Natural Resources

Successes
21 May 2010

Friends of the Earth makes things happen - with your help. Together we've clocked up lots of remarkable wins for a healthy planet.

  • Household Waste Recycling Bill 2003
    Kerbside collections for every home
  • Real food
    GM-free food on supermarket shelves
  • Supermarkets
    Retail giants under pressure to review where they get palm oil
  • Greener Northern Ireland
    An independent environmental watchdog.

And they just keep coming. See below for more.

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Campaign win: new supermarket watchdog's power

After our campaign, the watchdog will have much needed power to fine

5 December 2012Read more View more

Major victory for The Bee Cause campaign

Welsh Government announces National Pollinator Action Plan

23 July 2012Read more View more

Our top 10 wins from 2011

Some of last year's standout victories

18 January 2012Read more View more

More progress on fixing farming in Europe

More progress on greener farming in Europe

14 July 2011Read more View more

Bristol Bioliquids

Taking action on the sustainability of biofuels

3 March 2011Read more View more

Incinerator plans up in smoke

Defra has cut funding to seven waste projects

26 October 2010Read more View more

New timber law

The first step towards banning illegal timber in Europe

16 July 2010Read more View more

Robert Flello MP to introduce a new law for planet-friendly farming

Stoke MP will help stop wildlife and rainforest destruction

25 June 2010Read more View more

FSA finally issue food alert

GM rice declared unsafe 18 months after it goes on sale

4 June 2008Read more View more

Public banks say no to Sakhalin II

Shell's oil and gas project fails to secure public funding.

10 March 2008Read more View more

Commission backs down

Some recommendations are dropped

3 March 2008Read more View more

EBRD pulls out of Sakhalin II project

EBRD will no longer consider financing the project.

15 December 2007Read more View more

Palm oil campaign wins award

Friends of the Earth and the Ape Alliance win award.

1 March 2007Read more View more

Supermarkets referred to Competition Commission

An Office of Fair Trading referral.

29 May 2006Read more View more

Poland bans GM seeds

The Polish President approves a ban of all GM seeds.

28 May 2006Read more View more

GM Terminator ban upheld

The international ban on Terminator technology is upheld.

28 April 2006Read more View more

EU ministers vote to keep GM bans

European environment ministers vote to allow GM bans.

28 June 2005Read more View more

Sakhalin success: good for whales

Shell agrees to shift route of Sakhalin II oil pipeline.

1 April 2005Read more View more

UN admits potential risks of GMOs

A new UN GMOs treaty comes into force.

1 November 2003Read more View more

Recycling Bill success!

The Doorstep recycling bill cleared the vital second reading

1 October 2003Read more View more

CITES rule in favour of mahogany

Stricter control over the export of Brazilian mahogany.

1 March 2003Read more View more

Devon says NO to GM

Devon County council takes major steps to become GM free.

28 January 2003Read more View more

UK organic food gets a boost

Plans for organic targets.

5 August 2002Read more View more

Rainham marshes saved!

Rainham marshes are rescued from building development.

1 August 2002Read more View more

Supermarkets take action on pesticides

Food policies are changed.

5 September 2001Read more View more

New wildlife Act passed

The promise of radically better protection for wildlife.

1 November 2000Read more View more