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Press 2008
Deforestation threatens biodiversity efforts
BONN (GERMANY), May 22, 2008. The continuing failure to prevent catastrophic deforestation is hampering global efforts to reverse the loss...
22 May, 2008Banks financing agrofuels
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 19 May, 2008 – Many major European banks are funding the rapid expansion of...
19 May, 2008European crimes face Latin American trial
Brussels (Belgium)/Lima (Peru), 13 May 2008 – Environmental and human rights violations committed by European companies in Latin America...
13 May, 2008Corporations threaten biotech talks
BONN, GERMANY. 12 May, 2008 – A last minute attempt by six biotech giants to undermine international negotiations on...
12 May, 2008Development bank misleads on climate
MADRID, SPAIN. May 5, 2008. Environmental and human rights groups branded today the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a "leading...
05 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, 2008Photo competition winners announced
The judges have made their choices for the 2008 Friends of the Earth International photo competition and the top...
28 April, 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, 2008GM crops increase pesticides
BRUSSELS - BELGIUM, LAGOS - NIGERIA, KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA – February 13, 2008 – A new report released...
13 February, 20082008 Photo Competition Launch
February 4, 2008 – Friends of the Earth International announces the launch today of its annual photo competition, which...
04 February, 2008