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14th Nov 2020
Air pollution is a public health emergency and action is urgently required. Greater Manchester is currently consulting on plans to introduce a charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ), and we need your support to make this happen.
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7th Nov 2020
We loved celebrating trees with your fantastic photographs that you sent us for our Photogratree Competition and to further this creative celebration of trees we have a new Creative Arts Competition - CreateATree
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30th Oct 2020
Trees help us in a number of ways, such as by absorbing air pollutants, improving open spaces and thus benefiting our physical and mental health, and reducing the risk of floods. However, the UK’s tree cover is only 11.8%, which …
27th Sep 2020
Explore the cafes, restaurants, shops and services and see our recipes for ideas of delicious real food meals.
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10th Jun 2020
Read on to find out how to get secure cycle storage on your street.
Manchester FoE is fuelled by volunteer energy. Why not come to a group meeting, come and find us at event?
5th Sep 2020
At the beginning of the summer, we organised an online community screening of "The Story of Plastic".
23rd Jun 2020
The results of our 2020 Photogratree competition are in. Many thanks to our judge, nature photographer Luke Blazejewski.
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22nd Nov 2020
The clock is ticking on our chance to stop climate breakdown.
Climate breakdown is already intensifying hurricanes, fires and droughts around the world, while causing increased flooding and heatwaves in the UK.
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3rd Nov 2020
The government’s new plans to reshape the English planning system are a serious threat to our communities, local democracy and the environment.
Manchester Friends of the Earth raises urgent environmental and social issues in local and national media. See our
news releases and our record of
coverage of Manchester FoE in the media.
news release
25th Nov 2020
Reacting to the Chancellor’s decision today to cut the overseas aid budget to 0.5% of gross national income in 2021, Friends of the Earth’s International climate campaigner, Rachel Kennerley said
news release
19th Nov 2020
As we approach the third week of the national lockdown in England, polling for Friends of the Earth shows two in five (43 per cent) are not getting outside into nature as much as they did during the first lockdown, with just one in ten (13 per cent) claiming to be getting out more this Autumn.
Manchester Friends of the Earth responds to local, regional and national consultations and proactively contribute to policy debates.
16th Nov 2020
Manchester Friends of the Earth responded to the Manchester City Centre Transport Strategy on 3rd November 2020. Read our response (pdf).
13th Sep 2020
The government recently held a public consultation on its new England Tree Strategy – a crucial policy on the future of trees in England. Friends of the Earth argues that we need this new strategy to double tree cover if we’re …
