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Taking the Global Local
 An
initiative to make climate-related issues come alive in local
communities around the UK has just been launched. Tomorrow’s England is
a project to turn major global issues into ‘garden fence talk’ where the
likely impacts of climate change can be investigated, region by region
or even town by town.
Networks of local groups will high-light the need to
tackle climate change by working with their communities and exploring
changing patterns of weather, landscapes, wild animals, plants, land
use, population movements, lifestyles, and health and well being.
The project is a joint initiative involving organisations, Beyond Green,
the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Groundwork UK, National
Federation of Women’s Institutes, National Trust, RSPB, Transport 2000,
the Woodland Trust and WWF-UK and it is part of a scheme launched by the
Department of Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs. This wide network
of groups has the potential for reaching diverse audiences who are all
vital in creating change.
“Tomorrow’s England will attempt to address the key
question on people’s minds that is yet to be answered: How will climate
change effect me? It will paint a vivid picture of future England in
terms of what we might see from our windows and how we might lead our
lives,” exclaims Stephen Hounsham of Green Engage Communications, who
are working to deliver the project. “It aims to make climate change
something we want to talk about and deal with.”
If climate change becomes an issue that every
individual in each community feels confident and motivated to try and
prevent, then positive changes in our lifestyle will become a realistic
goal.
Contact: Green Engage Communications, Beyond Green, 1 Albemarle Way,
London, EC1V 4JB
Tel: 020 7608 0484 or 07772 886213
Website:
www.climatechangeandme.net
Buckden, in North Yorkshire
Photo: © Green Engage Communications
by Nicole Vosper
First published in Positive News Issue 50
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