Archive
2012

Investors must stop land grabbing, say civil society groups
Land grabbing has devastating impacts on communities
4 December 2012Read more

New report on powering Africa
How renewables can meet the continent's electricity needs
3 December 2012Read more

Smartphones - new investigation reveals damage to forests and coral
Best-selling phones almost certainly contain tin from Indonesia
24 November 2012Read more
Support the search for Miguel Ángel Pabón Pabón
Sign our letter of support
16 November 2012Read more
Getting into a planning Pickle
How I arranged Friends of the Earth's #planning action
9 November 2012Read more

Will Osborne let us reach the renewable heights of Europe?
A trip to Denmark shows just how green we could be
17 October 2012Read more
Robbing power from local councils
Government plans to bypass local democracy
11 October 2012Read more

Friends of the Earth helps farmers bring case against Shell
Dutch documentary highlights pollution in the Niger Delta
11 October 2012Read more

Boris' airport hopes need grounding
Boris touts new airport. Friends of the Earth says we don't need it
4 October 2012Read more

Nnimmo Bassey: 2012 Rafto Prize Winner
Nnimmo Bassey wins 2012 Rafto Prize for campaign work in Africa
1 October 2012Read more

Planning through a narrow lens
Threatened planning reforms turn their back on localism
1 October 2012Read more

Transforming the North
A Labour conference fringe event open to the public
27 September 2012Read more
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Bangkok climate talks set to be contentious
Problems and priorities for the upcoming talks
22 August 2012Read more

World leaders stick heads in sand at Rio+20
Disappointing end to UN Earth Summit
23 June 2012Read more
Where the real action is at Rio+20
An insider view from the alternative People's Summit
22 June 2012Read more

Paraguay soon to witness its first rural land use plan
Leading the way in protecting Paraguay's valuable landscape
18 June 2012Read more

More than a hundred groups demand a sustainable energy future
The call for a more ambitious Sustainable Energy for All Initiative
18 June 2012Read more

The push for participation in Rio
People must be able to influence decisions about their planet
8 June 2012Read more
The People's Summit at Rio+20
Global groups and networks will discuss sustainable alternatives
7 June 2012Read more

A clear message for Rio: community energy is best
Ashden conference sets out priorities for energy work in Rio
30 May 2012Read more
Friends of the Earth takes clean energy access debate to Parliament
We ask an international panel how to ensure clean energy for all
9 May 2012Read more

Big week in London for clean energy
Two chances for the UK to push clean solutions to energy poverty
24 April 2012Read more

Going Swiss - camping out with Young Friends of the Earth
My trip to Switzerland
5 April 2012Read more

Planning guidelines - a step forward, but good enough?
Concerns over bad development still linger
28 March 2012Read more

Budget 2012 - bad planning coming to a town near you
Controversial new planning rules from Government
22 March 2012Read more

Supporter of the week: Dr John Hemming
John Hemming, explorer, speaks of his love for the Amazon
9 February 2012Read more

UN launch campaign for energy for all
UN efforts to tackle climate change and energy poverty in 2012
18 January 2012Read more

Landlords get ready. Your coldest rental homes must be made warm
Draughty, energy-inefficient rented homes must be fixed up
17 January 2012Read more

Training day on Major Infrastructure Projects
Learn about the new fast track planning process
13 January 2012Read more

After Durban, the renewable energy transformation continues
Where next for rolling out renewables
16 December 2011Read more

Environmental education: Earth Course breaks new ground
Help us develop our Earth Course
9 November 2011Read more

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