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Education and engagement are vital in tackling climate change. By providing knowledge and awareness about the environment, we empower individuals to make informed decisions and take meaningful action. Engaging people in the climate challenge fosters a sense of responsibility and collective effort, driving positive change for a sustainable future.

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South Devon's Endangered Species Exhibition: Craftivism & Engagement

Arts and crafts have long been a tool for education and engagement, with groups and campaigns using craftivism to get their message across. The Endangered Species exhibition from South Devon Stitchers illustrates how a group can use their creative skills to focus interest on the natural world around us.

July 11, 2023

Working Together for Climate and Nature: SusSH and South Hams District Council

Sustainable South Hams are excited to be collaborating with South Hams District Council to assist in delivering their ambitious climate and biodiversity plans. With climate change and biodiversity issues high on the agenda for the new District Council administration, core funding has been pledged to assist Sustainable South Hams in our work inspiring, connecting and supporting local nature and climate action.

June 30, 2023

New Workshop! Starting & Developing Your Community Group 12th July

Confused about the finer details of creating and developing your local community group? Join us for a workshop offering expert support and top tips on how to get your community group set up properly or take it to its next level, from finances to action plans, group structure to measuring success.

June 27, 2023

Events

Changemakers Meeting - Christmas Celebration

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Climate and Nature Symposium for Councillors in South Hams

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Changemakers - Connecting Councillors and Community Groups

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Resources

Neighbourhood planning in a climate emergency - Centre for Sustainable Energy

The new and updated edition of the popular guidebook – 22,000 downloads for both editions – explores the potential of ‘low carbon’ neighbourhood plans to incorporate policies to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The 3rd edition, with a foreword from the Town and Country Planning Association, has been thoroughly overhauled and now has much more policy detail, in particular around renewable energy.

Impact - understand your community's carbon footprint

This digital visualisation tool helps parishes, wards and local authority areas to identify areas where taking action to tackle climate change can make the biggest difference

Climate Change documents from NALC

Reports, case studies and other documents from the National Association of Local Councils

Groups

Transition Town Totnes

Transition Streets - a community-focussed initiative supporting social cohesion, carbon reduction, and energy saving; Incredible Edible Totnes - supporting local and accessible food growing in public spaces; Totnes Climate Hub - a public space for creating community support and local responses to our global challenges; REconomy Project - a project inspiring economic regeneration locally; Time to Breathe - a meditative space for personal wellbeing support

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Bigbury Net Zero

Bigbury Net Zero is a community group promoting cooperation between neighbouring parishes in Aveton Gifford, Thurlestone, Ringmore, Kingston & Modbury in order to reduce our joint carbon footprint and rebuild nature between the River Avon and the River Erme.

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Community Association

Sustainable South Brent

We now have a number of well-established projects, including the Marsh Composting Centre, a school garden, a hedges and woodland group and the 4B's. We have more than 200 members. SSB works closely with South Brent Parish Council who declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency in 2019. The Trustee group is presently reviewing strategic priorities and is currently focussing new effort around transport and energy projects.

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