LES AMIS DE LA TERRE

What LES AMIS DE LA TERRE does

Les Amis de la Terre France is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization (association de loi 1901) founded in 1970 as the French member of Friends of the Earth International. Headquartered at Mundo M, 47 avenue Pasteur, Montreuil, the organization operates through a national structure of 25 local groups spanning regions including Paris, Rhône, Drôme, Landes, Loire-Atlantique, Savoie, and Val d'Oise. It mobilizes French citizens around climate, anti-fossil-fuel, anti-multinational, sustainable agriculture, and finance accountability campaigns, with marquee efforts targeting TotalEnergies, the French gas network, fast fashion, and fossil fuel financing by banks. Its advocacy is delivered through field investigations (notably a 2024-2025 methane emissions study with Clean Air Task Force using infrared cameras across 57 gas sites), legal action in partnership with Sherpa and Notre Affaire à Tous, public mobilizations (such as the September 2025 'Climat, Justice, Libertés' marches that drew approximately 40,000 participants across 70 cities), and educational publications including eco-citizen guides.

The organization is governed by three co-presidents — Joseph D'halluin, Lounes Dupeux, and Gabriel Malek — and sustains a national staff of fewer than 10 people, with operational reach dependent on its local groups and a coalition of more than 300 partner organizations including Greenpeace France, 350.org, Attac, Alternatiba, ANV-COP21, and Action Justice Climat. It does not sell products or services; its operating model is member-and-donation-supported (with 66% French tax deductibility promoted), supplemented by unspecified public funding. Its competitive position rests on the durability of the Friends of the Earth international brand, the territorial breadth of its local group network, and the credibility of repeated legal and investigative outputs rather than proprietary technology or commercial revenue mechanics.

Name

LES AMIS DE LA TERRE

Legal name

Les Amis de la Terre France

Website

https://amisdelaterre.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Les Amis de la Terre France is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization running 25 local groups and coordinating 300+ coalition partners to campaign on climate, anti-fossil-fuel, and corporate accountability issues across France, funded by member donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Pollution Prevention & Toxics Reduction (BPAGAGAJ)

Keywords

• Environmental advocacy
• Climate campaigns
• Grassroots organizing
• Corporate accountability
• Methane emissions research

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreuil, Îledefrance

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Les Amis de la Terre France is a non-profit environmental advocacy association that organizes campaigns, grassroots mobilizations, investigative research, and legal actions on climate-energy, fossil fuels, multinational accountability, fast fashion, agriculture, forests, and finance. It operates a network of 25 local groups across France and publishes eco-citizen guides and investigative reports, including methane emissions research conducted jointly with the Clean Air Task Force. The organization is funded through member donations and public support rather than commercial sales.

Product overview

Les Amis de la Terre is a non-profit environmental organization (association loi 1901) that operates as a campaign and advocacy platform rather than a commercial product company. Their primary offering is a network of local groups across France conducting environmental campaigns on topics including fossil fuels (TotalEnergies opposition), fast fashion, methane emissions, deforestation, and agricultural issues. The organization publishes eco-citizen guides and educational materials, and facilitates civic engagement through their website and local group activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investigation on Methane Emissions from the French Gas Network (Chasse au méthane)
• Eco-citizen Guides

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% of 57 inspected gas sites showed methane emissions - first independent investigation in France since 2024 EU methane regulation

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Clean Air Task Force (CATF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for methane emissions investigation. Clean Air Task Force provided technical expertise and support for the first independent field investigation of methane emissions from the French gas network in 2024-2025. The investigation detected 74 methane emissions across 57 sites using specialized infrared cameras.
• Friends of the Earth InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Amis de la Terre France is the French member of Friends of the Earth International, the world's largest grassroots environmental network operating in 73 countries with over 2 million members and supporters.
• 350.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey coalition partner in the 'Climat, Justice, Libertés' marches and international climate mobilization. 350.org coordinates global climate action campaigns.
• Greenpeace FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing coalition partner in climate justice campaigns, including joint actions against Total, fossil fuel finance advocacy, and public demonstrations.
• AlternatibacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in climate justice mobilization, including the 'La Rue est à Nous' campaign and joint participation in public demonstrations and marches.
• Attac FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in climate justice campaigns and public mobilizations, sharing resources and coordinating advocacy efforts.
• SherpacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal partnership for holding multinational corporations accountable. Les Amis de la Terre and Sherpa jointly pursued legal action against Perenco in 2019 for environmental damages in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Notre Affaire à TouscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental law organization partnership for legal actions against corporations. Jointly filed lawsuits against Total for greenwashing practices.
• Alliance Écologique et SocialecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in coordinated environmental and social advocacy efforts across France.
• ANV-COP21majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-violent action coalition partner in climate justice mobilizations and campaigns.
• Action Justice ClimatmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate justice action coalition partner coordinating legal and advocacy actions against fossil fuel companies.
• ActionAid FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development coalition partner in joint climate justice campaigns and mobilizations.
• GreenFaith FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith-based environmental coalition partner in climate justice mobilizations.
• RESES (Réseau Étudiant pour la Responsabilité Sociale et Environnementale)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent network partnership for the 'Stop Banques Polluantes' campaign targeting fossil fuel financing by banks on university campuses.
• Union ÉtudiantemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent union partnership for the 'Stop Banques Polluantes' campaign and campus fossil fuel finance awareness.
• Pour Un Réveil ÉcologiquemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent ecology network partnership for the 'Stop Banques Polluantes' campaign.
• L'Affaire BNPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampaign coalition partner focused on holding BNP Paribas accountable for fossil fuel financing.
• Notre Terre Sans Pétrole (coalition of 160+ associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition led by Congolese and international associations to oppose oil expansion in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Les Amis de la Terre France provides support and coordinates international actions.
• Oil Change InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research and advocacy organization partnership for fossil fuel finance research and campaigns.
• Extinction Rébellion FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-violent civil disobedience movement partnership for joint actions against Perenco and fossil fuel expansion.
• Oxfam FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment NGO partnership in the 'C'est la Base' citizens' referendum initiative coalition.
• Ligue de l'EnseignementmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational organization partnership in the 'C'est la Base' citizens' referendum initiative.
• makesenseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivic tech organization partnership in the 'C'est la Base' citizens' referendum initiative.
• CRIIRAD (Commission de Recherche et d'Information Indépendantes sur la Radioactivité)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent radioactivity research organization. Les Amis de la Terre Drôme participates in CRIIRAD's 40th anniversary, sharing commitment to transparency on nuclear and environmental issues.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alternatiba: French climate and social justice mobilization network that partners with Les Amis de la Terre on joint campaigns such as 'La Rue est à Nous'; directly comparable in grassroots mobilization model.
• Greenpeace France: France's largest direct environmental advocacy peer with overlapping campaigns on fossil fuels, climate, and corporate accountability; co-coalition partner with Les Amis de la Terre in many of the same mobilizations.
• Fondation Nicolas Hulot: French environmental foundation focused on climate, biodiversity, and sustainable lifestyles; operates campaigns and educational programs that overlap directly with Les Amis de la Terre's themes.
• 350.org: International climate movement partner that co-organizes the same climate marches and fossil fuel finance campaigns; directly comparable in grassroots mobilization and fossil-fuel opposition.
• France Nature Environnement: France's largest federation of environmental associations with comparable grassroots network structure and policy advocacy focus, making it a structurally similar national environmental advocacy peer.
• Notre Affaire à Tous: French environmental law organization that co-filed the Total greenwashing case with Les Amis de la Terre; directly comparable in mission, methodology, and partnership overlap.
• Extinction Rebellion France: Non-violent civil disobedience climate movement that partners with Les Amis de la Terre on fossil fuel resistance actions; comparable in confrontational advocacy style and target issues.

Broad incumbents

• WWF France: Established environmental organization operating across France with broader conservation mandate and substantially larger funding base; comparable audience and policy engagement but more institutional and less confrontational in style.
• Friends of the Earth International: Global parent network of which Les Amis de la Terre is the French member; comparable in mission and operating model but with a federation-wide rather than single-country footprint.

Emerging players

• Zero Waste France: Focused French environmental NGO with overlapping overproduction and waste campaigns; comparable in size and policy approach but narrower in scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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