Czech non-profit organization
Děti Země (Children of the Earth – COE) is a Czech citizens' association for environmental protection.
COE was founded in September 1989, shortly before the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, as an unofficial initiative of several ecological activists in Prague.[1][2] Czech environmentalists Jindřich Petrlík,[1] Miroslav Patrik, Ivo Šilhavý, Jiří Macas and Tomáš Fajkus were among founders of the association.[2]
In the last two decades Dětí Země lobbied for ozone layer protection, sustainable transport[3] and air quality,[4] among other issues. Major focus of Děti Země since 2001 were environmental aspects of building new highways, in particular through České středohoří mountains. Their headquarters also moved to Plzeň.[2]
Members of the Honorary Board are Jiří Dědeček, Erazim Kohák, Vladimír Merta, Zdeněk Thoma, Jaroslav Pavlíček and Jan Vodňanský. Ivan Dejmal, ex-dissident (Charta 77) and the first Czech Minister of Environment was a longtime supporter of COE.
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