关于我们

自然之友成立于1993年，是中国成立最早的环保社会组织之一，目前，全国志愿者数量累计超过30000人，月度捐赠人超过3000人。27年来，通过环境教育、生态社区、公众参与、法律行动以及政策倡导等方式，运用一系列创新工作手法和动员方法，重建人与自然的连接，守护珍贵的生态环境，推动越来越多绿色公民的出现与成长。

我们的愿景

在人与自然和谐的社会中，每个人都能分享安全的资源和美好的环境

我们的使命

建设公众参与环境保护的平台，让环境保护的意识深入人心并转化成自觉的行动

核心价值观

真心实意，身体力行。添加了新的核心价值观

Friends of Nature (FON) is established in 1993. As China's first national wide grassroots environmental NGO, it has more than 30,000 registered environmental volunteers across the country, and more than 5,000 small amount monthly donors. While based in Beijing, FON have established 22 local environmental volunteer groups in different cities.

In the past 30 years，through law and policy advocacy, public participations of green citizens, green communications, environmental education and others, FON has been making efforts to rebuild the bond between mankind and nature, preserve the ecosystem and promote the growth of more green citizens. As every 'friend' of nature believes, if we think sincerely and act practically, we will build a better planet.

Important Achievements

As of December 31st, 2022, Friends of Nature has initiated 62 environmental public interest litigation cases, covering various fields such as air, water, soil, ocean, biodiversity conservation, and climate change. Among these, 55 cases have been accepted by the court, and 34 cases have been successfully concluded. Many of these cases have had a profound impact nationwide and within their respective industries:

Green Peafowl Habitat Protection Case

China's first preventive public interest litigation for the protection of endangered wild animals. This case was recognized as one of the "Top Ten Biodiversity Cases in the World" by the World Judicial Conference on Environment.

Changzhou "poisonous land" Case

This case established the legal principle of "Polluter's Responsibility" which helped facilitate the introduction of relevant provisions in the Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law.

Fujian Nanping ecological destruction Case

Marked the first public interest litigation in China under the Revised Environmental Protection Law and was selected by People's Daily as one of the "40 Firsts" during the first 40 years of China's reform and opening-up.

Qujing Chromium Slag Pollution Case

The first grassroots environmental public interest litigation initiated by a non-governmental environmental protection organization in China.

Participated in more than 60 environmental legislation and public policy formulation and revision processes, including the Environmental Protection Law, the Regulations on the Disclosure of Government Information, the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China, the Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China, the Wild Animal Conservation Law, and the Yangtze River Protection Law. The organization has actively taken on legislative tasks from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Supreme People's Court, and other departments, and played a significant role in the development of the national "14th Five-Year Plan" for ecological and environmental protection. Friends of Nature has submitted more than 70 proposals for legislation, amendments, and policies.

Leveraged more than 30 billion RMB in environmental governance and ecological restoration funds through professional environmental legal services.

The national registered volunteers have exceeded 30,000, and there are 22 volunteer action groups in 18 cities. The activities cover various areas, including bird protection, river and wetland conservation, plant protection, waste reduction/recycling/zero waste community, leave no trace activities, mountain and beach cleaning, ocean conservation, parent-child environment/nature education, and more. The activity forms include outdoor activities, surveys, popular science lectures, scientific propaganda, scientific research monitoring, nature education/experience courses, etc.

Over the years, our important work has been covered by People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, Central People's Broadcasting Station, Guangming Daily, China Environment News, Legal Daily, People's Court News, China Green Times, Public Welfare Times, China Youth Daily, Caixin, Caijing, Southern Weekly, Tencent News, The Paper, Jiemian News, Sanlian Life Weekly, China News Weekly, and other high-quality mainstream media. We have also garnered more than 670,000 followers on China's mainstream social media platforms and led many environmental hot topics, such as "Save the Green Peafowl" and "Contributing to the Revision of the Wild Animal Conservation Law ."

Opened 8 public donation portals on 7 platforms, including Tencent, Bytedance, and Alipay, with more than 6,000 monthly donors.

Incubated and established 3 social enterprises, covering environmental education, ecological design, participatory construction, and green solutions for large-scale public events.