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Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is an international network of environmental organizations in 74 countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 About Friends of the Earth International )〕 Friends of the Earth was founded in 1969 as an anti-nuclear group by Robert O Anderson who contributed $200,000 in personal funds to launch FOTE with David Brower, Donald Aitken and Jerry Mander after Brower's split with the Sierra Club. FOTE main mission was to lock up and prevent further development of nuclear energy. Their first employee was Amory Lovins, who kicked off FOE in the UK. It became an international network in 1971 with a meeting of representatives from the U.S., Sweden, the UK and France.〔(FOEI History )〕 For further historical details, see articles on the national FOE organizations. FoEI is assisted by a small secretariat (based in Amsterdam, Netherlands) which provides support for the network and its agreed major campaigns. The executive committee of elected representatives from national groups sets policy and oversees the work of the secretariat. In 2010, Nigerian activist Nnimmo Bassey was elected to serve as chair of Friends of the Earth International.〔(Focus on Nnimmo Bassey and ERA ), Friends of the Earth International.〕 == Campaign issues == Friends of the Earth considers environmental issues in their social, political and human rights contexts. Their campaigns stretch beyond the traditional arena of the conservation movement and seek to address the economic and development aspects of sustainability. Originally based largely in North America and Europe, its membership is now heavily weighted toward groups in the developing world. The current campaign priorities of Friends of the Earth internationally are:〔(FoEI Campaigns )〕 * economic justice and resisting neoliberalism * forests and biodiversity * food sovereignty * climate justice and energy The campaign priorities are set at the bi-annual general meeting of Friends of the Earth International. In addition to the priority campaign areas Friends of the Earth International has a number of other campaign areas which are active internationally. They include:〔 * desertification * Antarctica * water * maritime * mining and extractive industries * nuclear power (see nuclear debate) * consumption and intensive meat production (see ''Meat Atlas'')〔(Friends of the Earth Europe: New report – International ‘Meat atlas’, Jan 09, 2014 )〕 All FoE International campaigns incorporate elements of three core themes which are:〔 * protecting human and environmental rights * protecting the planet's disappearing biodiversity * the repayment of ecological debt owed by rich countries to those they have exploited. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Friends of the Earth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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