Young Friends of the Earth Bavaria in Germany have been campaigning against the expansion of airports in Germany. Florian Sperk tells us about the campaign against a new third runway at Munich airport. Written by Florien Sperk, Young Friends of the Earth Bavaria Since the first nationwide anti-noise demonstrations took place last October in Frankfurt, …
Summer camp 2012!
Young Friends of the Earth Europe Summer Camp 2012 Every year Young Friends of the Earth Europe organises our summer camp to bring together activists from local and national Young Friends of the Earth groups from across Europe. This year we’re excited to announce that it will be taking place from 14-19th August at the …
Flight to the wadden sea: A story from the front line of climate change
Written by Adela Nistora “There is a place where heaven and earth share the same stage…” Let me take you on a journey. Open your mind to see and experience the beauty and drama of a unique and vulnerable place. Let your imagination spread its wings. Now fly with me. * We’re flapping our wings …
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Interview: Zsuzsa Földes, YFoEE member
She is young, responsible and a friend of the Earth. I met her at YFoEE Summer Camp 2011 in Hungary where she was helping the FoE Hungary team to organise the summer camp. Besides her wonderful help, she created an amazing movie of the summer camp in Ónod! This time we get to know Zsuzsa …
Following the UN climate talks from home
For the past three years, I have always been attending the yearly sessions of the UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, as part of the Young Friends of the Earth delegations. This time, I didn’t travel to Bonn and decided to follow the negotiations from home instead. I have to admit that I had very …
EU says ‘Bonn’-chance to the Global South…
by Jamie Gorman, Young Friends of the Earth Ireland @JamieCGorman At the UN climate talks which are taking place in Bonn, the shift towards abandoning the principle of common but differentiated responsibility is subtle, but its impact will have a huge impact on ensuring social and environmental justice for those most affected by climate change. …
Interview: Mario la Rosa, YFoEE food and agriculture activist
“What do you feel when you buy food?” – was what Mario la Rosa (29), from Sicily, Italy, asked me. I have known him for several years and I am still impressed by his devotion to the topic of food and agriculture in his everyday life and the changes he creates by his work everyday. …
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The ‘Green League’ of UK universities
Our inspiring friends at People & Planet in the UK have today launched the ‘Green League 2012‘ – a comprehensive and independent green ranking of all UK universities. It reveals the ‘greenest universities ever’ with a large proportion making significant improvements in environmental performance since previous years. The Green League rates the environmental and ethical …
Why I’m already looking forward to Rio+40
By Jamie Gorman, Young Friends of the Earth Ireland – @JamieCGorman In 1992, when the nations of the world came together at the Rio Earth Summit, the closest thing to pollution I was thinking about was my dirty nappy. Now, as Rio+20 gets underway, I am a graduate about to head out into the world …
Rio+20: Protest Against ‘The Future Corporations Bought’
“Young people have shown great leadership by walking out of the Rio+20 Summit today. The future belongs to them and today we share their outrage. Their voices must be heard. World leaders should not trash their future,” These are the words of Nnimmo Bassey from Friends of the Earth International, after protests yesterday at the …
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