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Halt to palm oil investments welcomed
Jakarta, Indonesia, September 11, 2009 -- Friends of the Earth International welcomed the announcement by the IFC, the World...
11 September, 2009‘Sustainable palm oil’ advert false, says watchdog
BRUSSELS, 10 September 2009 – Friends of the Earth has welcomed a ruling yesterday by the UK advertising watchdog...
10 September, 2009New report casts doubt over biofuels “wonder crop” jatropha
LONDON (UK) / MBABANE (SWAZILAND), 28 May 2009 -- Biofuels produced from the crop jatropha may be competing with...
28 May, 2009Public warned over ‘Green Soy’ scam
CAMPINAS (BRAZIL), BRUSSELS (BELGIUM), 27 May 2009 - A new initiative to re-brand the intensive and damaging farming of...
27 May, 2009A welcome shift in United Nations views on food sovereignty
NEW YORK, MAY 14 2009 - Social and environmental organizations reacted positively to proposals by the UN Special Rapporteur...
14 May, 2009Negative impacts of monoculture tree plantations on women
March 8 - Three new case studies and a video on the impacts of monoculture tree plantations on women...
08 March, 2009GM crops feed biotech giants only
Brussels (Belgium) / Montevideo (Uruguay) / Washington (US), February 10, 2009 – Friends of the Earth International warned today...
10 February, 2009Corporations threaten biotech talks
BONN, GERMANY. 12 May, 2008 – A last minute attempt by six biotech giants to undermine international negotiations on...
12 May, 2008Koreans dont want GM crops
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. 1 May, 2008 – Friends of the Earth International and the Korean Federation of Environmental Movements...
01 May, 2008Green schemes for biofuel crops set to fail
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 22 April, 2008 - Attempts to use certification schemes to reduce the widespread...
22 April, 2008