Nature and Youth (Young Friends of the Earth Norway) has been awarded a special one off prize- the Sophie Legacy Award, recognising the work they do as a youth organisation to protect the environment and empower young people to action. It was delivered to Silje Lundberg, president of Nature and Youth on Tuesday 29th, by …
Reclaim Power week two: People vs coal!
Thousands of people mobilised for Global Frackdown last week to call for an international ban on fracking – over 200 actions in 25 countries on six continents took place. Visit the Global Frackdown website for an overview of amazing actions and pictures from all over the world. Young Friends of the Earth Europe groups also …
#GlobalFrackdown
Elli Kontorravdis, from Queen’s University Belfast Friends of the Earth Society, recently wrote this article on what fracking is, why we dont want it and what the alternatives should be, in the run up to the international day of action #GlobalFrackdown. This article first appeared in The Gown, the Queen’s University campus newspaper. Thanks Elli …
Reclaim Power week one: Global Frackdown!
Reclaim Power: Global Month of Action on Energy has kicked off and Young Friends of the Earth Europe is joining the events happening all around the world for the next 30 days tackling the issues of fracking, coal power, the fossil fuel industry, and supporting community renewables. As you already know, we have joined forces …
Success: We secured the Lofoten Islands!
The new government of Norway has agreed to no oil drilling in Lofoten, Vesteralen or Senja for at least 4 years! Natur og Ungdom/Young Friends of the Earth Norway has been campaigning for years against opening the prestine Norwegian Arctic for oil and gas exploration and this is their fifth win! Here is a reflection …
European Youth for Reclaiming the Power!
Climate change is happening and humans are driving it The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report released today confirms that climate change caused by human emissions is not only happening but accelerating, with devastating consequences for both people and the planet! A global alliance of movements, activists and NGOs has united to announce …
Bodo City, O Bodo City! Will this ever end?
Babawale OBAYANJU from Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria reflects on the current compensation talks between communities of the oil contaminated Niger Delta, and Shell, the company responsible for these atrocities. A warm welcoming pungent and odoriferous smell of crude oil, a horrible sight filled with dead and dying mangrove swamps, rivers blackened with …
Reclaim Power! Global Month of Action on Energy
Young Friends of the Earth Europe is partnering in Reclaim Power! Global Month of Action on Energy On these days let us use the power of collective action to raise our immediate demands for democratic, public renewable energy systems for people and communities, including: Ban new dirty energy projects End government subsidies and public handouts …
Vote for no oil drilling in Norway!
The government in Norway is debating about oil drilling in Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja (LoVeSe), an an area of beautiful nature in the north of Norway. If oil drilling goes ahead here, it will have a drastic influence on the whole ecosystem in the Norwegian Sea. This coming Sunday 8th September there will be national …
Apply now: “Flag it: Training course on digital tools for environmental reporting”
The European Youth Press is happy to announce its special Brussels training course of “Flag it: training course on digital tools for environmental reporting“, which will take place from the 4th to the 6th of October 2013, at the Mundo-b building, Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050 Brussels. Young Friends of the Earth Europe as partners in …
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