The Irish Environmental Network (IEN) is a network of environmental
Non-Government Organisations
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
(NGOs) that was established in 2002. The network is designed to give greater reach and access to funding for disparate and sometimes small member organisations. The IEN also has the Environmental Pillar which acts as a lobbying group with many of the same NGOs in order to present their concerns to government and policy matters at all levels, national, regional and local. The IEN has also coordinated a photography awards scheme, and manages the Green News website which covers a range of environmental news stories in Ireland and abroad.
Members
Members of the Irish Environmental Network include:
*
An Taisce, The National Trust for Ireland
* Bat Conservation Ireland
*
BirdWatch Ireland
BirdWatch Ireland (BWI) is a voluntary conservation organisation devoted to the conservation and protection of wild birds and their habitats in Ireland. It was formerly known as the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (IWC). Irish Wildbird Conservancy was f ...
* CELT
* Cloughjordan EcoVillage
* Coomhola Salmon Trust
* Coastwatch
* ECO-UNESCO
* Feasta
* Forest Friends
*
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is an international network of environmental organizations in 73 countries. The organization was founded in 1969 in San Francisco by David Brower, Donald Aitken and Gary Soucie after Brower's split with ...
* Friends of the Irish Environment
* Global Action Plan
*
Gluaiseacht
Gluaiseacht for Global Justice is an Irish environmental, peace and social justice group. ''Gluaiseacht'' () means "movement" in the Irish language. The group believes in non-violent resistance to the current form of capitalist globalisation. ...
* Good Energies Alliance Ireland
* Green Foundation Ireland
* Hedge Laying Association of Ireland
* Green Economy Foundation
*
Irish Peatland Conservation Council
*
Irish Wildlife Trust
*
Irish Seed Savers Association
*
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
* Just Forests
*
Native Woodland Trust
* Sonairte
* Sustainable Ireland Cooperative (Cultivate)
* The Organic Centre
* The Vincent Wildlife Trust
* VOICE
* Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
References
External links
* {{official, https://ien.ie/
Environmental organisations based in Ireland
Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
2002 establishments in Ireland
Organizations established in 2002