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Making Sherwood Forest Green Again

Tue, 4 January 2022


Photo: Volunteers celebrate a successful day's tree planting with the Sherwood Forest Trust

The Sherwood Forest Trust, a small charity based in Edwinstowe (Nottinghamshire), has been working for over 26 years getting local people 'hands on' with nature and heritage. Last month, Volunteer Engagement Officer, Katie Doull, found local people were keen to do something practical to counter climate change.

'We put out a call to local schools, businesses and groups,' says Katie, whose post at the charity was funded by the Government's 'Green Recovery' scheme. 'The response was fantastic. Overall, nearly a hundred volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help out at our winter tree planting sessions.'
 
With the permission and support of Forestry England, who manage the site, over 1000 native British oaks were planted at Strawberry Hill near Mansfield – an area which once formed part of the historic Royal Hunting Forest of Sherwood. 
 

Have Your Say | Gedling BC's Carbon Management Strategy Consultation

Fri, 17 December 2021

Gedling Borough Council have announced details of our ambitious plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030. Our Carbon Management Strategy has a number of actions to reduce the carbon footprint of the borough and help us tackle climate change.

They want you to have your say on the strategy, and so have launched a Consultation which closes on 4th January 2022.

Have your say: https://bit.ly/31YpHLD  

UN Climate Change Conference 2021 | COP26

Mon, 15 November 2021

31st October – 12th November

For the last 2 weeks, the world’s nations have gathered in Glasgow for COP26 - the UN Conference of Parties. A draft COP26 text was released to form the basis of an agreement at the end of the conference.

The UN reported recently that the current pledges are still inadequate. In this crucial decade, COP26 is maybe the world’s best last chance to keep the Paris Agreement on the agenda and get runaway climate change under control.

Headline Agreements

  • More than 100 world leaders, representing 85% of the world’s forest, promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030
     
  • More than 40 countries, including major coal-users including Poland, Vietnam and Chile, agreed to shift away from coal.
     
  • Some 450 financial organisations agreed to back "clean" technology and direct finance away from fossil fuel-burning industries.
     
  • US and China pledged to boost climate co-operation over the next decade, on a range of issues including clean energy & de-carbonisation

Does it go far enough?

"What happened at COP26 – Days at a glance" by Guardian.
Day 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 11

Funding Opportunities 

Mon, 15 November 2021

  • Together for Our Planet
    Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
    Deadline: 5pm on Thursday 18th November

    A £2.5 million National Lottery funding programme is available to voluntary and community organisations for small-scale projects that take action on climate change. Projects should focus on one or more of the following areas: Food, Transport, Energy, Waste and Consumption, and the Natural Environment.

    https://bit.ly/3l4BE7Q
     

  • Funding For School Climate & Biodiversity Projects (UK)
    Amount: Up to £3,000
    Deadline: End of November 2021

The Royal Society is inviting applications to their Tomorrow’s Climate Scientist programme to give students across the UK the opportunity to take action to address climate and biodiversity issues. Grants are available to UK primary or secondary schools to run a STEM investigation project for students aged 4 and 18

https://bit.ly/3wACcHU

  • Aviva Climate Fund
    Amount: £250,000
    Deadline: Applications open for the first round of funding in 2022.

    Aviva Climate Fund awards £250,000 to community causes across the UK each quarter. It invests in projects that build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK. Your idea must fall within one of the two key funding areas: Climate Action or Financial Wellbeing.

    https://bit.ly/3F9EUHD

Community Conversation | Belper and DE56

Mon, 15 November 2021

Last month, Transition Belper held a “community conversation” event to facilitate a whole town climate conversation. The event was a success - 51 participants (out of 65 registered) attended! Participants included residents, community groups, sustainability experts, Transition Belper trustees and members, local councillors, and the local MP. 

They worked through a 2030 visioning process created by the Transition Network (TN) - What is? What If? What Next?

Ideas were grouped into themes, votes were cast on which were the most viable, and turned into plans for change. The final themes explored include: low carbon development, zero waste, youth engagement, and the introduction of a town-centre 20 mph speed limit.

Sounds like a productive day - well done Transition Belper & everyone who attended!

You can read the summary of the visioning event here.