Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira is not a member of Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) issued a statement clarifying that Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira, led by Roberto Smeraldi, is not a member or ally of the federation. FoEI asserts that the group is using the 'Friends of the Earth' name to promote 'the Forest Dialogue'—a proposal involving the pulp and paper sector that supports market-based forest protection and changes to legislation. This stands in opposition to the work of FoEI's actual Brazilian member, Núcleo Amigos da Terra Brasil, which is campaigning to protect Brazil's forest protection code against agribusiness lobby interests.

• Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) clarifies that the organization Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira (also known as Friends of the Earth Brazilian Amazonia), led by Mr. Roberto Smeraldi, is not a member or ally of the FoEI federation and possesses an ethos contrary to that of FoEI.
• FoEI states that Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira is using the Friends of the Earth name to promote projects, specifically a joint proposal with the pulp/paper sector called "the Forest Dialogue," which advocates for market-based forest protection mechanisms and changes to forest protection law.
• The official Brazilian member group of FoEI, Núcleo Amigos da Terra Brasil (FoE Brazil), is currently campaigning alongside La Vía Campesina and other networks to prevent changes to Brazil's forest protection code, which is being targeted by the agribusiness lobby in the national congress.

APA

admin (2000). Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira is not a member of Friends of the Earth International. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/amigos-da-terra-amazonia-brasileira-is-not-a-member-of-friends-of-the-earth-international/

Chicago

admin. Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira is not a member of Friends of the Earth International. Friends of the Earth International, 2000. https://www.foei.org/amigos-da-terra-amazonia-brasileira-is-not-a-member-of-friends-of-the-earth-international/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira is not a member of Friends of the Earth International |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=5 March 2000 |url=https://www.foei.org/amigos-da-terra-amazonia-brasileira-is-not-a-member-of-friends-of-the-earth-international/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2000amigos, author = {admin}, title = {{Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira is not a member of Friends of the Earth International}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2000}, month = mar, url = {https://www.foei.org/amigos-da-terra-amazonia-brasileira-is-not-a-member-of-friends-of-the-earth-international/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }