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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Young Friends of the Earth Europe Rio+20 action: 5th- 22nd June
From 20-22 June world leaders will gather for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Marking the twentieth anniversary of the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, this June groups and organisations across the globe are calling for greater people power and democracy in the UN negotiations, and …
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Young Friends of the Earth turns five year’s young!
WE ARE YOUNG; WE ARE FIVE; WE ARE FREE! As most of you surely already know, today is Young Friends of the Earth Europe’s 5th birthday. Congratulations to everyone!!! We are all doing a great job and can be very proud of what we have achieved. Here’s to another five successful years of YFoEE! …
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