Friends of the Earth Scotland
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| Key people | Stan Blackley (Chief Executive) |
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| Area served | Scotland |
| Focus | Climate Justice, Environmentalism and Human rights |
| Volunteers | 20,000 supporters |
| Members | 5,000 |
| Website | http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk |
Friends of the Earth Scotland is an independent member of the Friends of the Earth international network of environmental organizations, and operates separately from Friends of the Earth in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EWNI). There is no single Friends of the Earth (UK).
Since 2011, Stan Blackley has been the Chief Executive, who took over the role from Duncan McLaren. The role had previously been filled by Kevin Dunion, now the Scottish Information Commissioner.
Friends of the Earth Scotland has been described as "arguably the most effective pressure group in the country" by the Sunday Herald, and in 2003 won The Guardian newspaper's "Charity of the Year" Award[1].
FoE Scotland is part of the 30 national organisations that Friends of the Earth Europe represents and unites at the European level.
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[edit] Campaigns
The major campaign issues of Friends of the Earth Scotland are:
High profile campaigns have included the anti-M74 motorway campaign in 2006, and the 1994-2004 campaign against a planned superquarry in South Harris.
[edit] Local groups
An important part of Friends of the Earth Scotland is its network of local groups. These help to give the organisation a grassroots presence in communities around Scotland. The local groups are autonomous, but cooperate on national campaigns.
