Orangutan hiding among the trees in Indonesian tropical forest

Help save rare orangutans from a UK-owned gold mine

Friends of the Earth is the UK's biggest grassroots network dedicated to protecting people and planet.

Do you live in a pollution hotspot?

Our new research show that pollution levels are harmful to wildlife in a whopping 27% of England's neighbourhoods.

Pollution hotspots are areas where wildlife is pushed to the brink by a toxic cocktail of dirty water, polluted air and disruptive noise and light. 

Collage of polluted environments and healthy environments in the UK

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What we've achieved

From our campaigners and lawyers to local groups and supporters, we push for change on causes that matter to you, like:

  • Working with groups to protect local areas and make them more climate friendly.
  • Taking government to court over projects that harm our environment.
  • Fighting for environmental and social justice globally.
Our lawyers Katie and Will outside Court after Heathrow