ENVIRONMENT NEWS

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We are holding several Climate Challenge Fund Days and we would like to invite you to attend. These are being held in:-
Dundee on Friday 21 ^st August
and
Glasgow on Wednesday 26 ^th August
These events have been planned to help you develop your project ideas and support you to apply to the Fund.
The events will include:-

• Information about the Climate Challenge Fund, and the team of Development Officers who is here to support.
• An opportunity to hear from projects funded by the Climate Challenge Fund.
• Ideas and support from organisations who are there to help you with specific topics e.g. Energy Efficiency, Transport, Food, Waste, Carbon Measuring Tools
• One-to-one advice from the Climate Challenge Fund Development Officers who will be happy to discuss your project with you.

If you are interested in attending one of these dates, please contact me (details below) and I will send you further information about the programme and venues. Let me know which date you would like to attend, and any particular dietary or access needs you have. I hope you will take advantage of these events and we look forward to seeing you on the day.

Kate Airlie
Senior Sustainable Development Officer
Climate Challenge Fund
Kate.airlie@ksbscotland.org.uk
01786 468 774

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Greenspace Scotland - http://www.greenspacescotland.org.uk/

 greenspace scotland is an independent charitable company. They work with a wide range of national and local partners to improve the quality of life of people living and working in urban Scotland through the planning, development and sustainable management of greenspaces. Activities include policy advocacy, partnership development and support, research, enabling and sharing practice.

 New greenspace survey results - http://www.greenspacescotland.org.uk/default.asp?page=433

Get On Board our Community Clean-up

The Evening Telegraph launched Community Clean-ups

The Community Clean Up is an initiative aimed at completing grass root schemes in Dundee area communities and we would love local businesses and the local community to get involved.

 We want to hear from people who can identify an area or areas in their community that are in need of repair, a fresh lick of paint or just a good clean up. 

The aim would then be to have the project undertaken by a local business or businesses who can offer materials and or labour to contact us. As a project is being undertaken we would also welcome and encourage involvement from the local community. 

As each project is undertaken, we will publish before and after pictures and feature a roll of honour, publicly thanking those businesses who contribute to making communities a better place to live.”

To take part in Community Clean-up, either as a community in need of help, or a business which can offer assistance, contact:

Victoria Tait,

Sales and Marketing Executive

Circulation Department,

80 Kingsway east

Dundee DD4 8SL

Telephone 01382 575242

Fax 01382 452481

Email vtait@dcthomson.co.uk

Tayside Biodiversity

Biodiversity is a fairly new word to our language, but it is becoming more and more commonly used and understood. It simply signifies the variety of life on earth in all its shapes and sizes – from smallest insect and fungus to the largest mammal or tree. In Scotland alone we may have around 90,000 species; worldwide there could be at least 30 million!

Tayside has a very rich biodiversity resource that is vital to its economy: tourism relies on our beautiful landscape, insects pollinate our crops, and the land provides raw materials for our food, drink, clothing, buildings and roads.

The Tayside Biodiversity Action Plan has two main aims:
to co-ordinate existing actions, as well as initiating and co-ordinating new ones; and to conserve and enhance the region’s biodiversity, taking into account both local and national priorities. This is not just the task of government - it concerns everyone. We are all responsible for our actions and the impacts we have on our local surroundings.

http://www.taysidebiodiversity.co.uk/

Please pass this information on to anyone else you know who might be interested in giving real nappies a try.

For any other information, please contact Jennifer Elworthy, Dundee Real Nappy Project Officer on 07590 227155 or at real.nappies@dundeecity.gov.uk