- 20mph: Wales first UK nation to drop speed limit from 30mph, BBC News (Sep 17, 2023) — The Welsh government said the 20mph national speed limit would reduce road collisions, road deaths, noise and pollution while encouraging more people to walk or cycle.
- Ammanford: Opencast coalmine plans rejected by council, BBC News (Sep 15, 2023)
- ‘Citizen scientists make a vital difference’: the locals who proved the River Wye was polluted, theguardian.com (Aug 12, 2023)
- New food trail links people with sustainable food, Wicked Leeks (Jun 05, 2023)
- It’s time to rethink what citizen science really is, The Conversation (Mar 28, 2023)
- The people bringing future generations into the climate fight, bbc.com (Feb 16, 2023)
- All major road building projects in Wales are scrapped, BBC News (Feb 14, 2023)
- ‘We create changemakers’: the new UK college dedicated to climate crisis, The Guardian (Feb 11, 2023)
Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəm.rɨ] ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the southwest and the Bristol Channel to the south. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,107,494. It has a total area of 21,218 km2 (8,192 sq mi) and over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) 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. The capital and largest city is Cardiff.
This page is the beginnings of a portal for Wales community action. It focuses mainly on Wales community action topics. Separate pages cover Resources Wales, and Wales news
Wales topic articles[edit | edit source]
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.
Ecovillages[edit | edit source]
Lammas, Low Impact Initiative, (South West Wales)
Community resources[edit | edit source]
- Arts Factory, based in the Rhondda valley in south Wales, added 15:42, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
Community involvement[edit | edit source]
The People's Platform Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Co-production Wales - Participation Cymru - Wales Co-production group
Visions[edit | edit source]
Climate action[edit | edit source]
see List of climate assemblies#Wales
Help Wales reduce its Carbon Footprint - Renew Wales, community-based action on climate change in Wales
Community currencies activism[edit | edit source]
Community energy[edit | edit source]
Energy Local, Ashden Award Winner 2018, ashden.org
Anafon Hydro Scheme - Carmarthenshire Energy, "social enterprise, working with communities to reduce energy costs, tackle fuel poverty, generate clean renewable energy, and keep the profits local." - Corwen Electricity Co-operative - Gower Regeneration - Gwent Energy CIC - Llanidloes Energy Solutions Ltd - Ynni Ogwen
Education for sustainability[edit | edit source]
see separate article: Centre for Alternative Technology
Food activism[edit | edit source]
more video:
Bangor Forest Garden - Edible Mach Maethlon - Community allotment at Tredegar House, Newport on facebook -Food Manifesto, creating a better food system for Wales - Green Valley Centre located at the Gateway to Cynon Valley, near Abercynon - Cultivate, social enterprise linking food and community - Green Isle Growers - Incredible Edible Wrecsam - Llangollen Food Assembly on facebook - Mid Wales Permaculture Network - Old Lands Community Supported Agriculture scheme, Monmouthshire - Siop Pwllglas, Ruthin, Denbighshire - The Transition Cafe – Fishguard
Resources
Short food supply chains and supporting local businesses, Wales: a sustainable food nation
Planning for small scale agriculture in Wales, wcva.org.uk
Land[edit | edit source]
Our Land: Communities and Land Use, iwa.wales, Feb 17, 2022
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]
E-inclusion Recycling - Recycle for Wales
Social inclusion[edit | edit source]
Urban sustainability[edit | edit source]
Campaigns[edit | edit source]
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
Near you[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Resources Wales
- Wales news
- Ecological restoration Wales
- Community river action UK
- Centre for Alternative Technology
External links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]