As many countries in Africa, Gabon is facing an alarming rate of expansion of oil palm and rubber plantations. The government has given the Singapore based company Olam 300,000 hectares of land to establish monoculture tree plantations. Local communities have…
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS, OCTOBER 11, 2012 — For the first time in history, a Dutch court verdict is expected about the case of a European company, Anglo-Dutch oilgiant Shell, which appeared in court today to account for damage it caused abroad, says Friends of the Earth International. [1] Lawyers for both parties pleaded at…
by PhilLee On the 16th anniversary of the murder of Nigerian writer Ken Saro-Wiwa we have released a report to honour those involved in the struggle for justice for the communities who suffer the consequences of extractive industries. The report…
This hardhitting and very emotionally touching documentary about Shell’s oilcrimes in Nigeria was broadcasted by Dutch TV last week. It is a co-production between Milieudefensie (FoE NL) and VARA TV, a major Dutch progressive broadcasting corporation. We choose for a completely new…
The sugarcane industry and the global economic crisis Booklet PDF
Social and environmental impacts of sugarcane production in Brazil Booklets PDF
Map of the cases of conflict presented in the Permanent Peoples Tribunal – Madrid See TPP Madrid 2010 larger map
A man holds an image of an unnamed alleged victim of the recent mining violence during a demonstration in Rustenburg on Saturday. Rustenburg – A man was shot dead in Marikana on Saturday evening in what the National Union…
In the city of St. Louis, there is no one who does not have a friend, relative or neighbor working at Monsanto. This city on the banks of the Mississippi river has the doubtful honor of hosting the world headquarters…
This study focuses on the International Banacol Marketing Corporation’s actions in the Afro-Colombian and Mestizo communities’ collective territories of Curvaradó and Jiguamiandó in the Lower Atrato region of Chocó, Colombia. This company produces and trades bananas, pineapples, cassava, and other…
Breaking news! September 28, 2012, Toronto, Canada: Almost three years to the day after the brutal slaying of community leader Adolfo Ich at Hudbay Minerals’ mining project in Guatemala, Guatemalan authorities finally arrested the former chief of security of the…
The Hague, the Netherlands, September 26, 2012 — For the first time in history, a European company, Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell, will appear in a Dutch court to account for damage it caused abroad, Friends of the Earth International announced…