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Bradford Green Drinks is now one year old! We will celebrate at next Green Drinks on March 7thl. If you've come along to any of the monthly socials, you'll...

ETAP 10th European Forum on Eco-Innovation
Tue, 22/03/2011 - 08:00 - Wed, 23/03/2011 - 08:00

THE ICC - Birmingham

The 10th ETAP Forum on Eco-Innovation will bring together key players in business, academia, finance, policy and green groups. It will present business case studies on sustainable material management, encourage innovation through cross fertilisation between disciplines and sectors, identify and prioritise the key issues that need to be addressed by Government and EU action. The Forum will propose priority areas for future action on material security and resource efficiency and play a key part in securing research through Research Councils and EU calls.

New guidance for people wanting to install renewable energy equipment in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been put out for public consultation today. Residents, businesses, groups and organisations considering...

BITC Yorkshire and Humber Update

Lots of bits and bobs from our friends at BITC including the Environment Leaders’ Group Climate Change Awards and the Environment Index Challenge. For more details please visit the BITC...

Invasive Species: New Natives in a Changing Climate
Wed, 23/03/2011 - 07:30

Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD

Biological invasions by non-native species are currently one of the biggest threats to the ecology and economy of the planet, costing an estimated £914 billion* worldwide and being the cause of 50% of all known extinctions.

The first seven reports submitted by early reporting authorities are available below. A brief government document summarising the initial findings from these reports (PDF 400 KB) is also available. ...

In the light of recent government changes, general belt tightening and cost cutting the Regional Environment Forum has taken on board another lodger. The Environment Forum website will now be...

Thank you to everyone who attended our 4th workshop event focused on the fate of the environment in a new coalition shaped world. A full report from the day will...

Centre in the Park, Norfolk Park, Sheffield

Please note that this event was scheduled to happen on the 1st of December 2011 but it was postponed due to the weather. At a time of political and economic flux the time is right to think about changes in society and how they influence what people want from greenspace. Is there a need to re-think our objectives and the methods we use to deliver them?

Community tree planting packs

Woodland Trust community tree planting packs are designed to help community groups to plant more trees, hedges and copses in their local shared spaces - by a church, community centre...

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