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General readers

The resources here are specifically designed for general readers.

Briefings
Consultation Responses
Evidence
Factsheets
Reports

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Briefings

Eating the Planet? How we can feed the world without trashing it - media briefing
(PDF†  3.2MB)  November 2009


Eating the Planet? How we can feed the world without trashing it - Q&A
(PDF†  200KB)  November 2009




Eating the Planet? How we can feed the world without trashing it - full report
(PDF†  2MB)  November 2009

Slash Not Burn 
(PDF†  82K)  February 2009
Why UK biofuel targets should be stopped.

What's feeding our food?
(PDF†  2170K)  December 2008

What's feeding our food? A summary
(PDF†  504K)  December 2008

Recycling: why it's important and how to do it
(PDF†  283K) September 2008
This briefing explains the benefits of recycling and the best practice which councils should implement to improve doorstep collection schemes and maximise recycling rates. 

Sorting residual waste
(PDF†  1620K)  June 2008
A guide for councils to save money and help the environment by cutting back on residual waste, via increased recycling and reuse.

Get unlabelled GM ingredients out of your local restaurants
(PDF†  88K)  April 2008

Hoofprints: Livestock and its environmental impacts
(PDF†  320K)  February 2008

An Effective Town Centre First Policy: what needs to be in the new PPS6
(PDF†  89K)  December 2007

Food and climate change
(PDF†  180K)  October 2007

Planting prejudice - full report
(PDF†  343K)  October 2007

Planting prejudice - executive summary
(PDF†  511K)  October 2007

Farmers speak out on low milk prices
(PDF†  41K)  Sepember 2007

GM rice contamination action guide

(PDF†  53K)  September 2007

Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS)
(PDF†   170K)  September 2007
This briefing outlines how LATS works and the best way for councils to meet these targets without incineration.

Up in smoke
(PDF†   190K)  September 2007
This briefing looks at the reasons why Friends of the Earth opposes incineration, and covers the waste of natural resources, the effect on recycling and climate change and the pollution from air emissions and toxic ash. 

Shopping the Bullies
(PDF†  605K)  April 2007

Farmer Survey 2006
(PDF†  53K)  December 2006

If Tesco really wants to be green...
(PDF†  111K)  July 2006

Genetically modified animal feed
(PDF†  181K)  May 2006

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.

Could GM food cause allergies?
(PDF†  188K)  February 2006

Calling the shots
(PDF†  462K)  January 2006

Local Development Frameworks and your community
(PDF†  130K)  December 2005

Britain's supermarkets still not supporting native apples
(PDF†  71K)  November 2005

How to...oppose a supermarket planning application
(PDF†  152K)  September 2005

The Tesco Takeover
(PDF†  194K)  June 2005

The Tesco Takeover: Tesco's response
(PDF†  128K)  July 2005

The Tesco Takeover - Leaflet
(PDF†  153K)  June 2005

Checking out the environment? Environmental impacts of supermarkets
(PDF†  142K)  June 2005

Good neighbours? Community impacts of supermarkets
(PDF†  110K)  June 2005

Summary of Legal Opinion in the matter of co-existence, traceability and labelling of GMOs
(PDF†  18K)  March 2005

Government to publish final GM Farm Scale Trial results: Winter oilseed rape
(PDF  220K)  March 2005

Legal Opinion in the matter of co-existence, traceability and labelling of GMOs
(PDF†  181K)  January 2005

Retail development: Key polices for inclusion in Local Development Frameworks
(PDF  51K)  November 2004

The Voluntary Initiative catchment projects: are they really working?
(PDF  70K)  November 2004

Why the new PPS6 could damage town centres
(PDF  50K)  November 2004

Children's exposure to pesticides in apples and pears
(PDF  36K)  August 2004

The pesticides in our food
(PDF  95K)  Updated August 2004

GM-free local areas
(PDF  58K)  Updated July 2004

Pesticides in supermarket food
(PDF  75K)  Updated July 2004

Access to information on pesticides
(PDF  89K)  June 2004

Bayer's pesticides: why it is important that Bayer's pesticide safety data is freely available
(PDF  69K)  June 2004

Every Little Hurts: Why Tesco needs to be tamed
(PDF  60K)  June 2004

GM contamination: how to prevent GM contamination of the food chain and countryside
(PDF  346K)  March 2004

GM fodder maize: why Chardon LL should not become the UK's first commercial GM crop
(PDF  159K)  March 2004

The Voluntary Initiative and water pollution
(PDF  236K)  March 2004

Gene flow
(PDF  92K)  Updated February 2004

Herbicide use and GM crops
(PDF  120K)  Updated February 2004

Market Forces
(PDF  96K)  Updated February 2004

Alliance calls for new supermarket Code and Watchdog
(PDF  123K)  January 2004

Why we need a GM Contamination and Liability Bill now
(PDF  126K)  January 2004

Home grown apples in short supply...
(PDF  146K)  November 2003

How supermarkets avoid planning controls
(PDF  36K)  July 2003

Unleashing a new pollution?
(PDF  636K)  July 2003

Tesco: Exposed
(PDF  136K)  June 2003

Farmers and the supermarket Code of Practice
(PDF  123K)  March 2003

GM trade war looms
(PDF  245K)  February 2003

Super Markets or Corporate Bullies?
(PDF  195K)  February 2003

Genetically Modified Crops and Food
(PDF  141K)  Updated January 2003

The way forward on waste
(PDF†  117K)  January 2003
This is Friends of the Earth's policy on municipal waste. It has been agreed following discussions between staff and local groups and gives our recommendations for the European Union, national government and local authorities.

British Apples for Sale
(PDF†  95K)  November 2002

GM food safety
(PDF  137K)  October 2002

Liability and GM crops
(PDF  152K)  October 2002

Supermarkets and Great British Fruit
(PDF†  48K)  October 2002

The Farm Scale Trials
(PDF  113K)  October 2002

The regulatory process
(PDF  77K)  October 2002

Seed purity
(PDF  130K)  October 2002

Economic impact of GM
(PDF  145K)  October 2002

GM crops and food security
(PDF  120K)  October 2002

T25 maize
(PDF  123K)  October 2002

Climate change, crisis and southern Africa
(PDF  23K)  August 2002

Your right to object to GM crops
(PDF  143K)  July 2002

Into the mouths of babes
(PDF  55K)  March 2002

Do we really know what pesticides are in our food?
(PDF  49K)  December 2001

Greening the Red Tractor
(PDF  50K)  December 2001

Asia Pulp and Paper
(PDF†  132K)  June 2001
This briefing examines the destructive practices of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and the Indonesian pulp and paper industry.

Foot and Mouth Crisis
April 2001

US Corporation Still Taking the Peat
(PDF†  87K)  April 2001
There are clear indications that the US based Scotts
Company is delaying the UK Government new
designation of our three largest lowland raised
peatbogs as Special Areas of Conservation (SAC's).

Bad science, bad decisions: the evidence against Aventis' GM maize
(PDF  47K)  March 2001

The Farm Scale Trial crops - GM maize, beet and oilseed rape
(PDF  25K)  March 2001

Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides - European Priority List
(PDF  86K)  February 2001

RDA Briefing 2: Farmers' Markets
September 2000

The economic benefits of farmers' markets
(PDF  90K)  September 2000

Farmers' markets: Actions needed by local authorities
(PDF  26K)  August 2000

Farmers' Briefing: GM Crops and Animal Feed
July 2000

Contaminated GM crops
(PDF  25K)  May 2000

Farm Scale Trials - a short critique
March 2000

Genetically Modified Food and Crops: Our Right to a Local Referendum
(PDF  30K)  February 2000

Farm Scale Trials of GM crops - in depth
December 1999

Endocrine disrupting pesticides
October 1999

Bees, honey and genetically modified crops
September 1999

The SCIMAC Code of Practice and Guidelines for Growing Genetically Modified Crops: A Critique by Friends of the Earth
Spring 1999

Antibiotic resistance genes in GM foods
April 1999

Farm Scale Evaluations of Genetically Modified Crops: Comments by Friends of the Earth, March 1999
March 1999

Independent International Lawyer's Opinion on the Legality of the UK Government Imposing a Moratorium on the Growing of GM Crops in the UK
February 1999

Lowland raised bog SSSIs threatened by commercial peat extraction
April 1998
With our peatlands still being mined to boost the profits of peat firms and garden centres, less than six per cent of Britain's original lowland raised peat bog habitat remains in a near natural condition.

Indonesian forest fires
October 1997
Forest fires are burning out of control in forest, plantations and scrub-land chiefly in Sumatra and Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo); it is now estimated that up to 1 million ha is burning.

Forests and climate change
August 1997
This briefing is designed to give an overview of the issues and expose some of the myths that have
been generated.

Timber - Mahogany
August 1996
Outlines the issues behind Friends of the Earth's 'Mahogany is Murder' campaign. Types and distribution of mahogany are explained and the devastating impacts on the Brazilian rainforest and its people, due to the mahogany trade between Brazil and the UK, are outlined.

Timber: Eco-Labelling and Certification
June 1995
There is currently considerable public confusion due to the existence of a huge variety of 'eco-labels' on timber products, along with claims concerning 'environmentally acceptable' or 'sustainably produced' timber.

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Consultation Responses

Competition Commission: Provisional decision on planning remedies
(PDF†  90K)  March 2008

Competition Commission: Provisional decision on remedies relating to supply chain practices
(PDF†  93K)  March 2008

Friends of the Earth's response to Leeds University's application to grow GM potatoes
(PDF†  121K)  March 2008

Friends of the Earth's response to the Competition Commission: Notice of Possible Remedies
(PDF†  175K)  November 2007

Friends of the Earth's objection to BASF's GM blight-resistant potato trials
(PDF†  62K)  April 2007

Friends of the Earth's response to the Government's consultation on options for implementing the environmental liability directive
(PDF†  64K)  February 2007

Friends of the Earth's response to Defra's consultation on proposals for managing the coexistence of GM, conventional and organic crops in England
(PDF†  791K)  October 2006

GM 'coexistence' consultation - Legal opinion
(PDF†  73K)  October 2006

GM 'coexistence' consultation - Summary of the legal opinion
(PDF†  210K)  October 2006

Friends of the Earth's response to Consultation on the ACRE report on "Managing the Footprint of Agriculture: Towards a Comparative Assessment of Risks and Benefits for Novel Agricultural Systems"
(PDF†  68K)  June 2006

Friends of the Earth's response to the Competition Commission: Grocery Market Investigation
(PDF†  68K)  June 2006

Friends of the Earth's response to the Office of Fair Trading: proposed decision to make a market investigation reference of the grocery market
(PDF†  78K)  April 2006

Friends of the Earth's response to the Draft National Strategy for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products
(PDF†  98K)  June 2005

Friends of the Earth's response to ODPM's Consultation paper "Planning Control of Mezzanine and Other Internal Floorspace Additions"
(PDF†  44K)  April 2005

Developing measures to promote catchment-sensitive farming: Response by Friends of the Earth
(PDF  83K)  September 2004

Consultation on Draft Planning Policy Statement Six: Planning for Town Centres. Summary of key points from Friends of the Earth's reponse
(PDF  112K)  March 2004

Proposals for the introduction of no-spray buffer zones around residential properties
(PDF  37K)  November 2003

Access to information about crop spraying
(PDF  18K)  August 2003

Friends of the Earth's submission to the Competition Commission regarding the proposed acquisition of Safeway
(PDF  128K)  April 2003

Friends of the Earth's submissions to the Office of Fair Trading regarding the proposed acquisition of Safeway
(PDF  113K)  February 2003

Response to the consultation on the proposed changes to the National List written representations and hearings procedures
(PDF  190K)  November 2002

Consultation on the EC proposals on the thresholds for Adventitious Presence of Approved GMOs in Seeds - A Response from Friends of the Earth
(PDF  37K)  August 2002

Response to the Policy Commission on the Future of Food and Farming
(PDF  317K)  October 2001

Comment on 'Report on the separation distances required to ensure cross-pollination is below specified limits in non-seed crops of sugar beet, maize and oilseed rape'
(PDF  41K)  September 2000

Organic Farming Scheme
(PDF  20K)  February 2000

The Pesticides Safety Directorate Review of the Impact of Herbicide use on Genetically Modified Crops - a Response by Friends of the Earth
January 1999

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Evidence

Proposal for a market study for OFT consideration
(PDF  114K)  November 2004

Royal Commision study on pesticides and bystander exposure - response from Friends of the Earth
(PDF  27K)  November 2004

Submission to the Environmental Audit Committee on the Pesticides Voluntary Initiative from Friends of the Earth and PAN-UK.
(PDF  100K)  December 2003

Why the voluntary initiative will not deliver on the Government's pesticide objectives -a submission by Friends of the Earth and PAN-UK.
(PDF  )  November 2002

Proofs of evidence from the Chardon LL Public Hearing
An analysis of the Chicken Study, By Dr Steve Kestin and Dr Toby Knowles
(PDF  )  November 2000

An assessment of outcrossing in maize, relevant to the proposed decision to add GM maize variety Chardon LL to the National List. By Professor Jean Emberlin
(PDF  )  October 2000

Risks posed by horizontal gene transfer with regard to Chardon LL maize. By Dr Ricarda Steinbrecher
(PDF  )  October 2000

Changes to the Regulation of the Environmental Safety of Releasing Genetically Modified Organisms into the Environment since December 1998. By Dr Susan Mayer
(PDF  )  October 2000

Analysis of key documents relevant to the safety of Chardon LL for animal feed purposes. By Dr C V Howard
(PDF  )  October 2000

Statement on required testing of GM forage for feeding to animals, relevant to the proposed decision to add GM maize variety Chardon LL to the National List. By Dr Bob Orskov
(PDF  )  September 2000

Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry into GMOs and the Environment: Memorandum by Friends of the Earth
April 1999


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Factsheets

Waste
(PDF†  )  June 2008
This booklet explains how we can reduce our waste, and how recycling can help the environment, save resources and energy and generate jobs. For paper copies visit our online Shop's free resources section.

Up in smoke
(PDF†  262K)  October 2007
This leaflet explains why Friends of the Earth opposes incineration of mixed municipal waste.

Food & Farming
(PDF  1044K)  August 2002

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Reports

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.

Executive Summary - Losing Ground: The human rights impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia
( PDF†  153K)  February 2008
This report by Friends of the Earth, Sawit Watch and LifeMosaic has revealed how Indonesian government policies and palm oil industry practices are harming the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples. This summary highlights the importance of these findings to policy makers in Europe and argues that in the face of such evidence, targets to increase agrofuel use in the UK and the rest of the EU are misguided, risking environmental damage and human rights abuses on an even bigger scale.

Who benefits from GM crops? The rise in pesticide use
(PDF†  898K)  February 2008

Who benefits from GM crops? The rise in pesticide use: executive summary
(PDF†  956K)  February 2008

Who benefits from GM crops? The rise in pesticide use: Q&A
(PDF†  35K)  February 2008

Who benefits from GM crops? Monsanto and the corporate-driven genetically modified crop revolution
(PDF†  843K)  January 2006

Who benefits from GM crops: Key Facts
(PDF†  46K)  January 2006

Can't see the forest for the TR€£$
(PDF†  1450K)  November 2005
This report looks at how trade talks to open up markets for timber and wood products could speed up destruction of the world's forests, devastating the livelihoods of millions of the poorest people in the world and undermining efforts to tackle climate change.

An analysis of the findings of the BRIGHT trials with GM herbicide tolerant crops
(PDF  )  March 2005

The Voluntary Initiative Catchment Projects - are they really working?
(PDF  429K)  November 2004

Keeping your area GM free
(PDF  307K)  October 2003

Regional information to accompany report:

Breaking the pesticide chain
(PDF  699K)  July 2003

Local food, future directions
(PDF  1.53MB)  November 2002

Merseyside local food initiative
(PDF  440K)  June 2002

Science as a smokescreen?
(PDF  793K)  March 2002

Get real about food and farming - Friends of the Earth's vision for the future of farming in the UK
(PDF  )  October 2001

Paper Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(PDF†  1.76MB)  August 2001
A Friends of the Earth Report detailing the responsibility of international financial institutions for Indonesian forest destruction, social conflict and the financial crisis of Asia Pulp and Paper.

Health and environmental impacts of glufosinate ammonium
(PDF  )  May 2001

Health and environmental impacts of glyphosate (PDF  )  May 2001

The great food gamble
(PDF  )  May 2001

Sound Science? - the evidence against Aventis' GM maize
(PDF  )  February 2001

GMOs: The Case for a Moratorium
October 1998

Plunder for profit - The UK and Brazilian mahogany trade
(PDF†>  695K)
Mahogany is still being plundered from Indian reserves and other protected areas. In addition, this report shows that to this date there is no sustainable extraction of mahogany in the entire Brazilian Amazon.

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