Focus on groups
FoE Indonesia / WALHI
June 2013 - Tumpak Winmark hutabarat, media officer with Friends of the Earth Indonesia, tells us about the organisation and his role there. WALHI is an independent non-profit and the largest environmental organisation in Indonesia. We are present in 28 provinces with a total of 479 member organisations who actively campaign at the local, national and international levels. At the international level, WALHI campaigns through Friends of the Earth International.
FoE Mozambique/Justiçia Ambiental!
'Justiça Ambiental’ (JA!) means environmental justice, while ‘JA’ means ‘now’, in Portuguese. JA! was formally registered in 2004, but founded in the late 1990s by a group of friends who were concerned about the manner in which Mozambique was developing in the unregulated global economy. In particular, we were concerned that our leaders were uncritically adopting a pattern of destructive foreign-investment-driven industrial development.
Colombia: Focus on CENSAT Agua Viva
Introducing Danilo Urrea, Friends of the Earth Colombia.
Finland: Focus on Polttava Kysymys
Introducing Laura Meller, Friends of the Earth Finland.
Brazil: focus on Amigos da Terra Brasil
Introducing Lucia Ortiz, Fernando Costa, Bruna Engel and Andre Guerra from Friends of the Earth Brazil.
Argentina: focus on Amigos de la Tierra
Introducing Natalia Salvatico and Diego Andres from Friends of the Earth Argentina.
Nigeria: Focus on Nnimmo Bassey and ERA
Nnimmo Bassey’s work as Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action in Nigeria and Chair of Friends of the Earth International has turned him into one of Africa’s leading advocates and campaigners for the environment and human rights. He has tirelessly stood up against the practices of multinational corporations and the environmental devastation they leave behind, destroying the lives and trampling on the rights of local people.
Denmark: Focus on NOAH
Introducing Palle Bendsen from Friends of the Earth Denmark / NOAH
Palestine: focus on PENGON
Abeer AL Butmah is the Coordinator at Friends of the Earth Palestine. Here she talks about the work of the group and the role she plays in the organisation.
mexico: focus on otros mundos
Gustavo Castro, one of the founders of Otros Mundos Chiapas, talks about education, support and providing an alternative approach to capitalism in his home country.
