Building community power

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Join your local Friends of the Earth action group

We have hundreds of local action groups across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They're made up of people in communities who are passionate about tackling the climate and ecological crises and fighting for a fairer, greener world for everyone.

Find a local group
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Start a Friends of the Earth local action group

A local action group is a grassroots group. Friends of the Earth has hundreds of local action groups around the country. They're run by thousands of volunteers from all backgrounds. To start one, you need at least five people in England, or three in Wales and Northern Ireland. 

Start a group
A group of people standing outside on grass with an orange banner that says 'For people and the planet' and 'Ermwyn pobl a'r blaned' and the web address foe.cymru
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Bring back nature

Communities are working to restore greenery and wildlife in over 1,000 nature-deprived spaces across England and Wales.

Reach out to the project delivery partner in your area to find out more about their work and get involved.

Our Postcode Gardener projects
A black man and a white man lean on each other with gardening tools in an allotment near young apple trees and some shrubs with wood chips on the ground.