Czech Republic

Friends of the Earth Czech Republic (Hnuti DUHA) campaigns for environmental solutions on a wide range of issues, with priorities in energy, forests, mining, waste and agriculture, as well as on general environmental policy issues.

Advocacy work, undertaken by about 30 staff, volunteers and some 15 local groups effectively combines lobbying, grassroots mobilization, research, local community empowerment and public information. FoE Czech Republic exposes bad practice by corporations and helps parties to compile their election manifestos, advises communities and drafts new laws, informs consumers and researches alternatives.