Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN)

FARN promotes sustainable development through policy, law and the institutional organization of society, working as a voice of advocacy before public and prívate decisión makers.

Transparency Report
Form de Transparencia FARN 2011.pdf

Publication of an Annual Environmental Report

Publication of an Annual Environmental Report with articles written by staff members of FARN and other leaders of opinion about the most current issues in environmental management.

U$S 18.000

Training of Indigenous Communities in the Exercise of their Environmental Rights

Main objetive: Train indigenous leaders of Northern Argentina in topics related to public participation, access to information and environmental impact analysis in order to provide them with specific tools for the protection of their environmental rights.

Goals:

Our mission is the construction of a democratic, participative society which incorporates sustainable strategies in its public policies by fostering knowledge-building and conscientiousness in the areas of sustainable development, governance, environmental policy, pollution, conservation, trade, corporate social responsibility and social inclusion.

Objectives:

To foster consensus building in public and private policies relevant to their objectives.

To train social leaders in questions of sustainable development at the public and private level.

To promote access to information and participation in decision-making processes.

To disseminate and promote the necessary legal instruments to allow citizens to take an active part in defending their rights.

To promote the creation of instruments to help ensure improved conduct by authorities and citizens in environmental enforcement and compliance

Programs:

Public Participation
Trade and Sustainability
Environmental Policy and Governance
Conservation
Training

Incorporation number:

1187

Inspecting institution:

Inspeccion General de la Justicia (I.G.J)

Year founded:

1985

Staff:

Volunteers:

	FARN is currently working on projects related to the following topics: Contamination of the Matanza Riachuelo River and external monitoring of the oficial clean-up plan Sustainable agriculture Mining conflicts Corporate social responsibility Training indigenous communities in Northern Argentina Urban waste management

Year:

2007

Assets:

Total Assets: 353 008,38 ARS

Liabilities:

Total Liabilities: 50 535,15 ARS

Income:

Total Income: 683 684,23 ARS

Expenditure:

Total Expenses: 592 570,86 ARS

Address:

Monroe 2142 1° B

Locality:

Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Zip/Postal Code:

1428

Telephone:

54 11 4783-7032//4787-5919

Fax:

54 11 4783-7032 # 223

E-mail:

info@farn.org.ar

Website:

http://www.farn.org.ar

Board of Directors:

Daniel Sabsay - Presidente
Victoria M. Matamoro - Vicepresidente
Beatriz Kohen - Secretaria
Jorge H. Schiffrin - Tesorero
Albina Lara - Vocal

Team:

Directora Ejecutiva: María Eugenia Di Paola
Asistente de Dirección: Ofelia Acosta
Recepcionista: María Victoria Villanueva
Secretaria Académica: Débora Bialostozky
Directora de Gobernabilidad, Política Ambiental y Conservación: Carina Quispe Merovich
Director de Participación Ciudadana: Andrés Nápoli
Abogada de Participación Ciudadana: Gabriela Vinocur
Coordinadora en Comercio y Sustentabilidad: Belén Esteves
Representante en Estados Unidos: Daniel Ryan
Prensa y Comunicación: Federico Sangalli