Nature campaign Stories

How do you capture the heart of an issue and inspire people to get involved? Fusing photography, poetry and shots of gorgeous landscape, local group Darlington Friends of the Earth show us how to marry campaigning with art.

Access to nature is important to our physical and mental wellbeing. But the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted just how many people – particularly in urban areas – are robbed of important green space. Paul de Zylva explains how we can make our neighbourhoods cleaner, greener and healthier for all.

You shouldn't have to travel to get your green space fix. Find out how one coastal community raised funds and lobbied decision-makers to turn their urban centre green.

Nature is essential to our lives – from the food on our plates to the clothes we wear, from medicines to mental health benefits.

Read our open letter calling for the Prince Charles' Duchy of Cornwall estate and the Church Commissioners to plant more trees on their land.

The government has launched a public consultation on a strategy for trees and woodland in the UK. Find out how you can influence the strategy.

If we’re going to tackle climate breakdown, we need more trees. 72% of UK land is currently used by farmers for food production, but combining trees with farming could suck carbon out of the atmosphere, and make farming more profitable, productive and sustainable.

2019 was the year that trees became political. In response to increased concern around climate breakdown, and amidst the backdrop of a General Election, all of the main UK political parties pledged to increase tree cover. But what's the connection between trees and climate? Scientist Mat Disney explains.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Anike Bello spoke to Friends of the Earth Germany to find out how this symbol of tension and division has transformed into a beacon of growth and hope.