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We know the Earth is our only home so wrecking it doesn't make sense. The wellbeing of people and planet go hand in hand - this has always been the inspiration for our campaigns. We've notched up major achievements: Laws to protect our countryside; Better food and cleaner water; Persuading big companies to behave better. We're famous for winning the world's first climate change law and that green recycling bin on your doorstep.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is Scotland’s leading environmental campaigning organisation, and an independent Scottish charity with a network of thousands of supporters and active local groups across Scotland. We are part of the largest grassroots environmental network in the world, uniting over 2 million supporters, 77 national member groups, and some 5,000 local activist groups - covering every continent. We exist to help people in Scotland look after the planet for everyone’s future. We think globally and act locally in Scotland, delivering solutions to climate change by enabling and empowering people to take both individual and collective action.

We’re the Glasgow University Students’ Representative Council, but you can call us GUSRC. Our job is to support the students of Glasgow University and ensure their time here is as enjoyable, safe and interesting as possible. Day-in, day-out we’re here to help, or even just listen to, the concerns of students.

Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace. We defend the natural world and promote peace by investigating, exposing and confronting environmental abuse, and championing environmentally responsible solutions.

Health In Your Environment (HIYE) is a voluntary sector forum which brings together groups involved in health, social and economic regeneration and environmental issues. It has a particular focus on the connections between health and the environment, where health is defined not just in terms of ill-health but in terms of well-being and quality of life.

We are a group of students from across the UK who want to raise awareness of the links between global environmental change and health, and to help protect and promote human health through adequate climate mitigation and adaptation policy. We are affiliated to the Medsin-UK as one of its activities and seek to promote and work towards solutions at a range of levels. Our key areas of work - some older, some newer - are: Policy and advocacy – local to international; Education: non-formal and formal; Sustainable healthcare; Schools projects and teaching and International network-building

Heriot Watt University Student Union campaigns hard to make sure students' experience at Heriot Watt University is as amazing as it can possibly be. Campaigning is a visible way that we represent students' views to the University and beyond, and we aim to bring about positive changes both locally and nationall, from getting the support students need for their studies to encouraging the University to be as eco-friendly as it can be.

Internuncio tells from the perspective of those affected, the personal stories of people already experiencing the social implications of climate change. Based on scientific and observed findings, Internuncio is currently producing documentary films and photo-reports which intend to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and social awareness. Putting a human face to the effects of climate change, our objective is to increase dialogue and understanding.

The Iona Community, is an ecumenical Christian community. Its members follows a five-fold rule, including 'acting in solidarity with victims of environmental injustice and supporting political and structural change to reduce our over-consumption of resources'. Programmes at our centres, (Abbey and MacLeod Centre on Iona and Camas on Mull) often focus on environmental and climate change issues. Camas is based on a simple lifestyle and environmental sustainability. It is powered by wind turbine and solar panels and has its own organic garden. On the mainland, we focus on these issues too in our work with young people.

The Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IFEES) is a UK registered charity operating internationally, through programmes designed to increase knowledge and awareness, alleviate poverty, combat climate change and deal with other major environmental issues. It collaborates with government bodies, local authorities, NGOs, scholarly and academic institutions, to develop an Islamic science of natural resources management, implement sustainable projects, produce training material and conduct training in key locations.