Category: Environment

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Embrace the darkness! Cosmic fun as Dark Skies Festival returns

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The South Downs National Park’s popular Dark Skies Festival returns on 10th February, with nine days of celebrations to explore the awesome wonders of the dark skies of the South Downs, which remains one of only 21 International Dark Sky Reserves in the world. Among the highlights will be a dark skies-themed ride at 450ft […]

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£25,000 grant fund to boost recycling on-the-go

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Environmental charity Hubbub, supported by the trade body Natural Source Waters Association, has launched a new #InTheLoop grant fund, offering two £12,500k grants for local authorities and other interested organisations to boost out-of-home recycling in public spaces. Statistics from the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) consultation this year showed that current recycling rates in the UK […]

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£1.5k eco prizes up for grabs in schools

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Schools given chance to kickstart a brilliant green project – one that cuts waste and brings climate learning to life.

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Rewilding charity chosen to be part of the Projects for Nature platform

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The national charity Heal Rewilding has been chosen to be one of the nature organisations taking part in the government’s new Projects for Nature platform.

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Four hundred trees will be planted across Dumfries and Galloway to mark the impact of the COVID pandemic

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The planting of a Dispersed Memorial Forest is part of ‘Remembering Together Dumfries and Galloway’ which is this region’s contribution to the Scotland-wide memorial project funded by the Scottish Government.  The tree planting plans for the memorial have been developed for Remembering Together Dumfries and Galloway and are part of the Scotland-wide development of memorials […]

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New project seeks to save animals from plastic pollution

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Whilst extensive research has previously focused on the impact of plastic pollution in marine environments, its repercussions on land animals remain an underexplored frontier. A new study will take a major step towards unravelling the critical issue of plastic pollution and its far-reaching consequences, especially for animals like livestock and working animals such as donkeys, […]

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COP28: Countries agree loss and damage fund at climate summit

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COP28 opened last week with agreement on how a “loss and damage” fund to compensate low-income countries suffering from the effects of climate change will operate.

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Midlands schools’ zero-carbon boost

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The Midlands is set to lead the way in sustainability thanks to the arrival of a new Climate Action Advisor team. The Let’s Go Zero campaign, which unites UK schools working to be zero carbon, has recruited  talented six climate action advisors to lead the regions’ schools in creating and embedding zero- carbon practises. This will […]

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New £300,000 “Nature Hubs” grant fund launched

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Local community groups across the country are being urged to apply for a grant of up to £6,000 to help enhance or create a green space.

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Sussex Wildlife Trust calls for volunteers

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Sussex Wildlife Trust has launched ‘Wilder Ouse’ and is calling for volunteers to get involved and help reverse the decline of important wildlife and natural resources by building climate resilient habitats. The project will bring people together across the Ouse River catchment area to create networks of land that are protected and enhanced for wildlife, […]

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