Milieudefensie (
Dutch for "environmental defense") is a
Dutch environmental organization, founded on January 6, 1971, by a group of scientists in response to a report by the
Club of Rome. It still performs research and brings out its own reports (sometimes requested by the government) but has also developed into an action group, often operating together with other organizations, such as the political party
GreenLeft, and is the Dutch branch of
Friends of the Earth. Milieudefensie is part of the 30 national organisations that
Friends of the Earth Europe represents and unites at the European level.