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Written by Niels Hazekamp from Jongeren Milieu Actief (JMA)/Young Friends of the Earth Netherlands. On the 9th of October, in The Netherlands more than 40 youth organisations signed the Treaty for Sustainability in Education with a parliamentary majority. The treaty is the result of years of hard work by Young Friends of the Earth Netherlands …

Netherlands government pass a ‘treaty for sustainability in education’Read More

As part of Reclaim Power’s global week of action on energy, Zelena akcija (Friends of the Earth Croatia) organised an action on Friday in Zagreb to mark the day of action against coal. Activists staged a fashion show protest performance entitled “Climate Chaos”, highlighting the impacts of climate change, and demanding that the government of …

Coal is leading us into climate chaos!Read More

Written by Toril Meyer Gerlt, volunteer at BUNDjugend Berlin, Germany – Tuesday, 16th September 2014. A giant Trojan horse and a lot of people with banners, placards and shirts from BUNDjugend (Young FoE Germany) and BUND (FoE Germany) in front of the German parliament building “Reichstag”. What does that mean? Last Tuesday BUNDjugend and BUND …

Giant Trojan horse in Berlin against TTIPRead More

A month after the 2014 Young Friends of the Earth summer camp in Bulgaria finished, the organising team reflects on some of the successes, challenges, and other experience from a week in the Rhodope mountains. Building our network For more than three-quarters of those who came to the summer camp, it was their first time …

Final impressions from summer campRead More

Young Friends of The Earth Europe has taken an important role in Reclaim Power – a collaboration of social movements, international networks, NGOs and grassroots groups from across the globe that work together with the aim to fight dirty energy projects, transform energy systems and combat climate change. This year, we need your help to …

Take action – join us to fight for climate justice in OctoberRead More

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) has launched an urgent action to send economic support to Liberia in order to support the efforts for disinfectants, soaps and Ebola prevention kits to reach the affected communities Friends of the Earth Liberia is working with partners in the country to provide community relief, support and protection against …

Help fight EBOLA in Liberia now!Read More

Written by Maruška Mileta (Croatia), a member of the YFoEE Climate Justice working group and YFoEE Steering Group After the UN climate talks in Warsaw last year, where I was together with a Young FoEE team, I knew something needed to change in my country and region. Many communities here are struggling with dirty energy …

Mobilising Balkan youth for climate justiceRead More

Written by Radostina Slavkova – Za Zemiata/Friends of the Earth Bulgaria What happens to waste that is thrown away in the Rhodope mountains? A waste dragon! During the first Young FoEE summer camp held in Bulgaria participants from different parts of Europe showed their support for Za Zemiata / Friends of the Earth Bulgaria campaign …

Slaying the dragon for zero wasteRead More

Written by Tale Ellingvåg And Aslak Bjørn, Board Members Of Natur Og Ungdom/Young Friends of the Earth Norway. This June, Young Friends of the Earth Norway/Natur og Ungdom hosted an “Call to Action” camp in Kvalsund, a little village in the northernmost area of Norway. The camp was a response to the Norwegian mining industry’s …

YFoE Norway: Protecting fjords from the mining industryRead More

Elena from Young Friends of the Earth Macedonia Building our Network Building our Network was one of the best sessions and the most important one at this year’s YFoEE Summer Camp.The YFoEE network has four parts: member groups at the local and national levels, working groups, the steering group, and the Friends of the Earth …

Network building and seed swapping – Day 6Read More