1. Friends of the Earth
Case Study

2. The History of Friends of the Earth
Since 1971, Friends of the Earth have been working to find solutions to environmental problems
It is the most famous and influential environmental NGO in the UK
Friends of the Earth has 1 million supporters across five continents with over 70 national organisations worldwide
Friends of the Earth depends on donations from the public for 90% of its income

3. The issues it deals with
Climate Change
Recycling
Energy efficient homes
The countryside
Pollution
Genetically Modified Food
Transport

4. How it addresses these issues
Influencing Governments / Society to take Climate Change seriously
Campaigning for laws dealing with recycling
Encouraging us to have energy efficient homes
Protecting the countryside
Persuading big companies to change their practices that were harming the environment
Campaigning against Genetically Modified Food
Campaigning to reduce pollution through traffic

5. What can the individual, society and government do?
Individual – Campaigning; fundraising; donating; buy local produce; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Society – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; campaign; protest; fundraise
Government – Can encourage people to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; can raise awareness about the environment; make laws to improve our environmental practices

6. Current Campaigns
FOE are currently campaigning:
for Northern Ireland to have its own Climate Change Laws
against illegal landfill sites in Northern Ireland
to improve our sewage systems
against factories that are polluting Northern Ireland
to encourage supermarkets to buy local produce to reduce food miles

7. The Effectiveness of Friends of the Earth
Since 1971, Friends of the Earth has been working to improve our environment
They have raised awareness about reducing, reusing and recycling waste
They have spoken to politicians to affect change in environment laws
They continue to work to protect the earth for future generations