Environment

Aviva, in partnership with WWF and the RSPB, is giving £1 million to support community groups across the UK to protect and restore nature in their local area. We all have the power to make a real difference and help bring nature back to life.

The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.

Every year, people come together to unleash a wave of support for action to protect the planet. Tens of thousands of people in every corner of the country celebrate the heartfelt, brave, everyday actions being taken to stand up for nature and fight climate change.

In Our Nature is offering up to £5,000 of indirect financial support to help local communities reduce their carbon emissions. From buying solar panels to helping you switch to energy-efficient appliances.

The latest IPCC summary report from the UN gave an update on the latest work of climate scientists. This report shows that there is no doubt about the fact that humans have caused global warming, and that we must act fast to curb it.

Greater Manchester Nature Consortium are currently planning Manchester Festival of Nature 2023 on Sunday 25 June at Heaton Park and are gathering information from organisations who would like to run an environmental or nature based activity at the festival. They ask that activities relate to the festival aims below.

The £2.6m Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund supports community-led projects that increase the amount and quality of accessible, nature-rich green space in the city region, particularly in the areas where people need it most.

Round 3 of the Green Spaces Fund is now open for applications.

The Recycle for Greater Manchester Community Fund (2023-24) is a joint Recycle for Greater Manchester (R4GM) and Suez initiative to support Greater Manchester Community and Voluntary sector groups to deliver projects that help to reduce household waste in Greater Manchester.  The fund aims to support projects which prevent, reuse, or recycle household waste, and also reduce contamination, promote sustainable use of waste and resources, and

Action for Conservation’s Summer Camps offer young people a chance to spend five all-inclusive days on one of their nature camps this summer.

As part of its wider commitment to supporting climate action, National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) is delivering a new grant scheme which focuses on community energy projects across the UK.

The Fund offers grants of £500,000 to £1.5 million over two to five years for place-based partnerships, UK-wide partnerships or single voluntary and community organisations.

The Weston Communicating Climate Programme supports UK environmental and climate charities to enhance the reach, power and impact of their communications.

Are you part of a Manchester-based community group? Has your group got an innovative project idea to help your community come together around nature to take positive action on the environment? Want to be part of one of the biggest community climate campaigns in Manchester?