• The world’s largest environmental campaign organisation

• Local to global - our community to worldwide

• Not for profit and not a political party

Who are Friends of the Earth?

Campaigns• Climate change

• Transport

• Resource use & waste minimisation

• Green trade justice

• Food

How we work

• Sharing information & skills

• Research & lobby

• Peaceful citizen action

Some of our recent successes• Waste - Household Waste Recycling Act

• Climate change - offshore wind farm

• Food - supermarkets take action on pesticides

Local success

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Food

• Lots of chemicals

• GM food

• Low animal welfare

Food solutions

School solutions

• Schools all over the country have started to take action

• Growing schools

You, your school, your home, your life…

• Best idea?

• Eat local fresh food: healthier for you, better for the planet

How to find out moreGet in touch with Friends of the Earth

By e-mail via www.foe.co.uk

By phone 020 7490 1555

By surfing www.foe.co.uk

By post Friends of the Earth 26-28 Underwood Street London, N1 7JQ

How to find out more in our community

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Now, what can you do?• Take action - save energy at school and at home

• Take action - walk or cycle to school

• Take action - shop local first

• Take action - write letters to local papers

• Take action - reduce / reuse / recycle

Making life better for people by inspiring solutions to environmental problems