About Us

Friends of the Earth Cymru was set up in 1984, 13 years after Friends of the Earth's foundation in the UK in 1971, to focus on campaigning in Wales on environmental issues. Friends of the Earth Cymru is dedicated to promoting the environment and promoting a sustainable future for Wales.

We are a small team based in Cardiff who are:

part of the UK's most influential environmental campaigning organisation
part of the most extensive environmental network in the world, with over 75 national organisations across five continents
supporting a unique network of campaigning local groups working in communities across Wales
dependent upon individuals for over 90 per cent of its income.

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Where to find us

Friends of the Earth Cymru
33 Castle Arcade Balcony
Cardiff
CF10 1BY

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02920 229577

Email

cymru@foe.co.uk

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Dirty pensions: local government funds invested in fossil fuels

Local councils in Wales still have hundreds of millions of pounds invested in planet-wrecking fossil fuels through local government pension funds.

Yes to zero-waste by 2030 but no to burning

On the eve of Welsh Government publishing their zero-waste strategy, Friends of the Earth Cymru volunteer, Chamodi Peiris, looks at different zero-waste initiatives around the world. She argues that Wales's 2050 zero-waste target needs to be brought forward to 2030 and cautions against Wales allowing any new incinerators to be built.

Reject catastrophic new incinerator plan say campaigners

Friends of the Earth Cymru urge Welsh Government to reject a catastrophic new incinerator plan for Uskmouth, Newport.

Wales's industries are key to winning the net zero race

The pace of climate change is increasing and Wales, like other nations, must step up its level of ambition. Volunteer Joe Cooke looks at Wales's path to net zero and what needs to be done to get to the finish line as soon as possible.

How people power saved a green space in Caerphilly

This is the story of how some amazing people in Caerphilly worked together to stop a beautiful area of countryside from being turned into a housing estate, so that the whole community, including families with little or no gardens, can continue to enjoy the green space. But the fight is far from over...

Let’s all get behind the draft transport strategy!

The Welsh Government is consulting on its new transport strategy. Here, Dr Ian Taylor explains how it is our best hope for a transport system which is fairer on people and planet.

Clean Air Act white paper - our reaction

The Welsh Government has recently launched its clean air white paper setting out plans for a Clean Air Act for Wales.

UKCCC advice - our reaction

Now is the time for Wales to be bold – our response to the UK Committee on Climate Change’s advice.

Wales transport strategy - our reaction

Wales’s draft transport strategy gives us hope for a transport system that is fairer on people and the planet

We’re not out of the woods yet!

Trees are vital to life. They provide us with oxygen, store carbon, stabilise soils, give life to local wildlife, and they are vital for our mental and physical health. In the first of a series of blogs, Friends of the Earth Cymru Volunteer, Ffion Edwards, explains why our woodlands are under threat and what is happening here in Wales to help solve the problem.

Why supermarkets should put doors on their fridges

Supermarkets could save enough energy to power 730,000 homes if they put doors on their fridges. Friends of the Earth Cymru volunteer, Joe Cooke, urges supermarkets in Wales to follow the lead of their French counterparts, and voluntarily sign up to make this important change for the sake of our planet.

Loving the baby bundle – let's make it sustainable

In Swansea, some new-born babies’ families have been gifted a baby bundle of sleepsuits, toys, nappies and other items as part of a Welsh Government pilot. If the trial gets the go ahead, all families of new-borns will be given a baby bundle. This is great news according to Becky Harford who explores why the national rollout needs to go further than the trial.