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The resources here are specifically designed for the press and media.
Friends of the Earth's press releases for the Biodiversity campaign.
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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.
Agrofuels: Fueling or Fooling Europe?
(PDF† 174K) October 2007
Friends of the Earth'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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