Friends of the Irish Environment - established in 1997 - is a network of conservationists and environmentalists committed to protecting Ireland's environment.

Global Action Plan (GAP) is a world wide network of organisations aiming to promote and support sustainable development by the design and delivery of programmes that cultivate personal empowerment. It is the very high emphasis placed on empowerment that defines GAP, sets it apart from most approaches and is responsible for its success.  Personal empowerment is seen as fundamental to promoting behavioural change and behavioural change is in turn seen as fundamental to promoting a change of core values such as beliefs, attitudes and perspectives. When a person fully integrates a change in these core values, behavioural changes in favour of sustainability become permanent. The 'feel good factor' of empowerment makes the person more receptive to new information and the process of change is accelerated.

Welcome to the Irish Environmental Network. In May 2008 our organisation changed its name from The Environmental (Ecological) NGO’s Core Funding Ltd (EENGOCF) to The Irish Environmental Network.

Conserving Ireland's wildlife and habitats through:

• campaigning and lobbying;
• education;
• research;
• restoring and rehabilitating natural habitats which otherwise would be neglected;
• providing conservation services and training;
• participating in and contributing to national and international fora for the protection of biodiversity;
• Working in co-operation with other Environmental organisations towards the common goal of conservation;
• Consulting with industry, agriculture and development to ensure conservation of our natural heritage;
• Working to ensure the favourable conservation status of our protected areas by highlighting transgressions before the national and European court systems;
• Working with local authorities in drafting policy and codes of best practice to ensure conservation of our natural heritage;