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Cym Llynfi

Say no to nuclear in Cwm Llynfi

Jenny Lloyd
Local Action and Community Campaigns Officer
Friends of the Earth Cymru

With support from Brian Jones, anti-nuclear activist

Published: 27 May 2025

Sign a petition against proposals to install small scale nuclear reactors near Maesteg.

Campaigners outside Merthyr Tydfil council offices

Ffos y Fran proposal is a ‘betrayal’ say local campaigners

Published: 20 May 2025

Hundreds of local people have objected to the revised ‘restoration’ plan for Ffos y Fran opencast coal mine, currently being considered by Merthyr Tydfil Council.

Port Talbot rally - two people holding a sign For People and the Planet

Wales’ Fourth Carbon Budget advice - our response

Published: 14 May 2025

Friends of the Earth Cymru respond the UK Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) Wales’ Fourth Carbon Budget advice, published today (14 May 2025)

Soil in hand

Shaping a responsible future for growers

Andy Smith, Client Manager, British Growers Association

Published: 13 May 2025

Doing some work in your garden or allotment? Confused about which compost to use? Read Andy Smith's blog for some answers.

Picture of Bedwas tips

Wales’s coal tip bill must protect people and planet

Published: 30 Apr 2025

A bill to keep communities safe from coal tips has now passed Stage 1 in the Senedd, but it must be amended to avoid unintended consequences.

Carteg colliery site now by Tom Maloney

Demand a coal ban for Wales

Published: 7 Apr 2025

Sign our petition today to stop more climate-wrecking proposals.

Ty Llwyd quarry

Scratching the surface of Wales' toxic legacy

Hana Khan
Legal and Policy intern for Cymru and Northern Ireland
Friends of the Earth Cymru

Published: 24 Mar 2025

Hana shares her experiences of working on the contaminated land campaign for Friends of the Earth Cymru and what she learned along the way.

Photo of a child holding toys

Welsh organisations call for a new network of toy libraries in Wales

Published: 10 Mar 2025

The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and the Children’s Commissioner for Wales have joined with other organisations to support a joint initiative by Friends of the Earth Cymru, Early Years Wales and The Honeycomb Toy Library in Cardiff.

plastic netting in turf

Net Zero or Zero Net? Ban plastic netting in turf

Bleddyn Lake, Campaigns and Development Manager, Friends of the Earth Cymru

Published: 20 Feb 2025

Plastic nets in grass turf are damaging our wildlife and increasing the amount of microplastics in our soil. Friends of the Earth Cymru are joining the call for this harmful practice to be stopped. Sign our petition today.

Jamie Thomas, postcode gardener

Six Welsh communities to benefit from a Postcode Gardener

Published: 31 Jan 2025

Friends of the Earth and The Co-operative Bank have joined forces to breathe life back into over 1,000 nature-deprived spaces across England and Wales

Craig-yr-Hesg Quarry from Cefn Eglywsilan by Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Welsh quarries should not damage people or wildlife

Jenny Lloyd, Local Action and Community Campaigns Officer

Published: 19 Dec 2024

The materials our society needs, Jenny argues, shouldn't be extracted in a way that harms people or nature. Quarrying for the minerals and stone we need has to done in a sustainable way, and greater regulations and protections are needed.

Sea express oil spill

Campaigning for a greener and fairer Wales since 1984

Published: 2 Dec 2024

Friends of the Earth Cymru has raised awareness of nature, climate and environmental issues, alongside our inspiring grassroots activist network for the past four decades.

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