funding
About 16 percent of the funding for
Friends of the Earth International's
activities comes from the membership dues
paid by the member groups, which contribute a
percentage of their income on the basis of
their revenue from two years ago to the
international network. This core funding is
used to cover the operational costs of the
Secretariat. The other approximately 84
percent of our income is subsidies received
from government agencies and foundations (for
details see page 15). These funds are granted
to us for specific projects and campaigns and
for our Membership Support Fund .
The objectives of our Membership Support
Fund are network development, capacity
building, strengthening national campaigns
and increasing participation in international
campaigns. In 2004, around 800,000 Euro was
distributed among member groups from this
fund for projects including the
following:
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hunger, food aid and gmos
The shipment of GMOs via food aid to
developing countries has provoked growing
controversy since 2000. In 2004, Friends of
the Earth Nigeria co- organized an
International Conference on Food Aid to
build alliances and coordinate strategies
to combat the entry of GMOs and push for
food sovereignty. Funded by the Sigrid
Rausing Trust, Swedish Society for Nature
Conservation
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supporting indigenous peoples in the
heart of south america
Friends of the Earth Bolivia and Friends
of the Earth Paraguay supported indigenous
peoples in the Pantanal wetland and in the
Chaco region in central South America in
their fight against largescale
infrastructural developments that threaten
their lands and cultures. Funded by
DGIS-TMF.
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improved organizing and campaigning in
central and eastern europe
Friends of the Earth's Growing Together
project supported the development of
organizational and campaigning skills in
environmental organizations in Central and
Eastern Europe. Funded by the Sigrid
Rausing Trust.
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monitoring mega-projects in brazil
Friends of the Earth Brazil is fighting
against the adverse impacts of the
Integration of Regional Infrastructure in
South America (IIRSA) project, which will
implement large-scale, high-risk
mega-projects with serious repercussions
for communities and nature. Funded by the
Sigrid Rausing Trust
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monitoring illegal logging in
cameroon
Friends of the Earth Cameroon and Friends
of the Earth France are tracking the
unsustainable and often illegal logging of
the country's tropical rainforest by
foreign companies. Funded by DGIS-TMF.
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community training and mobilization in
malaysia
Friends of the Earth Malaysia worked with
indigenous communities in Sarawak to
protect their lands, their rights and their
ways of life from threats posed by
corporate loggers and miners. Funded by
IUCN, Novib/Oxfam Netherlands , Hivos and
DGIS-TMF.
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no más daños in paraguay
Friends of the Earth Paraguay and affected
communities campaigned against an
additional loan for the destructive
Yacyretá mega dam from the World Bank and
Inter- American Development Bank. Funded by
the Sigrid Rausing Trust.
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community rights over logging in papua
new guinea
Friends of the Earth Papua New Guinea
supported indigenous peoples and local
communities in their fight against logging
companies that are, illegally or with
illegitimate approval of the government,
destroying their ancestral lands. Funded by
DGIS-TMF.
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resisting gmos in the ukraine and
georgia
Friends of the Earth Ukraine and Friends
of the Earth Georgia produced a CD and a
brochure to raise public awareness about
the risks of genetically modified organisms
Funded by the Hivos-Novib Biodiversity Fund
and the Sigrid Rausing Trust
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promoting agrobiodiversity in
cyprus
Friends of the Earth Cyprus held a series
of events in 2004 to raise awareness about
the importance of agrobiodiversity and
organic food in the country. Funded by the
Hivos-Novib Biodiversity Fund.
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raising awareness about biodiversity in
el salvador
Friends of the Earth El Salvador organized
a series of events on biodiversity,
biopiracy and food sovereignty at a large
fair of Central American social movements
and citizens organizations. Funded by the
Hivos-Novib Biodiversity Fund.
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defending coastal communities in
indonesia
Friends of the Earth Indonesia defended
coastal communities in Indonesia where
people's health and livelihoods are
seriously affected by foreign mining
operations and the expansion of shrimp
farms. Funded by DGIS-TMF.
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