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Title | Forests Campaigner |
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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
Friends of the Earth U.S., founded by David Brower in 1969, is the U.S. voice of the world’s largest federation of grassroots environmental groups, with a presence in 75 countries. Friends of the Earth works to defend the environment and champion a more healthy and just world. We are a hard-hitting, progressive environmental organization that pulls no punches and speaks sometimes uncomfortable truth to power. It’s an approach that has worked for more than 45 years, resulting in landmark environmental laws, precedent-setting legal victories and groundbreaking reforms of domestic and international regulatory, corporate and financial institution policies. To accomplish our mission, Friends of the Earth works at the nexus of environmental protection, economic policy and social justice to fundamentally transform the way our country and the world value people and the environment. Our current campaigns focus on promoting clean energy and solutions to climate change, ensuring the food we eat and products we use are sustainable and safe for our health and the environment, and protecting marine ecosystems and the people who live and work near them. This work is carried out by our team of staff in our Berkeley, California and Washington, D.C. offices. The expansion of agricultural commodities across the tropics is the fastest-growing driver of deforestation and displacement of forest-dwelling communities globally, and a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Among the commodities implicated in tropical deforestation and displacement, palm oil is far and away the leader. The palm oil sector receives significant financing from private sector banks and equity investors, and there are few legal or regulatory mechanisms to limit financing that drives forest destruction and land grabbing. Friends of the Earth’s Land Grabs, Forests, and Finance campaign is working to stem the tide of investment in palm oil-driven land grabs and deforestation and to support communities across the tropics in defending their lands, their forests, and their rights. Basic function Principal duties and responsibilities
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Friends of the Earth offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and excellent benefits. To apply Friends of the Earth is an equal opportunity employer who encourages applications from women, people of color and other members of underrepresented groups who will contribute to the diversity of its staff. |