Finding hope in the green belt
03 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
How a peer learning approach to personal finance inspired Know Better Food
03 Nov 2020
Kate Ford of Better Food Traders explains why they were inspired to trial OwnIt's peer learning approach to help people make better food choices.
Woodland opportunity mapping
29 Oct 2020External link
This mapping and analysis show that it is indeed possible to double woodland cover in England and Wales in a way that does not encroach on arable land or protected areas.
How might we use AI to address our biggest challenges?
27 Oct 2020
Mary Stevens welcomes progress on linking AI, climate and community action and shows how it could help deliver practical environmental projects.
How a new mapping tool identifies potential for doubling tree cover
16 Sep 2020
How a ground breaking mapping tool empowers activists to talk to landowners about creating new tree cover.
Together we can transform the green belt
01 Jun 2020
Ben Moss describes his vision for rewilding the green belt for people and nature.
Own It: team up to take climate action
05 May 2020
Why is now the time for women to come together to take climate action with their finances, and what is the best way to do it?
The puzzle of land for trees: supporting communities to find the missing pieces
03 Apr 2020
Mary Stevens shares our work in finding land for trees as a natural climate solution.
From hot spots to hope spots. Bringing a wildly different green belt to life.
15 Jan 2020
The climate crisis is motivating people to plant trees and make space for nature to recover. Can we use a local mapping tool to show them where to start?
Why women talking money works for the climate
04 Oct 2019
How peer-to-peer support motivates women to take climate action with their money.
Why do we want you to steal our ideas?
18 Sep 2019
Hugh Knowles explains why the Experiments Team wants you to take our ideas – and make them better.
How growing trees could connect communities in a climate forest jigsaw
22 Aug 2019
Paul Preece shares his reflections on a 3-week sprint to re-imagine the green belt.
A wildly different vision: greening the Green Belt
12 Jun 2019
Friends of the Earth is working on the challenge of how we can double tree cover. Campaigner Guy Shrubsole shares his ideas about why we should start with greening the Green Belt and asks “is this really the best we can do?”
5 alternative models of power and ownership in the AI space
23 Jul 2018
How could alternative models of ownership be adopted to democratise AI as a power for good?
Five things we learned about Artificial Intelligence
02 Sep 2019
Could AI help us deliver our work and could we make a meaningful contribution to the AI debate?