Friends of the Earth Europe
European branch of Friends of the Earth International / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) is the European branch of the world's largest grassroots environmental network, Friends of the Earth International (FOEI). It includes 33 national organizations and thousands of local groups.[1]
Type | Non-governmental organization |
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Focus | Environmentalism, sustainability, human rights |
Location | |
Area served | Global |
Method | Lobbying, research, direct action |
Members | 33 national member groups |
Key people | Jagoda Munič (Director) David Heller Adrian Bebb Paul de Clerck Agnieszka Komoch |
Website | friendsoftheearth.eu |
The Friends of the Earth Europe office in Brussels fulfills a number of functions. It represents the network's member groups towards the European institutions aiming to influence EU-policymaking; raises public awareness of environmental issues; runs capacity building projects for its membership, and is a secretariat for its 33 national members. The FoEE office is located in a sustainable building housing Belgian and European NGOs near the European Parliament in Brussels.[2]