Korean Federation for Environmental Movement
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The Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM) is a non-profit organization
in South Korea
that focuses on environmentalism
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The group was founded in April 1993 as a federation of eight environmental groups, the largest being the Korean Anti-Pollution Movement Association. KFEM activities have included consumer boycotts of polluting industries, opposing Korea's nuclear expansion, and raising awareness of environmental issues.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
that focuses on environmentalism
Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
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The group was founded in April 1993 as a federation of eight environmental groups, the largest being the Korean Anti-Pollution Movement Association. KFEM activities have included consumer boycotts of polluting industries, opposing Korea's nuclear expansion, and raising awareness of environmental issues.
External links
- Korea Federation for Environmental Movements
- Korean Federation for Environmental Movement
- KFEM, Friends of the earth koreaFriends of the Earth KoreaFriends of the Earth Korea is a non-profit organization in South Korea. It shares vision and cooperates with Friends of the Earth for the conservation of nature and life. It is well known in Korea as KFEM , which is slightly renamed as "Korea Federation for Environmental Movements"...
, is one of the national member of Friends of the Earth since 2002.