Following the success of last year's Sustainable South Hams Assembly, we're excited to announce that our first subject-specific Assembly will be taking place in March, focusing on Rivers.
Wednesday's SusSH Group Leaders' Meeting will offer all the usual chances for conversation and cake, but will also be a chance to meet our new compost mentor, Ben Bryant. Read Ben's introduction to community composting and his own work.
Happy New Year from the Sustainable South Hams team! To celebrate, we've put together a collection of some of our activities over the last year. Thank you so much to all of you who have supported SusSH, joined in our events and brought your own passion, drive and enthusiasm to sustainability in the South Hams.
Bat conservation, hedgehog conservation, engaging with local landowners, home energy saving, exploring renewable energy generation
We have declared a climate & environmental emergency, we voted that we would consider the climate & environment in every decision and action, we have embedded that within our formal process and hire agreements, etc, we created an ongoing phased Habitat Plan to improve biodiversity on land we own or manage, and we are working on a wider Climate & Environment Plan.
Our aim is to take action to address the climate emergency and to deliver the Devon Carbon Plan by creating a Devon that runs entirely on green energy. We believe that, rather than buying power from outside the country, we can produce clean, locally owned energy here in Devon. This will significantly boost our local economy, retaining approximately £1.76 billion in our county and creating a local industry and jobs across the region.
Contribute to the resilience of our region's rivers, their habitats and wildlife
Yealm Estuary Moor aims to improve the health & biodiversity of the River Yealm
Hope Cove and Soar Mill beach cleans and beach surveys with SMASH