Hnuti DUHA – Friends of the Earth Czech Republic Hnuti DUHA

Hnuti DUHA – Friends of the Earth Czech Republic was founded in 1989. Since that time, the organisation has been campaigning for environmental solutions on a wide range of issues, with priorities being energy, forests, mining, waste and agriculture, as well as general environmental policy issues. Advocacy work, undertaken by about 40 staff, volunteers and some ten local groups, effectively combines lobbying, grassroots mobilisation, research, local community empowerment and public information. Friends of the Earth Czech Republic exposes bad practices of corporations, advises communities, drafts new laws, informs consumers, and researches alternatives.