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Speakers at the Natural Capital Group conference

Inspiring Conference Urges Greater Manchester to Work Together for the Environment

In Economy, Health and Nature on 18.02.2020
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

The Natural Capital Group Conference 2020 launched a campaign for Greater Manchester’s environment.

The Top 10 Projects Greening Greater Manchester

In Buildings, Economy, Green & blue spaces, Health, Nature and Society on 04.02.2020
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

Take a look at the best projects helping Greater Manchester adapt to climate change right now.

GrowGreen: Greater Manchester is getting greener!

In Culture, Green & blue spaces, Health, Living and Nature on 16.01.2020
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

Find out how Greater Manchester is leading the way in nature-based solutions.

The IGNITION Project: How We’re Getting People Switched On to Climate Change

In Buildings, Economy, Green & blue spaces, Health, Housing and Nature on 09.01.2020
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

The Royal Horticultural Society has been engaging the public about climate change and the ways we can fight against it. Rosie from the RHS shows us how the IGNITION project is battling the effects of climate change.

GM Mayor Andy Burnham plants Sphagnum moss

GM Mayor Andy Burnham visits Moorland Partnership

In Green & blue spaces, Health and Nature on 09.01.2020
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham today lent a hand to a partnership restoring the peat bogs above Oldham.

IGNITION – steering the way to a greener Greater Manchester

In Buildings, Economy, Green & blue spaces, Health and Nature on 29.11.2019
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

What has the Greater Manchester IGNITION project achieved for the environment so far?

The Future of Your Green Spaces

In Green & blue spaces, Health and Nature on 25.11.2019
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

Alexandra Park was a hive of activity last week as key stakeholders met to discuss innovative new ways to fund and deliver parks and green spaces in Greater Manchester.

That Counts! campaign in Greater Manchester

That Counts! in Greater Manchester

In Health, Living and Transport on 18.11.2019
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

On Monday 9th September, That Counts! – a new campaign aiming to inspire thousands of people from across Greater Manchester to lead a more active life – went live across the city region.

Can e-bikes help the environment?

In Health, Living and Transport on 22.10.2019
Contributed by Jorgie McHale-Ramsell

89.5 million tonnes of CO2 are produced by road travel per year, whereas e-bikes produce none. With data from the Department for Transport, a new infographic shows how thousands of kilograms of CO2 emissions can be saved by switching your daily commute from a car or public transport to an e-bike.

City of Trees and the RSPB welcome the dawn chorus with the Hallé orchestra

In Culture, Education, Green & blue spaces, Health and Nature on 03.05.2018
Contributed by Hannah Weston

City of Trees, the charity planting 3 million trees across Greater Manchester, worked in partnership with the RSPB and The Hallé this spring to celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day

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