Friends of the Earth International

CAMPINAS (BRAZIL), BRUSSELS (BELGIUM), 27 May 2009 ­- A new initiative to re-brand the intensive and damaging farming of soy as 'responsible' is nothing short of green-wash and will con the public, said Friends of the Earth International today.

LONDON (UK) / MBABANE (SWAZILAND), 28 May 2009 -- Biofuels produced from the crop jatropha may be competing with food production for land and water, according to a new report released today by two Friends of the Earth groups as the Jatropha World Summit begins in Ghana.

2008 was a very active and successful year for FoEI. While we want to refer you to our annual report for a comprehensive overview of all FoEI’s activities, we want to point at a few key achievements of the federation. A lot of FoEI’s activities focused on mobilizing people and challenging governments to commit to real solutions to climate change...

London, May 19 – Research by four leading environmental organisations released today to coincide with Royal Dutch Shell’s Annual General Meeting, reveals the carbon intensity of the top international oil companies. Shell is now the most carbon intensive oil company in the world based on its total resources.

two short films with initiatives and ideas for a better energy future

Statement by La Via Campesina and Friends of the Earth International at the 17th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.

NEW YORK, MAY 14 2009 - Social and environmental organizations reacted positively to proposals by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter, during the 17th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development of the United Nations in New York. Schutter's proposals strongly echo the new production model that La Vía Campesina and Friends of the Earth International have been promoting for years.