A Global grassroots movement 

Together, we challenge corporate power, resist extractive economic systems, protect biodiversity and defend human rights, promote food sovereignty and climate justice, and push for structural change that benefits all life on Earth.

 

How we are governed 

FoEI is a member-led federation of autonomous environmental organisations that share a common vision: a just world where people and the environment prevail over private interests and profits. 

Our democratic structure ensures that all member organisations have an equal voice. Every two years, representatives come together at a Biennial General Meeting to set global strategy, elect leadership and define shared priorities. 

The Executive Committee (ExCom) and the Chair are elected by member groups every two years to guide governance and oversight between general meetings. Its composition is regional and gender balanced.

This democratic structure is the result of more than five decades of grassroots organising and international solidarity, rooted in the belief that real change comes from people working together across borders. 

 

Local struggles, global change 

FoEI organises itself through regional bodies across: 

• Africa, 

• Asia-Pacific, 

• Europe, 

• Latin America & the Caribbean, and 

• National groups in North America (Canada and the U.S.). 

 

You can look for a specific member group on this page.

Regional teams help coordinate campaigns rooted in local struggles while contributing to global impact. 

The Membership Development Team supports member groups to be strong and engaged in the federation and implements the membership development strategy. 

 

Our federation in action 

Our work is centred around 4 major programme areas: Climate Justice and Energy, Economic Justice and Resisting Neoliberalism, Food Sovereignty and Forests and Biodiversity. Each programme is guided by a steering group to ensure that the work remains rooted in the local struggles our member groups are involved in. 

We strengthen collective power through: 

• Support to and collaboration with national member groups.

• An Internationalist Solidarity System that mobilises support when communities and defenders are under threat.

• Cross-regional work pushing for gender justice and dismantling of patriarchy.

• An International Secretariat, based in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) that provides administrative, programme, communication and fundraising support for the federation.