Friends of the Earth
Together we can create a greener, fairer future.
About the Charity
Friends of the Earth is a leading environmental organisation working to create a sustainable future. We fight for climate justice through grassroots campaigns and legal action. Whether that's using the law to stop fossil fuel projects, or pushing for greater rights to protect nature and our environment.
Join our passionate community of campaigners and lawyers to local action groups and supporters across the country. Together, we can create a greener, fairer future.
Friends of the Earth is a company and a charity
Friends of the Earth Limited is a not-for-profit limited company limited by guarantee, company number 1012357.
We own the Friends of the Earth trademark and grant local action groups a licence to campaign under our name.
We're known as Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and have teams that work in Wales and in Northern Ireland. We also have a sister organisation in Scotland.
A substantial part of the funding for our charitable campaigning comes from our sister organisation Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust, which is a registered charity, No. 281681.
The charity works to raise funds and provide grants to organisations whose activities further its charitable objectives. It's regulated by the Charity Commission and registered with Companies House.