Media

The resources here are specifically designed for the press and media.

Press releases

Friends of the Earth's press releases for the Biodiversity campaign.

Briefings

Sustainability as a smokescreen
(PDF† 1.4MB) May 2008
An assessment of the expected effectiveness of applying sustainability criteria to agrofuel and animal feedstock production in the Mercosur region.

Agrofuels: Fuelling or Fooling Europe?
(PDF† 174K) October 2007
Friends of the Earth Europe's position on agrofuels/biofuels.

The use of palm oil for biofuel and as biomass for energy
(PDF† 67K) August 2006
Friends of the Earth's position on the use of palm oil for biofuel and as biomass for energy.

Palm oil, the survival or the orang-utan and UK company law reform
(PDF† 56K) May 2006
This briefing explains why the failure of hundreds of UK companies to ensure that they do not buy palm oil from destructive sources is a classic example of how the voluntary approach to corporate responsibility has failed, and why the Company Law Reform Bill must be strengthened.

War in Iraq - Why Friends of the Earth is opposed
(PDF† 110K) February 2003
Explains the rationale behind Friends of the Earth's opposition to a war in Iraq including the possible social and environmental impacts.

What did the Rio Earth Summit do for Indonesia's forests?
(PDF†) May 2002
Rainforest conservation was recognised a top priority at the last Earth Summit. Since then the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests has accelerated.

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