Community action/Devon
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| Location | Devon, South West England |
| Coordinates | 50° 16' 59.52" N, 3° 46' 42.75" W |
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 Devon.
- Devon community resources is a separate article.
News
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How community projects are building a brighter future for British farms, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Nov 11, 2025) - As pine martens are reintroduced to south-west England, a new study shows why local people need to be involved, theconversation.com (Sep 09, 2025) — "...more collaborative relationships can be developed when people are involved in making plans for reintroduction."
- ‘They’re beautiful’: 13-year-olds lead audacious project to save harvest mice in Devon, theguardian.com (Aug 28, 2025)
- Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill, Chris Packham, theguardian.com (Jul 15, 2025)
- Drone tree-seeding trial could ‘revolutionise’ the expansion of rainforests say exponents, positive.news (Mar 18, 2025)
- White storks: why introducing non‑native species in rewilding projects can be a good idea, theconversation.com (Jun 05, 2026)
- Citizens’ Assembly to invest £100,000 in West’s culture, westofengland-ca.gov.uk (Jan 16, 2026)
- ‘We found 23,000 worms!’ The soil project bringing life back to the land, positive.news (Oct 22, 2025)
- Met Office issues rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday, theguardian.com (Jun 22, 2026)
- Rights of Nature movement grows, with the Wye and Ouse subject to new protection charters, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Jun 18, 2026) — Nature sits at the heart of several new sets of rights and charters; it’s even headlining a festival this summer. Is the way that we view and value Nature within our political and cultural frameworks at a turning point? asks Hannah Marsh
- This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years, edition.cnn.com (Jun 18, 2026)
- Amsterdam, along with other major European cities, bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels [BBC], Daily Alternative (May 22, 2026)
- How reindeer herds, nature and Sámi culture can thrive when forests are restored across northern Europe, theconversation.com (May 15, 2026)
- Rewilding giants: captive elephants rehomed in Europe’s first sanctuary, theguardian.com (May 07, 2026)
- Collaborative Finance (CoFi): rethinking finance for the commons, growingcommons.substack.com (Jun 07, 2026) — What finance looks like when communities build and govern it themselves, Michel Rauchs
- Radical change can lead to a fairer and greener world, says new report, positive.news (Jun 04, 2026) — A major new study argues that rising living standards, shorter working hours and a liveable climate are not competing dreams, but parts of the same future – if the world is willing to tackle extreme inequality
- Rubbish as a resource: How communities in Mozambique transform waste into climate solutions, globalvoices.org (Jun 02, 2026) — Transforming waste into resilience, creativity, and climate solutions in Mozambican communities
Networks and sustainability initiatives
[edit | edit source]- Green Futures Newton Abbot, community-based initiative involving a network of local people making a wide range of contributions. added 16:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
- Torbay Together, helping you find and share activities in Torbay, added 13:49, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
- Torridge Common Ground, non-party-political platform that puts the shared values and practical vision of the community at the heart of local governance, empowering communities across Torridge to transform their local economies and wellbeing for the benefit of all
- Bideford Sustainability Group
- Buck the Trend
- Chagford Hub
- North Devon UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
- PL:21, Ivybridge
- Sustainable Crediton
- Sustainable South Brent
- Transition Tavistock
- Transition Exmouth
Organisations working with communities
- Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon, "support and empower community groups to act towards a more sustainable future." added 10:50, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
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Events
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Jun 07, 2025 (Sat) — "A Pesticide - Free Devon", Conference and Gathering, Newton Abbot, greenfutures-newtonabbot.co.uk
UK events
- Jul 1 - 14, 2026 (Wed - Tue) — Community Energy Fortnight, communityenergyengland.org
- Jul 02, 2026 (Thu) — Cycle to Work Day, cyclescheme.co.uk
- Jul 17 - Aug 9, 2026 (Fri - Sun) — Big Butterfly Count, bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org
- Jul 19 - 25, 2026 (Sun - Sat), The theme for 2026 is JOY — Community Centre Week, octopuscommunities.org.uk
- Jul 24 - Aug 2, 2026 (Fri - Sun) — Love Parks Week, Keep Britain Tidy
Global or international events
- July 2026 — Plastic Free July, plasticfreejuly.org
- Jul 04, 2026 (Sat) — International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay), 1st Saturday of July. The celebration aims to showcase co-operatives’ role in building ‘inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities’, coopsday.coop
- Jul 18, 2026 (Sat) — Mandela Day, global celebration 18 July annually, to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. A call to action for individuals, communities, and organisations to take time to reflect on Mandela's values and principles and to make a positive impact in their own communities, mandeladay.com
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Devon video
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Bioregioning
[edit | edit source]- Bioregional Learning Centre UK, Community Interest Company (CIC) founded in 2017 to serve the people and place of South Devon. Video: Bioregional TV on youtube.com. Blog: bioregion.org.uk, UK Bioregional Community of Practice, bioregion.org.uk
Climate action
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- Devon Climate Emergency
- Citizens Assembly on devonclimateemergency.org.uk. Devon Climate Emergency Response Group is proceeding to organise an online Citizens' Assembly with 70 participants in summer 2021.
- Action on Climate in Teignbridge, added 14:14, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
- Dartmoor Circle
- Bovey Climate Action
Ethical consumerism
[edit | edit source]Plastic bag ban: In April 2007 local traders in Modbury, Devon declared that for environmental reasons, they would no longer give customers plastic bags. This initiative led to other communities across the UK pursuing similar enterprises....wikipedia:Modbury#Plastic bag ban.
Education for sustainability
[edit | edit source]Embercombe - Growing Devon Schools - Okehampton College, Energy Efficiency
Biodiversity
[edit | edit source]- Devon Wildlife Trust is aided by around 800 registered volunteers which help with running 12 local groups and habitat management work on the charity's nature reserves....wikipedia:Devon Wildlife Trust
- Wembury Marine Centre
Trees, woodland and forest
[edit | edit source]Broadhempston Community Woodland, located in Teignbridge, South Devon.
Community river action
[edit | edit source]- River Keepers, information from bioregion.org.uk (South Devon / Plymouth)
Rural sustainability
[edit | edit source]About Devon
[edit | edit source]Past events
- August 11 - 14, 2016, Off Grid Festival
- February 23 - April 3, 2016, Save Stewart Wood, Wray Valley
Devon ( DEV-ən; historically also known as Devonshire -sheer, -shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west. The city of Plymouth is the largest settlement.
The county has an area of 2,590 mi2 (6,700 km2) and had an estimated population of 1,254,506 in 2024. The south of the county is more densely populated than the north, with Plymouth in the south-west and the city of Exeter in the south-east. The seaside resorts of Torquay and Paignton are adjacent to each other in the south. The largest town in the north is Barnstaple. For local government purposes, Devon comprises a non-metropolitan county, with eight districts, and the unitary authority areas of Plymouth and Torbay. Devon County Council and Torbay Council collaborate through a combined county authority.
Near you
[edit | edit source]| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Philralph (2014–2025). "Community action/Devon". Appropedia. Retrieved June 24, 2026. |