Helping people thrive - seed funding for nature-based projects
17 Mar 2022
How to apply for Friends of the Earth's catalyst grant to support your local nature project.
What makes Tiny Forest Caerffili (Caerphilly) a beacon project?
Joanna Watson02 Feb 2022
Joanna Watson finds out what motivated an environmental group to plant a forest in a local park and what they learned along the way.
Money Movers inspires more women to take action with their finances
Sarah Tulej26 Jan 2022
But I don’t have ‘finances.’ Sarah Tulej explains how building confidence and supporting each other to talk about money can help women make a positive difference in tackling climate change.
Stepping into the future - following the Hope Spots trail
Mary Stevens30 Nov 2021
An update on how this Lancaster project brings together technology and community to highlight alternative futures
Why we need to get better at sharing knowledge and expertise
Mary Stevens22 Nov 2021
Mary Stevens reflects on why tapping the experience of activists and experts can be so challenging and how to make connections easier.
Three things we learned at COP 26 about taking climate action with your finances
Mary Stevens10 Nov 2021
Mary Stevens explains why we need OwnIt - now Money Movers - more than ever.
5 things green space deprivation means for disabled people
Joanna Watson31 Aug 2021
Mary Stevens explores the green space gap with Bristol Disability Equality Forum.
50,000 trees – the lasting legacy of Dongria Khond
Joanna Watson02 Aug 2021
We remember an inspiring activist who saw the connection between flood risk, tree planting and climate change – and acted on it.
Mapping land to unlock our local food growing potential
14 Jul 2021
How our woodland mapping tool has been adapted to identify land for food.
How CSE engaged local people in community energy project
Joanna Watson28 Jun 2021
Harriet Sansom from CSE talks frankly about her experience of running Powering Up, a community engagement project across 3 communities, what they learned through taking an experimental approach and why there are invaluable lessons for others with similar ambitions.
How do we create the conditions to drive transformation?
Mary Stevens29 Apr 2021
Mary Stevens reflects on how to facilitate radical change to meet the climate and nature crises.
From landowner to land steward – how companies can use data to enhance nature
Joanna Watson18 Mar 2021
We talk to digital activist and tech entrepreneur Jaya Chakrabarti about connecting business to communities to regenerate nature.
Driving into the future – lessons from a pilot electric car-sharing scheme in North Wales
Christian Graham28 Jan 2021
Christian Graham discusses the scheme that loaned an electric car to Partneriaeth Ogwen with Rhys Gwilym of MenterMôn.
How one car kickstarted a local green revolution
Joanna Watson17 Nov 2020
Christian Graham explains how one community-owned electric car kickstarted a local green revolution in his hometown in North Wales.
Finding hope in the green belt
Mark Thurstain03 Nov 2020
Mark Thurstain of Geofutures explains how they partnered with Friends of the Earth to plot the locations of potential Hope Spots in Bath and Bristol’s green belt