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.
In the last two decades Dětí Země lobbied for
ozone layer
The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. It contains a high concentration of ozone (O3) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere, although still small in rela ...
protection, sustainable transport
and air quality,
among other issues. Today there are eleven local branches in eleven cities all over the
Czech Republic with its headquarters being in
Plzeň
Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabita ...
.
Members of the Honorary Board are
Jiří Dědeček
Jiří Dědeček (born 13 February 1953 Karlovy Vary) is a Czech musician, songwriter, poet, translator, writer and author of numerous radio and television programs. He performed in tandem with Jan Burian In the years 1973–1985.
Dědeček is a ...
,
Erazim Kohák
Erazim Kohák (21 May 1933 – 8 February 2020) was a Czech philosopher and writer. His early education was in Prague. After communists took over Czechoslovakia in 1948, his family escaped to the United States. He died in February 2020 at the ag ...
,
Vladimír Merta
Vladimír Merta (born 20 January 1946 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech folk singer-songwriter. He was also journalist, writer, photographer, architect, filmmaker and author of film music. He recorded many solo albums. In 2011 he released alb ...
,
Zdeněk Thoma,
Jaroslav Pavlíček and
Jan Vodňanský
Jan Vodňanský (19 June 1941 – 10 March 2021) was a Czech writer, songwriter, singer and humorist. He was best known for his collaboration with musician Petr Skoumal.
Biography
Vodňanský was born on 19 June 1941 in Prague. He studied at Con ...
.
Ivan Dejmal, ex-dissident (
Charta 77) and the first Czech Minister of Environment was a longtime supporter of COE.
References
Bibliography (part)
*
M. Patrik (editor): ''Dopravní politika v Evropě z pohledu nevládních organizací'' (sborník), Praha 1992 ()
* J. Růžička:''Cesty k udržitelné dopravě ve městech'', Brno 1993, ()
*
R. Jungk: ''Atomový stát. Od pokroku k nelidskosti'' (The Nuclear State), Praha 1994 ()
*
M. Šuta: ''Účinky výfukových plynů z automobilů na lidské zdraví'', 2008 ()
External links
Dětí Země - official web
Environmental organizations based in the Czech Republic
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