Friend of the Sea’s Director Paolo Bray interviewed on BBC
09/05/2020Pangolin scales are much in demand by traditional medicine shops in China and Vietnam Listen the full audio
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Feeding a growing world population whilst still protecting our environment is extremely challenging
Agriculture places significant pressure on natural resources and our environment and non-sustainable agricultural practices, seeking maximum yield with minimum regard for the environmental and human consequences, can result in destruction of habitat, soil erosion and degradation, amongst other things
Friend of the Earth is an international certification scheme for sustainable agriculture and breeding whose principles are based on the safeguarding and protection of the entire ecosystem. Sustainable agriculture is a type of farming that focuses on producing long-term crops and livestock without compromising the ability of current or future generations to meet their needs, based on the principle of maintaining a sustainable balance between the demands for food production and the preservation of our natural environment.
By clicking on the links below you can view all the Friend of the Earth’s sustainable news – covering such topics as agriculture, conservation projects and our latest press releases. You can also access our Webinars and online courses that cover a wide range of topics such as ‘Sustainable Insect farming’ to ‘Sustainable coffee production and certification’.
We regularly update this page so you can keep up to date with how Friend of the Earth is contributing towards sustainable living.
Hydroponic tomatoes emerge from “negative light” with Friend of the Earth sustainability certification
07/05/2020Hydroponically grown H2Orto tomatoes from the Italy-based FRI-EL Green House farm have become the latest product to receive Friend of the Earth sustainability certification. The tomatoes are grown in high-tech greenhouses which allows the company to now display the Friend of the Earth logo on its products. Paolo Bray, Director of Friends of the Earth, […]
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Brazilian Dona Rufina fashion brand first to obtain Friend of the Earth certification for environmental sustainability and social accountability.
05/05/2020The 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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Director Paolo Bray interviewed on Dairy Reporter
29/04/2020Dairy Dialog podcast 80: Carbios, Chr Hansen, Choicelunch and Friend of the Earth.29-Apr-2020 By Jim Cornall….
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H2ORTO riceve la certificazione di sostenibilità Friend of the Earth
28/04/2020Friend 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.
07/04/2020L’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.”
03/04/2020Featuring: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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Bovinmarche, carni di qualità nel rispetto della Terra
09/03/2020Bovinmarche è il consorzio marchigiano di riferimento per l’allevamento. Con oltre 400 aziende che trattano ogni tipo di carne, la specialità ovina ha ottenuto la certificazione Friend of the Earth. Bovinmarche, nel corso della sua attività ultratrentennale è stato in grado di svilupparsi ed evolversi, arrivando a coinvolgere centinaia di aziende a livello regionale e […]
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Bovinmarche: la linea skin della razza Marchigiana conquista Roma
09/03/2020Bovinmarche, la cooperativa di allevatori di bovini di razza marchigiana, ha presentato la nuova linea skin di carne agli operatori del settore……
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