Sherwood Forest oak trees

Double UK tree cover And help combat climate chaos

Sign our trees petition

Plastic-free stadiums

Sports fans – we're up against some ugly opposition. We're talking about plastic pollution seeping into the big-game experience.

Some stadiums are starting to offload unwanted plastics. Several football teams have trialled reusable pint cups. Others have pledged to reduce single-use plastic across their stadiums. But no team is anywhere near claiming the title of plastic free.

Sign our handraiser to show your support for getting single-use plastic out of sport.

Boot plastic out of football

13 ways to save water

From 20 degree heat in February to a dismally wet June, extreme weather patterns look like the only thing we can safely predict nowadays.

Regardless of whether or not we experience a heatwave, our water system is overstretched, and climate chaos is expected to heap even more pressure on our depleting supplies.

Our handy guide to save water shows how you can reduce your water footprint and do your bit for people and planet.

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What's happening right now

Friends of the Earth reacts to Which? research on supermarket food packaging

“There is no excuse for this level of plastic use by supermarkets. They need to do far more, not just to make the plastic recyclable, but to avoid using it in the first place. "

Our community fight to save the Rimrose Valley

A vibrant community campaign on Merseyside is determined not to let the government build a road through their cherished green space.

Corned beef being sourced from company linked to Amazon destruction

Friends of the Earth has traced supermarket corned beef to a meat company accused of violating rainforest-protection laws.

Fracking earthquakes: the essential guide

Can fracking cause earthquakes? And if so, how serious are they? Surely there are safety regulations? Make sure you're on firm ground with our expert guide.

Why we stand in silence every Wednesday
The Women in White

Sometimes they dance. Sometimes they break into song. But mostly the Women in White protest in silence against the fracking being forced on their communities.

Trees: a love affair

A collection of personal stories of love affairs with trees

Our campaigns

A seagull picks a plastic crisp packet from the sea

Reduce plastic in the oceans

The leading campaign against plastic pollution – including facts about plastic and the environment, and how to avoid single-use plastics.

Reduce plastic in the oceans

The leading campaign against plastic pollution – including facts about plastic and the environment, and how to avoid single-use plastics.

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Beat climate change

Information about climate change, its causes, impacts, solutions — and what you can do to help.

Beat climate change

Information about climate change, its causes, impacts, solutions — and what you can do to help.

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British bees need your help. Lots of our precious species are in danger of extinction. Find out how you can help to reverse bee decline in the UK.

British bees need your help. Lots of our precious species are in danger of extinction. Find out how you can help to reverse bee decline in the UK.

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Fight air pollution

Learn about air pollution and what's happening in the clean air campaign

Fight air pollution

Learn about air pollution and what's happening in the clean air campaign

$Lancashire Council rejects fracking in Preston$

Fracking is controversial and unpopular. It is not the solution to our energy needs or climate change. Join us to help keep fossil fuels in the ground.

Fracking is controversial and unpopular. It is not the solution to our energy needs or climate change. Join us to help keep fossil fuels in the ground.

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Trees: a love affair

A collection of personal stories of love affairs with trees

Trees: a love affair

A collection of personal stories of love affairs with trees