150+ lawyers
giving up their time
20 university
law teams
350+ cases
each year
£1 million +
worth of free help each year
Advice and Referral Service
A network of solicitors, barristers and technical experts, all giving their time to help communities and individuals facing environmental threats.
ELF University Network
We work with a network of 20 university law schools across the UK to support environmental law clinics, contributing to casework, research, and the development of future environmental lawyers.
About Us
We support communities to understand and use the law to protect and restore nature. Learn more about our work, our team, and how we are guided by lived experience to drive change.
Recent Cases
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Court rules against adventure sports hub threatening Ceibwr Bay
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Protecting Beachy Head West: Why we challenged dredging in a marine conservation zone
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Loch Lomond at risk: Why we’re supporting communities against Flamingo Land’s resort plans
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Protecting the beating heart of nature: ELF backs the Bristol Declaration
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A Win for Caernarfon: Community Stops Polluting Plant Proposals
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Toxic Truths: Exposing the Harm from Cherry Tree Farm
Latest News
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Rights of Nature in a Changing Local Government Landscape
07 Sep 2026
What could England’s changing system of local government mean for the growing Rights of Nature movem…
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ELF responds to consultation on judicial review reforms
03 Sep 2026
The Environmental Law Foundation has responded to the Government’s consultation on proposals to exte…
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The cost of inaction: We’re already paying the price for environmental decline
13 Aug 2026
by Robin Pierro, ELF CEO There is a tendency to talk about environmental protection as though…
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University Network
Environmental Law Foundation work with a number of university law schools to run supervised clinics with help from ELF advisers.
“We would have failed if it wasn’t for ELF. There is very little help out there for environmental causes … ELF was the only charity we could find that supported smaller groups.”
Irena Litton,
Clerk Leonard Stanley Parish Council Member, Mankley Field Action Group