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Friends of the Earth International

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Friends of the Earth International
Organization's acronym:	FoEI
Former Name(s):	Friends of the Earth
Address:	Nieuwe Looiersstraat 31-3 1017 VA Amsterdam Netherlands
Phone:	31-20-6221369
Fax:	31-20-6392181
Email:	dave@foei.org
Web site:	www.foei.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	French English Spanish

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Biodiversity Business and Industry Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Coorporate Accountability Economics and Finance Energy Environment Financing for Development Governance Human Rights Indigenous Peoples Intellectual Property International Law Law of the Sea and Antarctica New Global Institutions Population Private Sector Statistics Torture United Nations Reform Water Sustainable Development: Agriculture Atmosphere Biodiversity Climate change Consumption and production patterns Desertification and Drought Energy Finance Forests Sustainable development in a globalizing world Trade and environment
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Papua New Guinea Belgium Finland Luxembourg Guatemala Sweden Argentina Croatia Ireland United States of America Haiti Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Cameroon Czechia Slovakia New Zealand Philippines Bulgaria Ukraine Lithuania Switzerland Japan Malta Sierra Leone Peru North Macedonia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Estonia Eswatini Mauritius Bangladesh Cyprus Norway Austria Chile Republic of Korea Malaysia Canada Uruguay State of Palestine Colombia Denmark Mali Ghana Poland Indonesia Nigeria El Salvador Italy Grenada Latvia Spain Costa Rica Honduras Nepal Netherlands Brazil Tunisia Australia France Paraguay South Africa Germany Georgia Togo Hungary
Mission statement:	We envision a society of interdependent people living in dignity, wholeness and fulfillment in which equity and human and peoples' rights are realized. This will be a society built upon peoples' sovereignty and participation. It will be founded on social, economic, gender and environmental justice and free from all forms of domination and exploitation, such as neoliberalism, corporate globalization, neo-colonialism and militarism. We believe that our children's future will be better because of what we do. Our mission is: 1. To collectively ensure environmental and social justice, human dignity, and respect for human rights and peoples' rights so as to secure sustainable societies. 2. To halt and reverse environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources, nurture the earth's ecological and cultural diversity, and secure sustainable livelihoods. 3. To secure the empowerment of indigenous peoples, local communities, women, groups and individuals, and to ensure public participation in decision making. 4. To bring about transformation towards sustainability and equity between and within societies with creative approaches and solutions. 5. To engage in vibrant campaigns, raise awareness, mobilize people and build alliances with diverse movements, linking grassroots, national and global struggles. 6. To inspire one another and to harness, strengthen and complement each other's capacities, living the change we wish to see and working together in solidarity.
Year established (YYYY):	1971
Year of registration (YYYY):	1972
Organizational structure:	FoEI is highly decentralized: it is made up of autonomous organizations, many of which were established before joining the federation.
Number and type of members:	Friends of the Earth International is the world's largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 75 diverse national member groups and some 5,000 local activist groups on every continent.

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:	Non-governmental organization
Publications:	Annual reports available at www.foei.org/en/publications/annual-report