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Friends of the Earth
Key people Meena Raman (FoEI chair) and Yuri Onodera for Asia and the Pacific
Godwin Ojo and Mensah Todzro for Africa
Tony Juniper (FoE UK, FoEI vice-chair) and Magda Stoczkiewicz (FoE Europe) for Europe
Karin Nansen and Tatiana Roa for South America
Marijke Torfs and Mae Ocampo for the International Secretariat
Area served Global
Focus Human rights and Environment
Volunteers some 5000 local activist groups
Members 69 national member groups
Website http://www.foei.org
Friends of the Earth (HK) is not a member of Friends of the Earth International. Tony Juniper (born 24 September 1960) is a British environmental campaigner author and commentator most recognised for his work as Executive Director of Friends Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. A volunteer is someone who works for a community or for the benefit of environment primarily because they choose to do so A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Friends of the Earth (HK Charity Limited is a Hong Kong based Environmental organisation founded in 1983

Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) is an international network of environmental organizations in 69 countries. This is a list of environmental organizations. See also Environmental organization Intergovernmental organizations International organizations [1]

In contrast to many other NGOs operating internationally, Friends of the Earth International is structured from the bottom up as a as a confederation of groups. A confederation is a group of empowered states or communities usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution Each country has its own separate different organization, which in many cases existed and campaigned in its own right before choosing to affiliate to the global network. The groups conduct their own campaigns and coordinate their activities through the umbrella body Friends of the Earth International. The national groups are often composed of grassroots local groups working in their own areas.

FOEI is assisted by a small secretariat (based in Amsterdam) who provide support for the network and its agreed major campaigns. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The executive committee of elected representatives from national groups set policy and oversee the work of the secretariat.

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Campaign issues

Friends of the Earth considers environmental issues in their social, political and human rights contexts. Their campaigns stretch beyond the traditional arena of the conservation movement and seek to address the economic and development aspects of sustainability. The conservation movement also known as nature conservation is a political social and to some extent scientific movement that seeks to protect natural resources including An economy is the realized social system of production exchange distribution and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area Economic development is the development of economic wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants Sustainability, in a general sense is the capacity to maintain a certain process or state indefinitely Originally based largely in North America and Europe, its membership is now heavily weighted toward groups in the developing world.

The current campaign priorities of Friends of the Earth internationally are:[2]

The campaign priorities are set at the bi-annual general meeting of Friends of the Earth International. Trade is the willing exchange of goods, services, or both Trade is also called Commerce.

In addition to the priority campaign areas Friends of the Earth International has a number of other campaign areas which are active internationally, they include:[3]

All FoE International campaigns incorporate elements of three core themes which are:[4]

Friends of the Earth groups

The Friends of the Earth organizations in each country are themselves many-tiered networks reaching from grassroots activists up to the national pressure group which campaigns for environmentally progressive and sustainable policies. For other meanings see Grass roots (disambiguation. A grassroots movement (often referenced in the context of a Political movement Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change The groups and activists at all levels also carry out educational and research activities.

Friends of the Earth groups are required to act independently of party political, religious or other influences; be open, democratic and non-discriminatory in their internal structures; and be willing to cooperate with other organizations who are working for the same goals. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system [5] These are conditions of remaining a member of FOEI. [6]

The national groups work on the main issues affecting their own country and choose to participate in the international campaigns of FOEI which are relevant to them. In turn, the local (grassroots) campaigners can work on local, national and/or international campaigns.

Structure of the network

The member organization in a particular country may name itself Friends of the Earth or an equivalent translated phrase in the national language, e. g. , Friends of the Earth (US), Friends of the Earth (EWNI) (England Wales and Northern Ireland), Amigos de la Tierra (Spain and Argentina). Friends of the Earth (US is an Environmental organization that lobbies for protection of the environment and champions a healthy and just world Friends of the Earth (EWNI ( E ngland W ales and N orthern I reland is one of 70 national groups around the world which make up the Friends Amigos de la Tierra is a Spanish environmentalist NGO founded in 1979 and is part of Friends of the However, roughly half of the member groups work under their own names, sometimes reflecting an independent origin and subsequent accession to the network, such as ERA (FOE Nigeria) and WALHI (FOE Indonesia). WALHI ( Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia, or The Indonesian Forum for Environment is an Indonesian environmental Non-governmental organization, which is

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is supported by a secretariat based in Amsterdam, and an executive committee known as ExCom. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west [7] The ExCom is elected by all member groups at a general meeting held every two years, and it is the ExCom which employs the secretariat. Participants To the extent that persons in the invited category are clearly identifiable - as for example registered voters of a particular political party or residents of a certain [8] At the same general meeting, overall policies and priority activities are agreed.

In addition to work which is coordinated at the FoEI level, national member groups are free to carry out their own campaigns and to work bi- or multi-laterally as they see fit, as long as this does not go against agreed policy at the international level.

History

Friends of the Earth was founded in 1969 in the United States by David Brower after his split with the Sierra Club based in part on their reluctance to challenge the construction of nuclear power plants. David Ross Brower ( July 1, 1912 &ndash November 5, 2000) was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations Mission statement To explore enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources To educate and It became an international network in 1971 with a meeting of representatives from the U.S., Sweden, the UK and France. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. [9] For further historical details see articles on the national FOE organizations.

Notable supporters of Friends of the Earth

Support for The Big Ask

Among those present at the launch of Friends of the Earth (EWNI)'s climate change campaign The Big Ask were: Jude Law[11], Jemima Khan, Edith Bowman, [Sian Lloyd]], Ross Burden, Thom Yorke, David Cameron, David Miliband, Stephen Merchant, Michael Eavis, and Emily Eavis[12]. Friends of the Earth (EWNI ( E ngland W ales and N orthern I reland is one of 70 national groups around the world which make up the Friends The Big Ask is a campaign by Friends of the Earth calling for a new climate change law in the United Kingdom and 15 other EU member states Jude Law (born 29 December 1972 is an English Actor. He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987 and had his first TV role in 1989 Jemima Marcelle Khan (born 30 January 1974) is an English socialite known due to her relationships as a former girlfriend of Hugh Grant, the Edith Eleanor Bowman (born 15 January 1975 is a Scottish television and Radio presenter. Ross Burden (born 13 December 1966) is a Celebrity chef from New Zealand. Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968 is a Grammy -winning English Musician, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of the David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966 is a British Politician and the current leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of Her Majesty's David Wright Miliband Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974 is a British Comedy Award - BAFTA - Emmy - and Golden Globe -award winning British writer Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis, CBE (born October 17 1935) is an English dairy Farmer and the founder of the Glastonbury Festival Emily Eavis (born 1979 is the youngest daughter of Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis, and his second wife Jean.

Member organisations

References

  1. ^ FOEI Who we are
  2. ^ FOEI Campaigns
  3. ^ FOEI Campaigns
  4. ^ FOEI Campaigns
  5. ^ FOEI Membership Criteria
  6. ^ FOEI Membership Criteria
  7. ^ FoEI Secretariat
  8. ^ FoEI Structure
  9. ^ FOEI History
  10. ^ BBC News article on Thom Yorke and Friends of the Earth.
  11. ^ Radiohead's Thom Yorke to guest-edit Observer Magazine published March 20, 2008. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  12. ^ Friends of the Earth report of The Big Ask launch

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