Press release

Briefing prepared by Will Rundle, Head of Legal and Katie de Kauwe, Lawyer at Friends of the Earth

The government should ‘call in’ a planning application for a controversial coal mine in Cumbria, Friends of the Earth said today

Overall woodland cover across all national parks in England is less than 15%

Government urged to include legally binding plastic reduction targets in Environment Bill

New research shows 1 in 5 people in England struggle to access quality green space

Proposal “not environmentally acceptable" says minister.

We need more than tree-lined streets to deal with nature and climate crises

Major landowners, like the Church Commissioners and the Duchy of Cornwall, must use their estates to grow more trees and fight the climate crisis

“Failing to fix air pollution costs lives. It also shows a failure to address the climate crisis because the sources and solutions are intrinsically linked."

Analysis by Friends of the Earth shows there is sufficient suitable land for an additional 3.2m hectares of trees on top of existing woodland