FoE Australia is the national member of FoE International, which is currently active in more than 71 countries. FoEI is the world's largest federation of grassroots environmental groups, with around 5,000 local groups - including the 12 currently working in Australia. There are more than 1,500,000 individual members in the FoEI network.

The democratic structure of FoEI means that the interests and concerns of all parts of the world are included in the political voice and campaigns of the federation. FoEI has an executive committee that helps to develop membership and campaigns, and a Chairperson (currently Meena Raman, of FoE Malaysia). Member groups meet every two years to develop policy and campaigns. A secretariat, currently based in Amsterdam, provides coordination and support to member groups. 

In 2007, FoEI has campaigns and programs on climate change, corporates, forests, International Financial Institutions, genetically modified organisms, mining, and trade/ environment/sustainability.

Core themes running through our work are:

• Protecting human & environmental rights
• Protecting the planet's disappearing biodiversity
• The repayment of ecological debt owed by rich countries to those they have exploited for their own economic benefit.

FoEA International Liaison Officers

Ph: (03) 9419 8700 or marisol.salinas [@] foe.org.au

Stephanie Long [Brisbane]

Asia Pacific liaison

stephanie.long [@] foe.org.au

FoE International Spokespersons

Nuclear
Dave Sweeney 
Mob: 0408 317 812

Forests
Leonie Van Der Maesen
Email: l.vandermaesen@geog.uu.nl