Friends of the Earth Scotland

Friends of the Earth Scotland think globally and act locally, delivering solutions to climate change by enabling and empowering people in Scotland to take both individual and collective action and also help people to sustain a healthy society and environment. 

They are Scotland’s leading environmental campaigning organisation with a network comprising thousands of supporters and active local groups across Scotland.  

The group campaigns on a wide range of issues, including climate change, renewable energy, public access to environmental justice, legal reform and the 'greening' of the activities of Scottish business, including the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Friends of the Earth Scotland envisions a world where everyone can enjoy a healthy environment and a fair share of the earth’s resources and believe that the next generation’s futures will be better because of the actions they are taking.

Friends of the Earth Scotland

Thorn House

5 Rose Street

Edinburgh

EH2 2PR

0131 243 2700

F: 0131 243 2725

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    • Agriculture

      Food and farming in Europe and its global impacts

    • Agrofuels

      Plant-based fuels from agriculture. Also known as biofuels

    • Biodiversity

      Species and habitat protection in Europe and around the globe

    • GMOs

      Genetically modified crops and organisms

    • Land

      Measuring Europe’s land footprint and tackling the drivers of land grabbing

    • Biodiversity

      Species and habitat protection in Europe and around the globe

    • Extractive industries

      Oil and gas exploration, and mining

    • Land

      Measuring Europe’s land footprint and tackling the drivers of land grabbing

    • Materials and waste

      Reducing, reusing and recycling resources

    • Resource use

      Europe’s consumption of land, materials, water and carbon

    • Shale gas

      Unconventional gas and the extraction process known as ‘fracking’

    • Tar sands

      Unconventional oil. Also known as oil sands

    • Water use

      Measuring Europe’s water footprint