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End exploitation by big business
Unethical corporations are destroying our planet and trampling on people's rights, all for the sake of profit. Find out why we’re campaigning for a new UK law to make companies accountable for any damage they cause.
End exploitation by big business
Unethical corporations are destroying our planet and trampling on people's rights, all for the sake of profit. Find out why we’re campaigning for a new UK law to make companies accountable for any damage they cause.

Does your neighbourhood have enough green space?

Nature is hugely beneficial to our health and wellbeing, as well as being key to a healthy planet. Yet millions of people across England lack access to good quality green space. 

We've analysed data to uncover the best (and worst) neighbourhoods for access to green space. Is your neighbourhood one of the unlucky ones? Enter your postcode to find out.

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We all deserve thriving nature, clean air and safe waters

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5 animals impacted by sewage
  Published:  15 May 2024     |       3 minute read
Water companies are currently allowed to pour tonnes of sewage into our waters every day. Zoologist and campaigner Sienna Somers looks at the animals suffering because of sewage.
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Can our gardens survive without peat?
  Published:  30 Mar 2022     |       Last updated:  11 Jun 2024     |       5 minute read
The world's peatlands are a vital tool against the climate crisis. But a lack of action together with ulterior motives mean these precious habitats are still exploited. Find out why the UK government should protect peat (and why our gardens won't suffer without it).
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Why bees matter

Bees pollinate much of the food that makes our diets healthy and tasty – from the apple in our lunchbox, to the tomatoes on our pizza.

But did you know Britain’s bees are in trouble? Shifts in the seasons are disrupting flowering times and the availability of food, shelter and nesting sites. Climate breakdown also brings extremes of drought, heavier rainfall and flooding. Bees and pollinating insects are struggling to survive.

We've already led a successful campaign to get national bee action plans in all parts of the UK. You can further help protect bees by purchasing a bee saver kit.

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Being green has never been easier

Want to help us support action for nature? Order your Plant for the Planet today.

Our peat-free, pet-friendly, planet-protecting and low-maintenance plant offers a calming spot of greenery to make your home bloom. It’s the fittonia that fights for a better world, as every order makes a difference in supporting Friends of the Earth’s work for a greener and fairer planet.

You get a new plant. And the world gets a helping hand.

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Healthy nature will help curb climate breakdown

A healthy natural environment is one of our best allies in the fight against breakdown – if we keep it in good condition.

Nature is perhaps our best defence against flooding, storm surges, famine and more. It’s better than ever-higher concrete flood walls or artificial reefs: natural reed beds, coral and mangroves can hold back tides and support more wildlife.

True, climate breakdown is already affecting nature - but it's not inevitable. We must not allow runaway climate change to, for example, warm our oceans and turn them so acidic that plankton, corals and fish can no longer survive.

It's still possible to avoid the double trouble of climate breakdown and nature’s decline.

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