Partners

Friends of the Earth (FoE) works with other progressive organisations both within Australia and internationally.

Partners and alliances

FoEA is currently a member of the following networks and organisations:

• we are the Australian member of Friends of the Earth International, the largest grassroots environmental network on the planet
• the Global Paper Alliance, which is aiming to ensure environmentally sustainable paper production
• we are a founding member of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance

• Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) http://www.aftinet.org.au/

• The Beyond Nuclear Initiative (BNI), a collaboration between FoE, the ACF and Poola Foundation (Tom Kantor Fund)

• The Boomerang Alliance. The Alliance is made up of Australia's leading environment groups, and is committed to work for zero waste in Australia. http://www.boomerangalliance.org.au/

• The Refugee Council of Australia http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/

• Australians for Just Refugee Programs http://www.ajustaustralia.com/home.php

• we are a founding member of Fair Trade Association Australia & New Zealand http://www.fairtrade.org.nz/

• The Futures Forum (a grouping of national and state-based environmental groups)

• The Australian Environment Network (AEN) - the formal conduit between the federal government's Department of Environment and Heritage and peak green organisations

• The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition http://www.asoc.org/

• Inland Rivers Network (composed of the ACF, Nature Conservation Council of NSW, National Parks Association of NSW, Coast and Wetlands Society and FoEA) http://www.irnnsw.org.au/

• FoE acts as the secretariat for the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (formerly the Alliance Against Uranium). Further details at http://www.archive.foe.org.au/anti-nuclear/issues/alliance

• We are a founding member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in Australia. http://www.fsc.org/en/about

• with a number of other environmental groups, FoE is a signatory to a Memorandum of Understanding with The Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN). MLDRIN is a confederation of Indigenous Nations or traditional owners in the lower southern part of the Murray Darling Basin. http://www.mldrin.org.au/default.htm

FoE works closely with the following organisations on a range of issues and projects:

• The Australia Institute

• The Australian Climate Justice Program

• The Australian Conservation Foundation

• Australian Student Environment Network (ASEN)

• Australian Youth Climate Coalition, including on the Switched On Schools project

• Blue Wedges Coalition (VIC)

• Campaign Against Nuclear Dumping (SA)

• Carbon Equity Project (VIC) http://www.carbonequity.info/

• The Change Agency (QLD)

• Environment Defenders Office

• Environment Projects Australia

• Forest Action Trust (VIC)

• Genethics Network

• GetUp

• Goongerah Environment Centre - GECO (VIC)

• MADGE Australia

• Otway Ranges Environment Network (VIC)

• QLD anti nuclear alliance

• People, Culture, Environment http://peoplecultureenvironment.net/

• RMIT Globalism Research Centre (VIC)

• In 2012,  we helped establish the Safe Food Foundation http://www.safefoodfoundation.org/

• Yorta Yorta Nation (VIC)

• climate campaigning organisation 350.org

Previous memberships and projects

• In 2006, FoE was a founding member of the NGO roundtable on climate change, which brings together development and environmental organisations on the shared issue of climate change http://www.ccdr.org.au/

• Coalition for People’s Transport (VIC) (composed of Environment Victoria, Victorian Council of Social Service and Public Transport Users Association)

• we are active members of the Make Poverty History climate change campaign. Details here.

• FoE is a participant in the Civil Society Dialogues organised by the ACF, ACTU and ACOSS.

• In 2008 we became a member of the No Pulp Mill Alliance, which is working to stop the pulp mill planned for north eastern Tasmania.

• In 2008 we joined the Global Forest Coalition: http://www.globalforestcoalition.org/

• In 2008 we joined Environment Tasmania: http://www.et.org.au/