Community action/Angus
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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 Angus.
News
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UK
Europe
Cosmolocal
Denmark’s three-day democracy festival that attracts over 65,000, electoral-reform.org.uk (Jul 30, 2026) - The five quick wins to the Land Reform challenge in Scotland [Community Land Scotland], Daily Alternative (Jul 29, 2026)
- How to make the sun shine at night, Craig Dalzell, commonweal.scot (Jul 16, 2026) — Upcoming battery technology may well finally eliminate the last disadvantage of renewable energy and turn what has been an intermittent power source into a fully dispatchable one.
- Britain’s scorched fields mean a food crisis – and the government is ignoring the one measure that would help. George Monbiot, theguardian.com (Aug 13, 2026)
- From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now, theguardian.com (Aug 12, 2026) — Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country
- ‘It’s been a revelation’: how heat pumps can cool your home as temperatures soar, theguardian.com (Aug 12, 2026) — It might seem an unlikely way to stop overheating, but many owners have found the tech a lifeline in hot weather
- Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous, Yiannis Baboulias, theguardian.com (Aug 05, 2026)
- How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight wildfires, BBC News (Aug 01, 2026)
- May and June heatwaves killed about 2,700 people in England and Wales, data suggests, theguardian.com (Jul 13, 2026) — Extreme heat led to 440 deaths a day during June peak, say scientists, with climate crisis ramping up temperatures
- ‘Living proof damaged landscapes can recover’: exploring a vast restored forest in southern Sweden, theguardian.com (Aug 13, 2026)
- Mnyumbuni Eco Hub: A Beehive of Community, Learning and Abundance, grassecon.substack.com (Aug 10, 2026) — How Mweria, ecosystem restoration and community coordination are turning Mnyumbuni into a living hub of food, skills and shared abundance, Grassroots Economics, Njambi Njoroge, Aude Peronne, and Will Ruddick
- Philippines steps up solar transition as Iran war hikes energy costs, eenews.net (Aug 06, 2026)
UK and international events
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Aug 10 - 16, 2026 (Mon - Sun) — National Allotments Week, 2026 theme is “Grow to Learn.”, thenas.org.uk
Global or international events
- Aug 09, 2026 (Sun) — International Day of the World's Indigenous People, observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population, un.org
- Aug 12, 2026 (Wed) — International Youth Day, awareness day designated by the United Nations taking place on Aug 12 each year, un.org
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Networks and sustainability initiatives
[edit | edit source]- Sustainable Kirriemuir, "environmental charity with a vision for Kirriemuir to be a sustainable, net-zero community where people and nature flourish!" Video: Sustainable Kirriemuir on youtube.com
CDC videos
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Each week 3 different short videos from across the UK or world.
Community action/Manchester, Community action/Essex, Community action/West Sussex / ...This week's featured Global videos / ... read more about Cosmolocalism
Angus video
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About Angus
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Angus (Scots: Angus; Scottish Gaelic: Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross.
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Philralph (2024–2026). "Community action/Angus". Appropedia. Retrieved August 20, 2026. |