Community action/Wales
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.
- Wales community resources is a separate page.
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| Location | Wales |
| Coordinates | 52° 17' 34.12" N, 3° 44' 20.15" W |
News
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‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside, theguardian.com (Jul 12, 2026) — Environmental and refugee groups have joined forces to benefit lives and wildlife in Wales and elsewhere- Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change, BBC News (Jul 03, 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
- Why Andy Burnham is right to want for‑profit firms out of social care, theconversation.com (Jul 30, 2026)
- ‘It’s irreplaceable’: Fury over Reform plans to expand quarry in ancient Kent woodland, theguardian.com (Jul 30, 2026)
- More than half of England in drought, Environment Agency declares, BBC News (Jul 29, 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
- Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C, BBC News (Jun 28, 2026)
- European Central Bank official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’, theguardian.com (Aug 01, 2026)
- How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight wildfires, BBC News (Aug 01, 2026)
- Denmark’s three-day democracy festival that attracts over 65,000, electoral-reform.org.uk (Jul 30, 2026)
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.
- Lammas, Low Impact Initiative, (Ecovillage, South West Wales)
- Wales Environment Link
- Centre for Alternative Technology
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
Wales video
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Events
[edit | edit source]UK events
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
Community involvement
[edit | edit source]- The People's Platform Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
- Co-production Wales
- Participation Cymru
- Wales Co-production group
Social inclusion
[edit | edit source]Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
[edit | edit source]E-inclusion Recycling - Recycle for Wales
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
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This page is the beginnings of a portal for Wales community action in response to Ecological emergency.
About Wales
[edit | edit source]Campaigns
- 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
Past events
- October 17, 2015, "Powys REconomics. (REthink! RElocalise! DEcarbonise!)" Eventbrite
- May 10 - 18, 2014, Clean Coasts Week, Keep Wales Tidy
Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəmrɨ] ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Located on the island of Great Britain, 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
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[edit | edit source]| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Philralph (2014–2026). "Community action/Wales". Appropedia. Retrieved August 4, 2026. |