Friends of the Earth Scotland is a Scottish charity and 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).
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.
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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