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World Bank land grab report comment: biofuels cause land grabs
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) 8 September 2010 -- Commenting on a new World Bank report published today in which the Bank...
08 September, 2010Biofuels for Europe driving land grabbing in Africa
BRUSSELS, (BELGIUM) / BENIN CITY (NIGERIA), August 30, 2010 – The amount of land being taken in Africa to...
30 August, 2010EU-Brazil biofuels deal: “land-grabbing charter”
Brussels/Maputo, Mozambique, July 14 – Friends of the Earth Europe has strongly criticised an agreement expected to be announced...
14 July, 2010Launch of ‘responsible soy’ label faces global opposition
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM), 8 June 2010 – A proposed new label for ‘responsible’ soy will not stop deforestation, 235 civil...
08 June, 2010World Bank accused of promoting land grabbing
WASHINGTON, US, April 27, 2010 – Friends of the Earth International warned today that voluntary principles on land acquisitions...
27 April, 2010FAO accused of favouring polluting industrial agriculture
LONDON (UK) / MONTEVIDEO (URUGUAY), March 1st, 2010) -- Genetically Modified food and crops will not tackle hunger, poverty...
01 March, 2010GM crops failing to tackle climate change
Amsterdam / Uruguay, 23 February 2010 – On the day of the release of annual industry-sponsored figures, a new...
23 February, 2010We can feed the planet and save the world
LONDON (UK), November 11, 2009 -- We can produce enough food for everyone without intensifying farming while saving the...
11 November, 2009‘Certified’ palm oil not a solution
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA November 3, 2009 -- Certifying palm oil is not a solution to the environmental damage and...
03 November, 2009Environmentalists welcome World Bank president’s halt to palm oil investments
Jakarta, Indonesia, September 11, 2009 -- Friends of the Earth International welcomed today's announcement by the IFC, the World...
11 September, 2009