Friends of the Earth International
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| Friends of the Earth International | |
| Type | Environmental organization |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1969, David Brouwer |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Key people | Meena Raman and Yuri Onodera for Asia and the Pacific Godwin Ojo and Mensah Todzro for Africa Tony Juniper, Otto Sieber and Jagoda Munich for Europe Karin Nansen and Tatiana Roa for South America Marijke Torfs and Mae Ocampo for the International Secretariat |
| Industry | Human rights and Environment Campaigns on: trade, forests, genetically modified organisms, climate change, international financial institutions, corporates. |
| Revenue | 1,6 Million Euro (2004) |
| Employees | 15 |
| Website | Friends of the Earth International |
Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is a federation of autonomous environmental organizations from 70 countries around the world.
In contrast to many other NGOs operating internationally, Friends of the Earth is structured from the bottom up as a network of autonomous groups. Each country has its own separate organization, which in many cases existed and campaigned in its own right before choosing to affiliate to the global network.
The term Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) refers to the network of groups. FoEI is assisted by a small secretariat (based in Amsterdam) who provide support for the network and its agreed major campaigns.The executive committee of elected representatives from national groups set policy and oversee the work of the secretariat.
More detail about the national organizations and their campaigns can be found in the article Friends of the Earth.
