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Encyclopedia > Friends of the Earth International
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. This is a list of environmental organizations, organizations that preserve or monitor the environment in different ways. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 743,905 (1 April 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I will uphold) Anthem(s): Wilhelmus van Nassouwe National animal: Lion Capital Amsterdam 1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch 2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... The euro (symbol: €; banking code: EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as the Eurozone. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This is a list of environmental organizations, organizations that preserve or monitor the environment in different ways. ...


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. Friends of the Earth is an international network of environmental organizations in 70 countries. ...


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. Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 743,905 (1 April 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ...


More detail about the national organizations and their campaigns can be found in the article Friends of the Earth. Friends of the Earth is an international network of environmental organizations in 70 countries. ...

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Friends of the Earth International (823 words)
WASHINGTON -- January 4 -- Friends of the Earth International is very saddened by the devastating impact of the Asian tsunami which struck several countries in South-East and South Asia on December 26, 04.
Friends of the Earth International itself has suffered, with the painful loss on December 26, 2004 of our dear friend and colleague Mohammad Ibrahim, who was the Banda Aceh-based Executive Director of the Aceh representation of WALHI.
While the world's attention is on relief and reconstruction efforts which is indeed most necessary, Friends of the Earth International is heartened to note reports that in areas where there were extensive coral reefs and mangroves forests, the loss of lives and damage appeared to be much less.
Friends of the Earth International — Milieudefensie (122 words)
Friends of the Earth is actief in 68 landen, verspreid over alle werelddelen.
In Brussel bevindt zich het kantoor van Friends of the Earth Europe.
Milieudefensie werkt samen met Friends of the Earth groepen in 31 Europese landen om het EU beleid te beïnvloeden en Europese campagnes te voeren.
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