Stockport Friends of the Earth is a local group which meets regularly and campaigns on a variety of issues.

Please use the menus on the left to learn more about us and our campaigns. Links are in Green text. Some pictures are clickable too.

Stockport Friends of the Earth campaigns by

• Running stalls at local events.
• Lobbying MPs.
• Issuing Press releases.
• Responding to Consultations (e.g. Manchester Airport Noise).
• Monitoring local and regional decision making on the environment.
• Attending rallies.
• Linking up with campaign coalitions (e.g. Stop Climate Chaos).
• Participating at other local Friends of the Earth events.
• Representation on Stockport Environment Partnership with Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. (e.g. pushing for Community Orchards)
• Encouraging initiatives that promote the transition to low carbon. (e.g. Transition Stockport, Stockport Hydro, MESS).
• Providing useful information for the community in the Stockport Green Guide.

Values and beliefs

Friends of the Earth wants a world where protection of the environment and meeting everyone's needs go hand-in-hand.

Three beliefs underpin our work:

• We must look after our planet. Live within the limits of the natural world. This means polluting and using less.
• Everyone has a right to a fair share. Meet our needs, and keep the environment safe, now and in the future. This is environmental justice.
• Realistic alternatives are possible. Only grow the economy in ways that focus on quality of life and protection of the planet.

The means to these ends is just as important. We won't compromise our principles:

• Work within the law - campaign to change it.
• Independence from political parties.
• Don't take money from big companies.

Lots of Friends!

Stockport Friends of the Earth is just one of the many local groups of Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Friends of the Earth Europe campaigns for sustainable and just societies and for the protection of the environment, unites more than 30 national organisations with thousands of local groups and is part of the world's largest grassroots environmental network, Friends of the Earth International.