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Arab Forum for Environment and Development
المنتدى العربي للبيئة والتنمية
AbbreviationAFED
Formation17 June 2006 (2006-06-17)
TypeNonprofit organization, Non-governmental organization
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersBeirut, Lebanon
Secretary General
Lebanon Najib Saab
Executive Committee Chairman
Kuwait Abdulrahman Al-Awadi
Websitewww.AFEDonline.org

The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) (Template:Lang-ar) is a not-for-profit regional non-governmental organization, membership-based organization headquartered in Beirut,Lebanon, with the status of international organization; grouping experts together with the civil society, business community and media, to promote prudent environmental policies and programmes across the Arab region.

While it maintains its character as a non-governmental organization, AFED admits, in the capacity of observers, national, regional and international bodies working in the fields of environment and sustainable development. It has been endorsed by the League of Arab States (LAS) and the united Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).