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Friends of the Earth International and member group publications on plantations, forests and climate change and agrofuels.
Friends of the Earth International at 40
Forty years ago, a small, dedicated and determined group of environmental activists from France, Sweden, the UK and the...
10 June, 2011It’s time to outlaw land grabbing, not to make it “responsible”!
Today's farmland grabs are moving fast. Contracts are getting signed, bulldozers are hitting the ground, land is being aggressively...
01 April, 2011Jatropha: money doesn’t grow on trees
Jatropha is still being touted as a biofuel wonder crop. But there is evidence that jatropha does not deliver...
12 December, 2010The jatropha trap?
In Mozambique, the debate on agrofuels has advanced steadily over the last five years, fueled by industry speculation and...
01 September, 2010Africa: up for grabs
The African continent is increasingly being seen as a source of agricultural land and natural resources for the rest...
19 August, 2010What is environmental justice?
Friends of the Earth believes that tackling environmental injustice will not only protect people, but also the natural world....
01 August, 2010Background paper: free trade and plantations
Bilateral or multilateral free trade agreements have been signed or are being negotiated in many countries. All these agreements...
19 July, 2010Position paper: plantations are not forests
Tree plantations are not forests. They are a monoculture which causes huge impacts throughout the world. Plantations are a...
19 July, 2010The financing of Stora Enso
The objective of this report is to analyse the financial stakeholders of the Finish-Swedish paper and pulp producer Stora...
06 May, 2010What you should know about Stora Enso
Factsheet on Stora Enso's activities in South America.
19 April, 2010