Petition Demands End to Trade in Giraffe Products in Honor of World Giraffe Day

19/06/2020

Friend of the Earth initiates effort to make North American and EU governments take steps to prevent further endangerment of giraffes  Friend of the Earth, the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that promotes sustainable agriculture and farming methods, has launched a petition on Change.org to encourage governments and retailers to curb commercial trade in Giraffe products. Giraffes are endangered, […]

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MAY 31st, 2020 World Parrots Day – New Petition Demands Ends to Illegal Trade in Wild Parrots

29/05/2020

Friend of the Earth initiates petition to encourage the pet industry not to import endangered birds Friend of the Earth, the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that promotes sustainable agriculture and farming methods, has initiated an online petition seeking to curb the illegal worldwide trade in wild parrots, which are popular as pets. The petition requests that the pet […]

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Brazilian Dona Rufina fashion brand first to obtain Friend of the Earth certification for environmental sustainability and social accountability.

05/05/2020

The fashion industry seems to be responsabile for 10% of CO2 emissions and 20% of global water waste. Cotton production alone consumes 24% of insecticides and 11% of pesticides used in agriculture, covering 3% of the global cultivate area. Poverty, unsustainable working conditions and gender issues are closely related to this industry, which employs 80 […]

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H2ORTO riceve la certificazione di sostenibilità Friend of the Earth

28/04/2020

Friend of the Earth, lo standard di certificazione globale leader per prodotti e aziende che aderiscono a pratiche sostenibili, ha annunciato oggi di aver certificato i pomodori H2Orto, da coltivazione idroponica. Prodotto in Italia dall’azienda Agricola FRI-EL Green House, il pomodoro H2Orto coltivato in serre ad alta tecnologia ora può mostrare il logo di Friend of the Earth […]

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Special EARTH DAY Webinar “Pangolins: probable origin of COVID-19 and most trafficked endangered mammal” 22nd of April 2020

15/04/2020

“Pangolins: probable origin of COVID-19 and most trafficked endangered mammal” http://chng.it/4gVSPRM2Vy Friend of the Earth WebinarWEBINAR: Special Earth Day Webinar about Pangolins & Covid-19 Featuring:Patrick Boehler Editor of the Pangolinreportshttps://www.pangolinreports.com/ Presenter:Paolo BrayFounder and Director Friend of the Sea – Friend of the Earthpaolobray@friendofthesea.org Download presentation here:https://mega.nz/file/UhlkhAoB#5yUR-sZfMAfGZPCkCJMzMMqJOBm5CB05hNGqQHLgiNA   Dear Madam/Sir,   Friend of the Earth is pleased […]

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Friend of the Earth lancia petizione contro la distruzione della foresta del Bacino del Congo da parte di produttori di olio di palma e gomma.

07/04/2020

L’iniziativa di Friend of the Earth mira a rallentare la distruzione della seconda foresta pluviale più grande del mondo    Friend of the Earth, l’Organizzazione non governativa (ONG) che promuove l’agricoltura e i metodi di coltivazione sostenibili, ha lanciato una petizione per fermare le attività di deforestazione delle società di gomma e olio di palma nella foresta […]

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“Sustainable coffee production and certification. Café Monteverde case study in Costa Rica.”

03/04/2020

Featuring:Guillermo Varga – Co-founder and Director of Café Monteverdehttps://www.cafedemonteverde.com/ Presented by:Paolo Bray, Founder and Director Friend of the Sea – Friend of the Earthhttps://www.friendofthesea.orghttps://www.friendoftheearth.org Download presentation here:https://mega.nz/file/0l9DWL4B#PO14KUhHRjcOc0wpBrDBdEfcYeouvJeo2yDSGt2xUhE Dear Madam/Sir,  Friend of the Earth would like to invite you to the upcoming free of charge webinar on “Sustainable coffee production and certification. Café Monteverde case study […]

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