The institute for ecology and action ethnology wants to create a lobby for societies not living in industrial civilisation. And it wants to be a forum for indigenous peoples, scientists and other committed people alike.
We support indigenous peoples in defending their habitat, their rights and their culture. We are united by the common resistance against the ongoing ecological and cultural destruction in the countries where indigenous communities live, mainly in the "Third World", and in ourselves.
The Institute for Ecology and Action Anthropology was founded in January 1987 as a non-profit, registered association by scientists, journalists and other committed people. The headquarters and office are in Cologne; there is also a sister organization in Zurich/Switzerland.