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Mission Statement: Environmental protection now!

GLOBAL 2000 (Friends of the Earth Austria) is an independent Austrian environmental organization. Since 1982, GLOBAL 2000 has been working on controversial social themes to uncover potential hazards for humans and the environment. GLOBAL 2000 closely monitors the development of environmental ...

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Environmental culture

Artists and GLOBAL 2000 repeatedly cooperate. Our program „Artists for Nature“ gives a voice to environmental protection. During their performances, our featured artists actively raise awareness to environmental topics.

Following artists have supported GLOBAL 2000 at their ...

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The 1980s: The formation of GLOBAL 2000

In 1982, large parts of the Austrian eco and peace movements were in an existential crisis. Politicians did little but ignore environmental concerns; environmental policy was basically nonexistent…

At this time, an environmental organization called "Greenpeace" managed to attract ...

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GLOBAL 2000's important successes

1997: Referendum concerning genetic engineering
With an information offensive about the potential hazards of genetic engineering, we managed to incite public discussion on the topic in Austria. We found that 90% of Austrians are against "Gentechnik am Teller" – genetic engineering on ...

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Friends of the Earth

Many ecological problems can only be solved by international cooperation. For this reason, GLOBAL 2000 has joined "Friends of the Earth International" (FoEI), the world’s largest eco-network, as a full member in 1999. FoEI encompasses over 5.000 regional action groups in 71 countries of ...

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