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Page Aim Page 18 will present a roundup of council and other organisations’ S&P initiatives across the subregion, and list the names of all those people involved in them. Outline Contents Local S&P Initiatives are listed on an area basis, giving council initiatives first then VCS. The Local Websites and Who’s Who contents are listed alphabetically.
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An alphabetical listing of some of the initiatives featured is given below.
This is an embryonic feature to supplement the Initiatives file. It brings together the names of those people who are currently involved in the subregion’s S&P work.
“Non-governmental organisations… are an essential network for mobilising the sense of common purpose needed for the move to sustainable development, as well as major sources of the expertise and knowledge necessary. Governments and international organisations need to develop mechanisms to bring NGOs, and networks they have set up themselves, into the decision-making process. This includes ensuring they have sufficient funding and access to all relevant information.” Chapter 27, United Nations Agenda 21, 1992.
“In order to most effectively use the tools, freedoms and flexibilities available to local authorities for delivering sustainable development, sufficient guidance and support mechanisms need to be in place. These would ensure local professionals and communities themselves have the capacity to move from a ‘business as usual’ approach to new creative ways of involving the community and meeting local needs in a way that delivers sustainable development. “The Egan Review emphasised the importance of having the right skills and knowledge at the local level to deliver sustainable communities. The capacity of individuals and organisations to understand and implement sustainable development is therefore critical to success. The provision of guidance, dissemination of best practice, use of well developed appraisal techniques and the development of skills and knowledge is crucial here.” Taking It On; Developing Sustainable Development Strategy Together. Defra 2004.
Featured Initiatives Action 21 Bath Place Community Venture British Trust for Conservation Volunteers Brunswick Healthy Living Centre Building Sustainable Neighbourhoods Cafe Scientifique Canalside Community Food Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies (national organisation) charity shops Climate Change Solutions Community Transport Corporate Citizenship Unit Council for the Protection of Rural England Coventry Air Quality Action Plan Coventry Climate Change Strategy Coventry Cycle Centre Coventry Green Space Strategy Coventry Peace Fortnight Coventry Peace House Coventry Sustainable Community Strategy Coventry Waste Strategy CRACIN Credit Union groups Cycle Users Forum Cycleways cycling Diggers and Dreamers Down to Earth Dr Bike Earth Spirit EcoCongregation (national organisation) Eco Schools Programme Environmental Procurement Policy Fairtrade Fairtrade Town Trail farmers markets Friends of the Earth groups Gaia Garden Organic (national organisation) Global Care (national organisation) Globe UK Green Garden Cafe Green Party branches Greenbean Greenpeace Hill Close Gardens Holland and Barrett (national organisation) http://greennuneaton.org.uk Kenilworth Initiative on Climate Change Landfill Communities Fund (national organisation) Liberating Words LETS groups Living Streets Mosaic Nottingham Declaration Nuneaton and Bedworth LSP Statement of Principles Nuneaton and Bedworth LSP Sustainability Policy Nuneaton, Bedworth and Hinckley Rail Users Group One World Link Parks and Countryside Team Peace Festival Peace Pledge Union People and Planet Practical Action (national organisation) Prosperity public transport RSPB Nature Reserve Rugby Forward Constitution 2nd Chance Sent to Coventry SPAN Stratford Community Radio Stratford District Partnership Terms of Reference Sustainable City Team Sustainable Rugby Switch it Off Third Sector Guidelines Time Exchange Network Transition Town Leamington United Nations Association branches Warwickshire Biodiversity Partnership Warwickshire Climate Change Partnership Warwickshire Federation of WIs Warwickshire Rural Community Council Warwickshire Sustainability Commission Warwickshire Waste Partnership Warwickshire Wildlife Trust WaterAid Coventry and Warwickshire WEAVE West Midlands Campaign for Better Transport West Midlands Local Travel Plan West Midlands Regional Sustainability Forum West Midlands Federation of WIs
Topic Updates Action 21 On 11 September Action 21 opened the Sustainability Centre, its new town centre base.
Voluntary Action Coventry On 11 October VAC relocated to a self contained building next to St Mary’s Guildhall and by the old Coventry Cathedral.
It would really help Links to help other local VCOs network if you could include a hyperlink to sustainabilitylinks.org on your own website.
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