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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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Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy
Ahead of our Taking Action Together Education Assembly, we caught up with Clifford Harris to find out more about the government's Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy.
April 15, 2024
Nurturing Wellbeing In An Age of Eco-anxiety
In recent years, a growing body of research has shed light on a concerning trend: eco-anxiety. This term describes the psychological distress and anxiety individuals experience in response to environmental issues such as climate change, deforestation, and biodiversity loss.
April 15, 2024
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Compost Life and Worm Farming
The addition of compost builds a healthy soil and so boosts the microbial activity, which provides food for hundreds of thousands of different species of fungi, bacteria and other organisms; these microorganisms are also food for a whole range of other organisms, which in turn are fed off by predators.
March 29, 2024
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Groups
Devon Wildlife Trust Wilder Communities Team
Wilder Communities advice; Wilder Communities Award (coming soon); Wildlife Gardening Award
100+
Volunteers
Charity
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Bee-wild Yealmpton
We began a perennial wildflower meadow project in our local park in 2018 and have since begun managing several road verges and an area of the churchyard for wildlife and wildflowers, working with SHDC. Our other activities include planting fruit and pollinator-friendly trees around the local area, running gardening schemes, holding summer competitions, planting spring bulbs and working with local community groups to host events and guided walks.
5-20
Volunteers
Community Association
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Carbon Savvy
Three personal carbon footprint calculators free of charge to help people understand their own carbon footprint and suggest the most effective ways to reduce it; Carbon Ambassadors Live online course: 8 sessions over 8 weeks (this has run three times). A comprehensive guide to carbon footprinting, with guest speakers; Carbon Savers bite-sized course: New course launching in October - 15 minute video sessions with accompanying materials, run once a month for ten months.
5-20
Volunteers
CIC
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Projects
Engage your Community with a Nature & Climate Fair
Village summer Fair for South Brent with a focus on sustainability
20+
Volunteers
£5k - £50k
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Living Churchyards: Protect Wildlife in Your Local Churchyard
Devon Living Churchyards Project encourages churches to support wildlife
20+
Volunteers
£50k +
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Promote Earth Friendly Values Around Our Food
Workshops promoting Earth Friendly values around food from the Deer Wood Trust
5-20
Volunteers
£5k - £50k
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