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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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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.