Friends of the Earth is a federation of autonomous local groups who work towards an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable future. Friends of the Earth Australia functions both through the activities of its local groups, and on the national level through appointed spokespeople, campaigns and projects, the national magazine - Chain Reaction, and the work of liaison officers.;;;;Friends of the Earth is a grassroots and decentralised organisation that operates from an environmental justice perspective. The majority of FoEA's work occurs through local group activities including clean energy, climate change, mining, transport, urban sustainability, waste minimisation, ecological restoration projects, sustainable food production, plantations, chemicals and forests. ;;