The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Wales. It's an introduction to local networks, groups, and events. Community resources Wales is a separate page.
In Wales, they’re considering a law of “political deception”. Meaning when a politician is deemed to deliberately lie, it’s a criminal offence, Daily Alternative (Jul 02, 2024) - From sketch to sea: diving into Wales’ underwater farming revolution, positive.news (Feb 19, 2024)
- Powys and Gwynedd County Councils vote YES to public consultations on scrapping First Past the Post for their elections and bringing in the fair and proportional Single Transferable Vote, electoral-reform.org.uk (Dec 07, 2023) — The Single Transferable Vote has been used in Scotland and Northern Ireland for over a decade.
Video gallery[edit | edit source]
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
- Gower Power Cooperative
- The Green Valleys, Community Interest Company set up by community members in and around the Brecon Beacons National Park in 2009. see also: Video
- Powys Transition & Low Carbon Communities network
- Sustain Wales
- Sustainable Wales An all-Wales human-scale consultancy
- Transition Bro Gwaun, Pembrokeshire
- Transition Chepstow
- Transition Tywi Trawsnewid, Carmarthenshire
- Monmouthshire GreenWeb, network of environmentally concerned organizations in Monmouthshire, SE Wales.
Ecovillages[edit | edit source]
Lammas, Low Impact Initiative, (South West Wales)
Community involvement[edit | edit source]
- The People's Platform Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
- Co-production Wales
- Participation Cymru
- Wales Co-production group
Climate action[edit | edit source]
- Blaenau Gwent Climate Assembly, March 2021
- Renew Wales, community-based action on climate change in Wales
- Help Wales reduce its Carbon Footprint
Education for sustainability[edit | edit source]
see separate article: Centre for Alternative Technology
Urban sustainability[edit | edit source]
Ecological restoration[edit | edit source]
This page is the beginnings of a portal for Wales community action in response to Ecological emergency.
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]
E-inclusion Recycling - Recycle for Wales
Social inclusion[edit | edit source]
Campaigns[edit | edit source]
CALM Campaign Against the Levels Motorway, on facebook - Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales, charity in Wales that aims to secure the protection and enhancement of the country's landscapes and environment
About Wales[edit | edit source]
Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəmrɨ] ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of 2021, it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of 21,218 square kilometres (8,192 sq mi) and over 2,700 kilometres (1,680 mi) of coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.
Near you[edit | edit source]
See also
- Community resources Wales
- Wales news
- Ecological restoration Wales
- Community river action UK
- Centre for Alternative Technology
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