Abstract
Reflecting on the history of Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) at its 40th anniversary in 2011, the organization’s chairperson, Nimmo Bassey of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth (FoE) Nigeria, noted that in 1971 ‘protection of the environment barely registered on most political agendas, yet in numerous countries it is now considered the norm, and legislation to protect the environment and health is developing, both nationally and internationally’. More pessimistically, he pointed out that ‘ever more powerful transnational corporations are fighting hard to wrest control of the planet’s limited natural resources away from local communities and indigenous peoples. Many of FoE’s struggles are now focused on challenging this increasing onslaught’ (FoEI 2011a: 3).
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