Friends of the Earth International

On March 11, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 struck the north-east coast of Japan causing a major tsunami and serious damage across northern Japan. More than 8000 people are missing and 500,000 are living in temporary shelters. Friends of the Earth Japan is collecting money to assist the relief effort. Please donate what you can.

TOKYO/ AMSTERDAM, March 16, 2011 – Friends of the Earth International expresses its sincere sympathy and solidarity with the people affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters in Japan.

Articles on Friends of the Earth International in the media in 2011.

Articles on Friends of the Earth International in the media in 2010.

Friends of the Earth Malawi / Citizens for Justice was founded in 2005 and became an associate member of Friends of the Earth International in 2008. The group works with communities on a range of issues including mining, climate change, land grabing and agrofuels.

Friends of the Earth International statement in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

The costs of segregating genetically modified (GM) and conventional crops are much higher than originally thought, and could push up food prices, warns Friends of the Earth Europe in a new briefing.

Friends of the Earth Australia is deeply concerned about changes to planning rules for wind farms which threaten to heavily restrict where they can be located.

The friends and family of Sandra Viviana have written an open letter thanking those who have expressed solidarity with Sandra's plight. In the letter they highlight what they've been doing to try and locate her and renew their appeal for the authorities to keep up the search.

Articles on Friends of the Earth International in the media in 2011.

The human rights and international law programme of the Colombian government has responded to some of the people who took the cyberaction on behalf of Sandra Viviana Cuellar Gallego. Here is a translation of the email they sent.

Articles on Friends of the Earth International in the media from 2002 to 2006.

Articles on Friends of the Earth International in the media in 2009.

Articles on Friends of the Earth International in the media in 2008.

Governments are being forced to protect farmers and citizens from genetically modified crops (GM crops) to combat biotech corporations’ stranglehold over farmers, and health scares from escalating pesticide use, according to our latest report.

Local farmers tell their stories of living with the devastating effects of soy cultivation in Paraguay.

La Troja is a warehouse run by Friends of the Earth Costa Rica. It has been created to enable small scale producers to store basic grains such as, maize, beans, rice and other non perishable products.

THE HAGUE (NETHERLANDS), 25 January 2010 - Oil giant Shell will again be under scrutiny for the environmental and social impacts of its Nigerian operations. Tomorrow, the Dutch parliament will hold a hearing on Shell’s activities in Nigeria. Today, Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) and Friends of the Earth International have with Amnesty International filed a joint complaint [1] with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for Shell's unjust claims that almost all oil leaks in the Niger Delta are due to sabotage.

AMSTERDAM / BRUSSELS / MONTEVIDEO / BENIN CITY, 22 February 2011 - Governments are being forced to protect farmers and citizens from genetically modified crops (GM crops) to combat biotech corporations’ stranglehold over farmers, and health scares from escalating pesticide use, according to a new report by Friends of the Earth International. [1]