Devon community action

Dartmouth, Devon. Attribution: Arpingstone

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Location	Devon, South West England

From Wikipedia:Devon

Climate action

Devon Climate Emergency

Author: Devon Climate Emergency, Sep 16, 2020

• Action on Climate in Teignbridge, added 14:14, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
• Dartmoor Circle
• Bovey Climate Action

see also: List of climate assemblies#Devon

Biodiversity

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. - Wembury Marine Centre

Community involvement

• 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

Trees, woodland and forest

Broadhempston Community Woodland, located in Teignbridge, South Devon.

Community currencies activism

Exeter Pound

Community energy

• Teign Energy Communities, "Our vision: To achieve the widest possible community engagement with energy use and energy generation. We want people in the local area to become more aware of, and engaged with their use of energy, so that energy becomes as familiar as money." added 14:36, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
• exeter community energy

Education for sustainability

Embercombe - Growing Devon Schools - Okehampton College, Energy Efficiency

Ethical consumerism

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.

Food activism

Rising temperatures have led to Devon becoming the first place in modern Britain to cultivate olives commercially.

Barnstaple Pannier Market - Bovey Community Garden - Home Grown Community Owned - Landmatters Co-operative Permaculture Project - Real Food Store, Exeter's first community owned food store

Health and wellbeing

Neighbourhood Health Watch, connecting trusted community support for health

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle

Devon Community Composting Network - Devon Community Recycling Network - Proper Job, Chagford - Recycle Devon

Rural sustainability

Community Council of Devon

Social inclusion

• Be Buckfastleigh, make good things happen. Community project aiming to address health, social and economic inequalities. added 16:28, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

Towards sustainable economies

• Devon Doughnut, Exploring Doughnut Economics in Devon, added 09:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
• New Prosperity Devon, Towards secure livelihoods and wellbeing for all, added 16:58, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Resources

Networks and sustainability initiatives

• Bideford Sustainability Group
• Buck the Trend
• Chagford Hub
• North Devon UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
• PL:21, Ivybridge
• Sustainable Crediton
• Sustainable South Brent
• Transition Exmouth
• Transition Tavistock

Visions

• Vision Group for Sidmouth

Learning

Bioregional Learning Journey 2019

Author: Bioregional TV, Feb 7, 2020

• Bioregional Learning Centre UK, Community Interest Company (CIC) founded in 2017 to serve the people and place of South Devon.

Community resources

• Broadhempston Community Land Trust, Community Interest Company set up in 2012 to enable local people, in housing need, to develop affordable eco-housing.
• Torbay Community Development Trust

Citizens data inititiative

Introducing the Devon Doughnut

Author: Bioregional TV, Feb 25, 2021

• Devon Doughnut, Collective asking, “Could a dashboard of some kind help to provide a picture of how Devon is faring ecologically and economically? Would this be useful to people living and working here? If so, how, and to do what?”. added 09:39, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

News and comment

2021

Doughnuts are popular in Devon: Kate Raworth’s sustainable vision flourishes in the South West of England, Sep 15

2020

New Government Proposals impose 1532 houses a year on Teignbridge, Summary of our concerns, Sep 22

2017

Tree Trail aims to highlight village’s unique species, Jul 18

2016

Devon County Council wins public sector sustainability award, Dec 7

Electric bike scheme first to be launched in the UK, Oct 13

Landmatters eco-community in Devon wins fight to remain, Jul 27

Exeter cycle network approved, Jun 12

2015

Calling all rural pubs in Devon for diversification, September 29

How does the Exeter Pound build fairness? September 25

Exeter Pound launched with plea to support city's independent businesses, September 1

Events

2016

August 11 - 14 Off Grid Festival

February 23 - April 3 Save Stewart Wood, Wray Valley

Near you

Plymouth - Totnes

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External links

Wikipedia: Devon