Environment

Environmental charity Hubbub have launched a new £300,000 fund to support community green spaces. 

Are you interested in bringing back nature to a neighbourhood in Greater Manchester?

The Friends of Didsbury Park, a group of volunteers based in Didsbury, Manchester have just been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE.

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations and projects in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, North East England and North West England that work with young people (up to age 25 years) who are experiencing inequality to engage with them on the climate emergency.

Schools, student groups, community groups and small charities across the UK can apply for funding to deliver innovative projects that engage young people with nature.

The Fund aims to raise awareness of the health effects of air pollution, encouraging and enabling communities to become effective community air quality campaigners.

The Breathe Better Air Community Fund is offering awards of up to £5,000.

Aviva, in partnership with WWF and the RSPB, is giving £1 million to support community groups across the UK to protect and restore nature in their local area. We all have the power to make a real difference and help bring nature back to life.

The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.

Every year, people come together to unleash a wave of support for action to protect the planet. Tens of thousands of people in every corner of the country celebrate the heartfelt, brave, everyday actions being taken to stand up for nature and fight climate change.

In Our Nature is offering up to £5,000 of indirect financial support to help local communities reduce their carbon emissions. From buying solar panels to helping you switch to energy-efficient appliances.

The latest IPCC summary report from the UN gave an update on the latest work of climate scientists. This report shows that there is no doubt about the fact that humans have caused global warming, and that we must act fast to curb it.

Greater Manchester Nature Consortium are currently planning Manchester Festival of Nature 2023 on Sunday 25 June at Heaton Park and are gathering information from organisations who would like to run an environmental or nature based activity at the festival. They ask that activities relate to the festival aims below.