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Campaigning for people and planet since 1971

What we've achieved

We're the UK's largest grassroots network.

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

  • Protecting your local area and making it more climate friendly.
  • Taking government to court over climate-wrecking projects.
  • Fighting for environmental and social justice globally.
See what we've achieved
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Brush up on your knowledge

Tree facts: deforestation in the Amazon. Half of picture is pristine forest, half cleared flat.
What are supply chains and why do they matter?
How can we be sure that the food we buy and the clothes we wear aren't doing more harm than good? Sustainability Analyst Clare Oxborrow explores how supply chains can negatively impact people and planet and why the UK needs a new law to hold companies to account for damage they cause.
What are supply chains and why do they matter?
How can we be sure that the food we buy and the clothes we wear aren't doing more harm than good? Sustainability Analyst Clare Oxborrow explores how supply chains can negatively impact people and planet and why the UK needs a new law to hold companies to account for damage they cause.
The backs of two police men on horses, with London scenery in the background where we can see a waving British flag on an old building and people in face masks.
Can we still protest?
Despite strong opposition from across civil society, and weeks of back-and-forth in parliament, most of the government’s anti-protest measures have made it into the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act. Find out what this means for the future of protest.
Can we still protest?
Despite strong opposition from across civil society, and weeks of back-and-forth in parliament, most of the government’s anti-protest measures have made it into the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act. Find out what this means for the future of protest.
Rows of used plastic bottles.
How bad is single-use plastic?
From up in the mountains to down on the seabed, plastic waste is everywhere. If we’re to end plastic pollution, the biggest contributors need to take responsibility and minimise the waste they’re creating. Find out why single-use plastic is such a problem and how to hold polluters to account.
How bad is single-use plastic?
From up in the mountains to down on the seabed, plastic waste is everywhere. If we’re to end plastic pollution, the biggest contributors need to take responsibility and minimise the waste they’re creating. Find out why single-use plastic is such a problem and how to hold polluters to account.

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Top stories

An aeroplane coming into land at Heathrow airport

Fight or flight? How our network helped stop a climate-wrecking project

Published:  28 Apr 2022    |      4 minute read
While the UK government claims to be committed to reducing emissions, more and more climate-wrecking projects like airport expansions keep rearing their heads. But that doesn’t mean we should accept it. Find out how campaigners helped to pressure Leeds Bradford Airport to withdraw their airport expansion planning application.
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