Friends of the Earth Europe annual review 2011

21 May 2012

Friends of the Earth Europe celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011. Throughout our 25th anniversary year we continued to work on the world’s most pressing environmental challenges which threaten global peace, equity and social justice.

This review contains highlights and successes from our campaigns in Brussels, and key successes from our 30 member groups across Europe. You will also find financial information, capacity building projects across the network, publications, and our aims for the year ahead.

    • Agriculture

      Food and farming in Europe and its global impacts

    • Agrofuels

      Plant-based fuels from agriculture. Also known as biofuels

    • Biodiversity

      Species and habitat protection in Europe and around the globe

    • GMOs

      Genetically modified crops and organisms

    • Land

      Measuring Europe’s land footprint and tackling the drivers of land grabbing

    • Biodiversity

      Species and habitat protection in Europe and around the globe

    • Extractive industries

      Oil and gas exploration, and mining

    • Land

      Measuring Europe’s land footprint and tackling the drivers of land grabbing

    • Materials and waste

      Reducing, reusing and recycling resources

    • Resource use

      Europe’s consumption of land, materials, water and carbon

    • Shale gas

      Unconventional gas and the extraction process known as ‘fracking’

    • Tar sands

      Unconventional oil. Also known as oil sands

    • Water use

      Measuring Europe’s water footprint