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Friends of the Earth Scotland

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Friends of the Earth Scotland
Formation1980
Legal statuscharity
FocusClimate Justice, Environmental Justice, Environmentalism and Human rights
HeadquartersEdinburgh
Area served
Scotland
Members
3,000
Websitewww.foe.scot

Friends of the Earth Scotland (FoE Scotland) is a Scottish charity and an independent member of the Friends of the Earth International network of 73 environmental organisations. It is one of the 30 national organisations that Friends of the Earth Europe represents and unites at the European level.

FoE Scotland has a membership of around 3,000 people in Scotland.[1]

History

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Scotland’s first Friends of the Earth group was formed in 1972 and the first joint meeting of all Scotland’s local groups was held in 1977.[2] In 1980 it became legally independent of Friends of the Earth Ltd. By 1982 it had a membership of around 1,200.[3] FoE Scotland has been registered as a charity since 1 January 1992, and is an independent charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), Scottish charity number SC 003442.[4] FoE Scotland operates separately from Friends of the Earth in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EWNI).

In 1991 Kevin Dunion was appointed as their first director, leaving in 2003 to become the Scottish Information Commissioner.[5] Richard Dixon was appointed Director in 2013.

In 2003 Friends of the Earth Scotland won The Guardian newspaper's "Charity of the Year" Award.[6] In 2021, FoE Scotland played a leading role in the civil society response to the UN Climate Talks (COP26) coming to Glasgow, helping to organise the largest ever climate march in Scotland and the UK.

Previous campaigns

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Protest outside the RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) AGM, 2010, with members of Friends of the Earth Scotland and other groups

Previous campaigns have included:

Local groups

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Friends of the Earth Scotland has a network of ten local groups.[14] There are groups in Aberdeen, Dumfries, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow, Inverness & Ross, Moray, Stirling and Tayside.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Original tree huggers". Holyrood. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ "About us: Our history". Friends of the Earth Scotland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Ecology group in cash drive". The Glasgow Herald. 30 December 1982. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Search OSCR: Charity Details: Citizens Advice Scotland, SC003442". Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Keeping informed: Kevin Dunion". Holyrood. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ^ Shifrin, Tash (3 October 2003). "Guardian awards honour outstanding charities". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Osborne told to clean up RBS projects". Edinburgh Evening News. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Campaigners name 'top polluters'". BBC News. 10 August 2003.
  9. ^ "Hunterston coal-fired power station plan takes step forward". STV News. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Hunterston power station plans withdrawn by Ayrshire Power". BBC News. 26 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Motorway court action abandoned". BBC News. 28 June 2006.
  12. ^ "Superquarry firm admits defeat after Harris application falls on stony ground". The Herald. 3 April 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  13. ^ Miller, David (18 November 2013). "Scotland can still take climate change lead says minister". BBC News.
  14. ^ "Take action: Join your local group". Friends of the Earth Scotland. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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