Community action/Northern Ireland
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| Location | Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54° 35' 9.54" N, 6° 57' 32.96" 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 Northern Ireland.
News
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Climate storytelling often ignores young people – arts-based research can change that, theconversation.com (Feb 06, 2026) - Can the use of citizens’ assemblies transform Northern Ireland’s policy landscape?, agendani.com (Jun 01, 2025)
- Announcing a Citizens' Forum on Housing!, x.com/CivicInitNI (Aug 16, 2024)
- National Trust asks public to join call for urgent Government action after hundreds of wildfires break out, and full extent of nature loss at Dunwich Heath emerges, nationaltrust.org.uk (Aug 07, 2026) — “The climate crisis long predicted by scientists is happening here and now. Ferocious wildfires, unprecedented temperatures and record-breaking droughts are already hitting communities and nature across the UK – they are not a distant threat. Tackling this emergency must be a cross-Government priority because it touches every aspect of our lives, our society and our economy. So we’ve launched a petition to demonstrate to Ministers the strength of public feeling on this issue." National Trust Director-General Hilary McGrady. To sign the petition, visit: nationaltrust.org.uk/wildfire-petition
- All of England's rivers and lakes polluted with chemicals, officials say, BBC News (Aug 06, 2026)
- Firefighting aircraft aren’t enough – Britain needs to build a wildfire‑resilient society that involves everyone, Komal Raj Aryal, Lecturer in Crisis and Disaster Management, Aston University, theconversation.com (Aug 06, 2026)
- Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous, Yiannis Baboulias, theguardian.com (Aug 05, 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
- Philippines steps up solar transition as Iran war hikes energy costs, eenews.net (Aug 06, 2026)
- South Korea's president orders all-out response to heatwave, reuters.com (Aug 06, 2026)
- Young activists in the Maldives confront climate threats to their island nation, seattletimes.com (Aug 06, 2026)
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
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
Northern Ireland video
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Networks and sustainability initiatives
[edit | edit source]- Sustainable NI Not for profit organisation established in 1997
- Transition Ireland and Northern Ireland
Community and voluntary action
[edit | edit source]- Civic Initiative, information from communityni.org: new participatory structure bringing together a wide range of civic society organisations to deliver citizen-led deliberative dialogues. 'added 09:25, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
Community energy
[edit | edit source]Drumlin Wind Energy Co-operative - Northern Ireland Community Energy
Cycling activism
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- Of Belfast Streets and People. (And Bicycles.), author: Jonny Gaston, on youtube.com
- Lullaby in Derry-Londonderry 2015, author: lukejerram, on vimeo.com
Biodiversity
[edit | edit source]- Conservation Volunteers NI
- Northern Ireland Environment Link
- Ulster Wildlife Trust, link checked 13:24, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
see also: Ireland, Biodiversity
Environment quality
[edit | edit source]Northern Ireland Air Pollution
Trees, woodland and forest
[edit | edit source]Back on the Map, project in Northern Ireland started by the Woodland Trust in order to create a record of ancient woodland. Ancient woods are many times scarcer in Northern Ireland than in the rest of the UK, yet are still (January 2007) being lost at an alarming rate.
News archive
[edit | edit source]- Belfast's Wildflower Alley was transformed from a dumping ground to a communal zone of biodiversity, The Daily Alternative (Sep 26, 2022)
2013-2020
- Who can be trusted to develop us? Yes, we the people. But local Trusts have been strengthening communities for decades. Covid-19 shows it's their time. Pat Kane. May 10, 2020...thealternative.org.uk
- 6000 homes in Northern Ireland are getting free solar, Jun 22, 2016...solarpowerportal.co.uk
- Going Under the Sea for Clean Energy, April 2, 2014...nytimes.com
- Titanic Quarter cycle and walking route opens in Belfast, May 24, 2013...Sustrans
About Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. At the 2021 census, its population was 1,903,175, making up around 3% of the UK's population and 27% of the population on the island of Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly, established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the UK Government. The government of Northern Ireland cooperates with the government of Ireland in several areas under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. The Republic of Ireland also has a consultative role on non-devolved governmental matters through the British–Irish Intergovernmental Conference.
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Philralph (2014–2026). "Community action/Northern Ireland". Appropedia. Retrieved August 11, 2026. |