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meat and forest products consumption fuel inequalities in global land use
NEW REPORT: Europe and United States import millions of hectares of virtual land BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) / LONDON (UK), October 10, 2011 – More than 60 per cent of land consumed in Europe is imported while US demand for imported land increased by 100 Million hectares between 1997 and 2004, new research published today by Friends of the Earth reveals. [1]
Located in Media / Archive / 2011
File briefing paper for the people's tribunal on human rights violations
Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Uruguay/REDES, May 2006: This briefing paper talks about the challenges of taking on the cellulose industry and the the impacts of pulping in South America.
Located in Resources / … / forests and biodiversity / fandb-2000-2007
File Africa: up for grabs
Friends of the Earth Europe and Africa, August 2010: The African continent is increasingly being seen as a source of agricultural land and natural resources for the rest of the world. National governments and private companies are obtaining access to land across the continent to grow crops for food and fuel to meet growing demand from mainly overseas countries. This report discusses the scale and impact of land grabbing for agrofuels.
Located in Resources / … / Publications by year / 2010
File Trading Away the CCD
a friends of the earth international briefing on possible impacts of wto negotiations on the implementation of the convention to combat desertification
Located in Resources / publications / pdfs to be filed
File trade & people's food sovereignty
Food and water are peoples’ most basic needs. Agriculture is therefore critical for all people. April 2003
Located in Resources / publications / pdfs to be filed
File who benefits from gm crops? - 2007 summary - mandarin
Friends of the Earth International, January 2007: Summary from the report 'Who benefits from GM crops? An Analysis of the global performance of genetically modified (GM) crops 1996-2006'. In 2006 the spread of Genetically Modified (GM) crops worldwide showed signs of stalling. Production of GM crops on a large scale continued to be limited to a few crops and countries and have not addressed the main agricultural problems and challenges facing farmers in most countries. They have not proven to be superior to conventional crops, and the ‘second generation’ GM farm crops with attractive “food traits” promised by the industry has not appeared.
Located in Resources / … / food sovereignty / fs-2000-2007
File fertile resistance in agrobiodiversity
Friends of the Earth International, August 2002: Local communities defending agrobiodiversity against gmos and agrobusiness.
Located in Resources / … / food sovereignty / fs-2000-2007
File Stop playing with hunger! - factsheet
Friends of the Earth International, June 2003: The US Government is promoting GM crops as the primary solution to improving food security and solving hunger in developing countries. The US Administration and biotech corporations will be strongly promoting GM crops at the Ministerial. Friends of the Earth opposes the Bush administration position on this issue, and is calling on all Governments attending the Ministerial to challenge US and corporate pressure to accept and promote GM food. This paper exposes the problems around the shipment of US GM food aid to developing countries and the hypocrisy behind the US Government argument that GM crops are needed to solve hunger in Africa.
Located in Resources / … / food sovereignty / fs-2000-2007
File StarLink Genetically Engineered Corn in the Food Supply - chronology
Friends of the Earth International, February 2005: Sequence of events regarding the introduction of StarLink's genetically engineered corn into mainstream food supply after it was approved only for animal consumption in April 1998. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refused to approve StarLink for human consumption due to scientific concerns that it could trigger food allergies (Washington Post)
Located in Resources / … / food sovereignty / fs-2000-2007
File How the US Government is Planning to Approve Contamination of the World’s Food Supply with Experimental GM Crops - briefing paper
Friends of the Earth, May 2005: This paper explores the ways in which over the past two decades, the United States government has done everything possible to promote its biotechnology industry and push genetically modified (GM) foods on the rest of the world. As part of these efforts, in 2002 the Bush Administration issued a directive that would make contamination of the food supply with unapproved, experimental GM crops “acceptable.”
Located in Resources / … / food sovereignty / fs-2000-2007
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