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Reducing emissions from heritage buildings

Help to make historically important buildings energy efficient while retaining their character by using this new guide. ‘Low Carbon Heritage Buildings: a guide’ has been produced to help people across...

 
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Power Up 2011

Power Up is an inspirational residential weekend for community campaigners. It will provide a unique opportunity to learn about the legal and planning system from other campaigners, particularly important as...

 
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Friends of the Earth: The Big Green Bike Ride

The ride will start in London on Sunday 6 May 2012. We'll cycle almost 500 miles through breathtaking scenery, arriving in Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, six days later. The route will...

 
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Know Your Limits - A Guide for Local Leaders

The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) recognised the gap in understanding ‘environmental limits’ at a local, practical level and set out to support the UK Government in developing a clearer set...

 
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Blue Sky Green Space

This document outlines in the broadest sense the wide range of green spaces – from parks and gardens to city farms, country parks, woodlands and wildlife sites to play areas,...

 
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Job Vacancy: RSPB Area Conservation Manager

RSPB are looking for an experienced manager to lead delivery of our conservation programme in the North East, Yorkshire & the Humber. Challenges and opportunities in this area are immense; coastal...

 
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National Park schemes to lessen impact of climate change

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is working hard to help local people to offset the effects of climate change. National Climate Change Week, which starts today (March 21),...

 
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The Natural Environment Evidence Base for Yorkshire and Humber

Natural England, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Government Office and Yorkshire Futures to show the state of the natural environment in Yorkshire and Humber. It presents mapped data and...

 
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Helping Green Drinks Bradford

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...

 
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Natural Connections: the role of green space in connecting people to their local environment
Wed, 02/02/2011 - 08:30

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?

 
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