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Climate & Ecological Emergency

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The countryside and its wildlife are essential to our human existence, delivering air, storing water and carbon, and provides us with a vast range of natural products and services including natural pollinators for our food production. It is also fundamental in benefitting our health and continued wellbeing by providing direct contact with nature through outdoor exercise, and also provides a valuable educational resource and encourages cultural heritage.


The Wildlife Trust explain why it is both and climate AND and ecological emergency -

"We are facing two inextricably linked crises: the climate emergency and the steady decline of nature. We cannot solve one crisis without tackling the other – nature’s recovery is vital for tackling climate change. Thriving habitats can safely lock up vast amounts of carbon, while providing other vital benefits that help us adapt, such as flood prevention, clean water and improved health and wellbeing. But nature in the UK is in a damaged, fragmented state, making it much less able to limit or adapt to climate change. Degraded habitats such as peatland and saltmarsh are releasing their stored carbon. We can feel powerless to alter such global forces but only through concerted effort can we halt the rise in temperatures and mitigate their effects." - Montgomery Wildlife Trust website.


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Soil and Insects

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Events

Accelerating Change: Spurring on climate action in our communities

18 May 2024   9:00 - 16:45

where Shrewsbury Town Football Club, Oteley Road, Shrewsbury SY2 6ST

The conference schedule is as follows:

9am-9.30am: Registration.

9.30am: Main Plenary Session including:

The Powys Green Guide has received funding from the Mid Wales Community Energy Trust to cover website support and maintenance in Montgomeryshire

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund
Mae’r prosiect hwn ei ariannu’n rhannol gan Lywodraeth y DU trwy Gronfa Adfywio Cymunedol y DU

 

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