The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups across Moray.
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
- Transition Town Forres, Resources include an Environmental Education and Healthy Living Centre, and funding for an Electric Vehicle Charging Station, Projects include Forres Wellbeing Project and Forres Repair Café. Video: Transition Town Forres on youtube.com
Findhorn Ecovillage[edit | edit source]
Findhorn Ecovillage is an experimental architectural community project based at The Park, in Moray, Scotland, near the village of Findhorn. The project's main aim is to demonstrate a sustainable development in environmental, social, and economic terms. Work began in the early 1980s under the auspices of the Findhorn Foundation but now includes a wide diversity of organisations and activities. Numerous different ecological techniques are in use, and the project has won a variety of awards, including the UN-Habitat Best Practice Designation in 1998.
An independent study concludes that the residents have the lowest ecological footprint of any community measured so far in the industrialised world and is also half of the UK average. Although the project has attracted some controversy, the growing profile of environmental issues such as climate change has led to a degree of mainstream acceptance of its ecological ethos.
- ecovillagefindhorn.com, Video: Findhorn Foundation on youtube.com
Food activism[edit | edit source]
About Moray[edit | edit source]
Moray ( ) Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh or Moireabh) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
