Nature based solutions: a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Friends of the Earth International rejects the concept of Nature Based Solutions (NBS). NBS is often used as an umbrella…
The UN Declaration on the rights of peasants as a tool for promoting collective rights
Around the world, people and communities are active in defence of the commons, territories, and peoples’ rights. From peasants protecting…
Report: Junk Agroecology
“Junk Agroecology: The corporate capture of agroecology for a partial ecological transition without social justice”, a report from Friends of…
Principles for a Just Recovery from COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis is the result of an economic system that prioritises profits over peoples’ rights and the environment. We need a…
Power concentration in the global food system and the threat of Big Data
Mega-mergers and acquisitions have led to an unprecedented concentration of power throughout the industrial food chain. New technologies and ‘Big…
Agroecology: innovating for sustainable food systems and agriculture
Industrial food production contributes heavily towards climate change, environmental degradation and the depletion of natural resources – and in so…
