21/02/12
Clear targets for agriculture and forestry missing from Europe’s biodiversity plan
Brussels, May 3, 2011 – Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes today’s European Commission plan [1] for the futu …
15/02/12
New timber law first step towards banning illegal timber in Europe
Strasbourg/Brussels, July 7 – Friends of the Earth Europe welcomed the majority vote in European Parliament to …
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15/02/12
Double fault
Brussels, June 21, 2011 – Poland, holders of the EU’s next Council presidency, blocked any progress in climate …
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15/02/12
120,000 people sign against illegal timber trade
Brussels, July 5 – In the week of the European Parliamentary vote for a new European timber law, over 120,000 …
14/02/12
Carbon-rich peatlands threatened by new EU renewables law
Brussels, 9 December 2008 – As the European Parliament and EU Member States are finalising their negotiations …
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14/02/12
Mandelson’s trade legacy puts forests and livelihoods at risk – New report
Brussels/London, 20 October 2008 – African countries will be locked into an economic model based on the export …
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