU-US trade deal threatens food safety
The trade agreement being negotiated between the US and EU threatens public health, consumer rights and animal …
29/01/15
No news is bad news: land grabs and palm oil expansion in Uganda
In January, Anne van Schaik, accountable finance campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe visited Uganda to t …
19/12/14
New push for binding human rights rules for corporations
Delegates from Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean were in Ge …
17/12/14
Bumitama cuts ties with illegal palm oil plantation
Indonesian palm oil company Bumitama announced in September 2014 that it has terminated its contract with an i …
26/11/14
Small steps towards transparency on EU-US trade deal won’t calm concern
Friends of the Earth Europe today cautiously welcomed moves announced by the European Commission to increase t …
