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 Hackney.
‘I call it botanarchy’: The Hackney guerrilla gardener bringing power to the people, theguardian.com (Sep 28, 2023) - ‘Real’ public engagement must be prioritised for path to net zero to succeed, climateoutreach.org (Sep 05, 2023) — the UPPER Coalition Reports include examples of successful co-designing and collaboration with local citizens, including Camden Think & Do’s programme, Kendal’s Climate Jury, and initiatives in Hull and Hackney
- Amazon's e-cargo bikes and walkers to eat into London carbon footprint, newatlas.com (Jul 04, 2022)
Video gallery[edit | edit source]
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
- Sustainable Hackney
- Transition groups in Hackney sustainablehackney.org.uk, added 15:52, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
Community resources[edit | edit source]
- Dalston Library of Things, added 21:48, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hackney Wick Library of Things, added 21:48, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
- Community Lover's Guide to Hackney
Food activisn[edit | edit source]
Community food systems should be part of the new normal – here's why, New Economics Foundation, Apr 26, 2021[1]
Climate action[edit | edit source]
- Zero Emissions Network, zeroemissionsnetwork.com, "multiple award-winning air quality business liaison initiative... helps businesses and more recently, residents in London's City Fringe area save money, reduce emissions and improve local air quality.", added 15:25, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
Biodiversity[edit | edit source]
Woodberry Wetlands is a nature reserve and designated Site of Metropolitan Importance on the site of the East Reservoir in Stoke Newington, Hackney. The site opened to the public for the first time in 200 years on 1 May 2016. Covering 4.5 ha (11 acres) and situated close to the Lee Valley, Woodberry Wetlands was acquired as a nature reserve in 2014. The site is owned by Thames Water and run by London Wildlife Trust. W
Open spaces[edit | edit source]
Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Hackney, (category) W
Communities online[edit | edit source]
Shakepeare Neighbourhood and Butterfield Green
Cycling activism[edit | edit source]
- Hackney Bike Workshop
- Wheely Tots safe cycling for families, adults and children. Start up charitable social enterprise based in North London
Hackney has the highest rate of commuters travelling by bicycle in London as of the 2011 census. W
Cycle routes in or around Hackney include National Cycle Route 1 W Due to the increase in cycle commuting since the 2005 London Bombings and increasing environmental awareness, the Regent's Canal's towpath has become a busy cycle route for commuters. National Cycle Route 1 includes the stretch along the canal towpath from Limehouse Basin to Mile End. British Waterways has carried out several studies into the effects of sharing the towpath between cyclists and pedestrians, all of which have concluded that despite the limited width there are relatively few problems. W
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]
Recycling and Waste, information from Hackney Council
Sharing[edit | edit source]
see: Community resources
Social inclusion[edit | edit source]
Xenia, Connect, share, learn, added 17:14, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
Every ward remains among the 10% most deprived in the country, with 47% of children living in low-income households.
Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]
- Footways, network of quiet and enjoyable routes for walking in London. Free printed maps or follow routes on your phone. Maps include Central London Footways, Camden Green Loop, Hackney Central Footways, and London Nature Trails. added 08:36, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
65% of households in Hackney are car free. W
The Lea Valley Walk is a 50-mile (80 km) long-distance path located between Leagrave, the source of the River Lea near Luton, and the Thames, at Limehouse Basin, Limehouse, east London. From its source much of the walk is rural. The walk was opened in 1993 and is waymarked throughout using a swan logo. W
Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London. It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, 550 yards (500 m) north-west of Paddington Basin in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in east London. The canal is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) long. W
Urban sustainability[edit | edit source]
Play streets, Hackney Council, Hackney Play Association
About Hackney[edit | edit source]
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in Inner London. Hackney is bounded by Islington to the west, Haringey to the north, Waltham Forest to the north-east, Newham to the east, Tower Hamlets to the south-east and the City of London to the south-west. Hackney was one of the host boroughs of the London Olympics in 2012, with several of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park venues falling within its boundaries. W
External links
- London Borough of Hackney W
