Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth InternationalFriends of the Earth U.S. is part of Friends of the Earth International, an international federation of diverse grassroots-based environmental organizations in 77 countries working in solidarity for sustainable, equitable and just societies. Friends of the Earth groups work locally and join together internationally to mobilize, resist and transform.

Friends of the Earth International Program Areas

Friends of the Earth International member groups join together on federation-wide programs:

  • Friends of the Earth International also defends the right to safe and clean water. We work with local communities to end the tragedies surrounding oil and gas extraction and mining. We inspire creative sustainable lifestyle choices by encouraging people to 'Live More'. And finally, we stimulate gender equality and celebrate cultural diversity.

Friends of the Earth International Member Groups

The following organizations are member groups of Friends of the Earth International: 

North America

Canada (Friends of the Earth Canada) - website

United States (Friends of the Earth United States) - website

Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina (Federacion Amigos de la Tierra Argentina) - website (Spanish)

Bolivia (Centre de Estudios Regionales de Tarija - CER-DET)focus on foe-bolivia

Brazil (Nucleo Amigos da Terra) - website (Portuguese) - focus on foe-brazil

Chile (Comite Nacional pro Defensa de la Flora y Fauna - CODEFF) - website (Spanish) - focus on foe-chile

Colombia (Centro Nacional Salud, Ambiente y Trabajo - CENSAT Agua Viva) - website

Costa Rica (Comunidades Ecologistas la Ceiba - COECOCEIBA) - website (Spanish)

Curacao (Amigu di Tera Curacao) - website (Papiamento)

El Salvador (Centro Salvadoreño de Tecnologia Apropiada - CESTA) - website (Spanish)

Grenada (Friends of the Earth Grenada)

Guatemala (Asociación para la Promoción y el Desarrollo de la Comunidad CEIBA) - website (Spanish)

Haiti (Haiti Survie) - website (French)

Honduras (Movimiento Madre Tierra) - websitefocus on foe-honduras

Mexico (Otros Mundos) - website (Spanish)

Paraguay (Sobrevivencia) - website (Spanish)

Peru (Asociacion Civil Labor) - website (Spanish)

Uruguay (REDES) - website (Spanish) - focus on foe-uruguay

Asia and the Pacific

Australia (Friends of the Earth Australia) - website - focus on foe-australia

Bangladesh (Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association - BELA) - website - focus on foe-bangladesh

Indonesia (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia - WALHI) - website (Bahasa Indonesia)

Japan (Friends of the Earth Japan) - website (Japanese)

Korea (Korean Federation for Environmental Movement - KFEM) - websitefocus on foe-korea

Malaysia (Sahabat Alam Malaysia - SAM) - focus on foe-malaysia

Nepal (Pro Public) - websitefocus on foe-nepal

New Zealand (Friends of the Earth New Zealand)

Palestine (Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network - PENGON) - website

Papua New Guinea (Center for Environmental Law and Community Rights Inc - CELCOR) - website

Philippines (Legal Rights & Natural Resources Center-Kasama sa Kalikasan/FoE Philippines - LRC-KSK) - website - focus on foe-philippines

Sri Lanka (Center for Environmental Justice) - website

Timor Leste (The Haburas Foundation)

Africa

Cameroon (Centre pour l’Environnement et le Development - CED) - website (French) -- focus on foe-cameroon

Ghana (Friends of the Earth Ghana)

Liberia (Sustainable Development Institute - SDI) - website

Mali (Guamina)

Malawi (Citizens for Justice - CFJ)

Mauritius (Maudesco)

Mozambique (Justica Ambiental - JA!)

Nigeria (Environmental Rights Action - ERA) - website - focus on foe-nigeria

Sierra Leone (Friends of the Earth Sierra Leone) - website

South Africa (groundWork) - website - focus on foe-south africa

Swaziland (Yonge Nawe) - website - focus on foe-swaziland

Tanzania (Lawyer's Environmental Action Team - LEAT) - website

Togo (Les Amis de la Terre Togo) - website (French)

Tunisia (ATPNE) 

Uganda (National Association of Professional Environmentalists - NAPE) - website

Europe

Friends of the Earth Europe - website

Austria (Global 2000) - website (German)

Belgium (Les Amis de la Terre Belgique) - website (French)

Belgium - Flanders and Brussels (Friends of the Earth Flanders & Brussels) - website - focus on foe-flanders

Croatia (Zelena Akcija) - website (Croatian) - focus on foe-croatia

Czech Republic (Hnuti DUHA) - website (Czech)

Cyprus - website - focus on foe-cyprus

Denmark (NOAH) - website (Danish)

England Wales & Northern Ireland (Friends of the Earth EWNI) - website - focus on foe-ewni

Estonia (Eesti Roheline Liikumine) - website (Estonian)

Finland (Maan Ystävät Ry) - website (Finnish)

France (Les Amis de la Terre France) - website (French) - focus on foe-france

Georgia (Sakhartvelos Mtsvaneta Modzraoba) - website (Georgian) - focus on foe-georgia

Germany (Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland) - website (German)

Hungary (Magyar Természetvédok Szövetsége) - website (Hungarian)

Ireland (Friends of the Earth Ireland) - website

Italy (Amici Della Terra Italia) - website (Italian)

Latvia (Latvijas Zemes Draugi) - website (Latvian)

Lithuania (Lietuvos Zaliuju Judejimas) - website (Lithuanian)

Luxembourg (Mouvement Ecologique) - website (German)

Macedonia (Dvizhenje na Ekologistite na Makedonija) - website (Macedonian)

Malta (Friends of the Earth Malta) - website - focus on foe-malta

Netherlands (Milieudefensie) - website (Dutch)

Norway (Norges Naturvernforbund) - website

Poland (Polski Klub Ekologiczny) - website (Polish)

Scotland (Friends of the Earth Scotland) - website - focus on foe-scotland

Slovakia (Priatelia Zeme) - website

Spain (Amigos de la Tierra Espana) - website (Spanish) - focus on foe-spain

Sweden (Miljöförbundet Jordens Vänner) - website (Swedish)

Switzerland (Pro Natura) - website - focus on foe-switzerland

Ukraine (Zelenyi Svit) - website (Ukranian)