Not too late
Friends of the Earth Grenada want to reiterate that we do not, cannot and have never supported exploration for geothermal energy. In our opinion, it...
Friends of the Earth-Grenada
Ramsar and Levera
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was signed in 1971 in a city called Ramsar in Iran. The convention recognises wetlands which they consider to be...
FOE-G speaks out on geothermal energy
Friends of the Earth Grenada want to reiterate that we do not, cannot and have never supported exploration for geothermal energy. In our opinion, it...
Fighting climate change
Friends of the Earth Grenada was extremely heartened to hear the Prime Minister mention the environment and climate change in several contexts in the recent...
Stand up, stand up, stand up for your rights
The new episodes of Green Planet, on BBC IPlayer, hosted by the world famous, natural historian, David Attenborough are now being aired. He, who pleaded...
“Blah blah blah”
In 1994, the first Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was held in Barbados, and the commitment to sustainable development...
Grenada at COP 26
Senator Simon Stiell, the Minister for Climate Resilience headed the Grenada delegation at COP-26 in Glasgow recently. The Senator appeared on the Bubb Report on...
Climate finance
There has been a great deal of talk about ‘climate finance’ during COP 26. Broadly speaking, it is money intended for assisting less affluent countries...
Good governance and climate change
The Caribbean is responsible for less than one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while the G20 (the industrialised world) nations are responsible for approximately...
COP 26 – What’s in it for the Planet or Grenada?
Under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) every country on Earth, i.e. our planet, is bound by a treaty to ‘avoid...
Climate change summit in Glasgow – COP26
COP 26 is the 2021 United Nations climate change conference which is happening in Glasgow in the UK in November. COP stands for Conference of...
Hot Hot Hot
Our planet is getting warmer because people continue to burn fossil fuels which in turn adds heat trapping gases to the atmosphere. These are what...
Food Security in Grenada
In a recent virtual discussion held for the Friends of the Earth-Grenada’s 30th anniversary, Food Security in Grenada and elsewhere was a major issue. As...
Escazu defends land and Human Rights defenders
Friends of the Earth Grenada continues to call for the implementation of the draft Land Management Policy which continues to languish somewhere between the Ministry...
Good Governance and the Escazu agreement
Good governance is the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented). Governance can be used in several contexts,...
Geothermal project in Grenada
The Department of Energy in Grenada, which is housed in the Ministry of Infrastructure Development continues to explore the possibility of Geo-thermal energy in Grenada....
Concern with Levera project
A public consultation meeting was held on Tuesday, April 6th 2021 at the Anglican School in Sauteurs concerning the proposed development in Levera called the...
“Armchair Environmentalists” or concerned citizens?
Friends of the Earth-Grenada is extremely concerned about statements made at a recent sitting of the House of Representatives by the Rt. Hon Prime Minister....
The environment vs geothermal drilling
The Government of Grenada has stated on numerous occasions its vision of becoming the Caribbean champion of sustainable energy. This includes using solar, wind and...