Press Releases

Increasing the use of biofuels in petrol will have devastating impacts on wildlife, a new scientific assessment has shown. The report, by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, estimates that…

Friends of the Earth Scotland intervention leads to change in Scots law on who has the right to have a case heard in court. Friends of the Earth Scotland today…

New research reveals the extent of the UK’s land footprint. A new report released today (Monday 10 October 2011) shows that the UK has the second-largest ‘land footprint’ in Europe,…

Commenting on the Draft Scottish Budget 2012-13 published today (21 September 2011), Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: On Transport: “While we welcome the funding…

A plan unveiled today (20 September) to tackle Europe’s dependency on imported resources does not go far enough to end the region’s over-consumption of the world’s water, land and other…

Commenting on the announcement today (7 September 2011) of the Scottish Government’s legislative programme, Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “While the documentation accompanying the…

Commenting on the release of the Scottish Government’s emissions figures for 2009, Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “While we welcome the news that carbon…

Friends of the Earth International was founded 40 years ago, on 15 June 1971, and has since grown into an international federation of diverse grassroots-based environmental organisations in 76 countries…

Scotland’s leading environmental organisation will this evening challenge the Scottish Government on the issue of access to environmental justice. Friends of the Earth Scotland will challenge the Scottish Government to…