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The Tree Council
The Tree Council’s aims are:
· to improve the environment in town and country by promoting the planting and conservation of trees and woods throughout the United Kingdom;
· to disseminate knowledge about trees and their management;
· to act as a forum for organisations concerned with trees, to identify national problems and to provide initiatives for co-operation.
Treesponsibility
Treesponsibility is the liberating idea that we, as individuals, can help combat the causes and effects of Climate Change, and make a positive contribution to the land and planet we live on. Treesponsibility in Calderdale has been working for seven years as a not-for profit community group, based on mutual accountability and consensus. We have a small 'core' group of members with a wider circle of people who subscribe to our newsletter and turn up to tree plantings. So far, we've managed to plant about 40,000 trees and hedge plants and helped to get a number of other projects off the ground. Recently we have started a Carbon Pledge, aimed at reducing the ecological footprint of local businesses. We have also become involved in shaping the climate strategy of our local area, Calderdale, and the wider region of Yorkshire & the Humber.
If you're interested in our work, or in setting up a similar group where you live, please get in touch!
Tree Aid
Supporting communities in rural Africa to meet their basic needs and secure vital income from trees.
Tree, wildflower and other ethical gifts for sale online, delivered to the door. Purchase an item quoting the promotion code 'treesforhealth' (spelt correctly) and we will receive a commission.
Moor Trees works with partners and stakeholders towards the restoration of native, broadleaved woodland in and around Dartmoor National Park.
Plymouth Tree Partnership is an alliance of community groups and local organisations working with Plymouth City Council and leading conservation bodies to promote the importance of trees as a key element of the city's regeneration programme.
South Devon Community Supported Farming Group
Organises community crop planting, weeding and harvesting days in South Devon
· Offers other low or no-cost family-friendly events such as fungal forays, bug hunts and rural skills training events
· Helps re-connect communities in South Devon to the land and farms that surround them
· Acts as resource pool for seeds, tools, equipment, labour and knowledge for rural activities & businesses
· Supports a network of mutually supportive land projects
RAISE (Rural Arts In Science Education)
RAISE (Rural Arts In Science Education) is an education for sustainable development project based at Beenleigh Meadows Farm near Totnes in South Devon providing a curriculum for learning the practical skills required for sustainable living.
Schumacher College
Schumacher College was founded in 1991 on the conviction that a new and
sustainable vision is needed for society, its values and its relationship to
the earth. Away from the pressures of everyday life, course participants
enjoy a mixture of learning and reflection, and the exchange of ideas and
experiences in an environment which creates a sense of the wholeness of
life. The College has an international reputation for the quality and
breadth of its teaching. Its visitors find refreshment, inspiration and
often, new direction, as well as being reminded that there are others who
share their deepest values about life and its meaning.
The Agroforestry Research Trust is a non-profit making charity, registered in England, which researches into temperate agroforestry and into all aspects of plant cropping and uses, with a focus on tree, shrub and perennial crops. They produce several publications and a quarterly journal, sell various other relevant books, and also sell plants (particularly fruit and nut trees and bushes), seeds and Rootrainer growing containers. The Schumacher Forest Garden Project is a 2.1 acre demonstration forest garden in Dartington comprising many different levels of edible & useful species.
Plants For A Future is a resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. We practise vegan-organic permaculture with emphasis on creating an ecologically sustainable environment based largely on perennial plants.
Teaching Trees
A project which encourages the educational use of woodlands.
Green Dragon - Turning Words Into Woods
Green Dragon Woods is a not-for profit worker's co-op that collects and sells secondhand books to raise funds for regenerating British woodland habitat and for sustainable land projects. For up to date news and info on their current projects plus a huge selection of quality books.
Steward Community Woodland
A permaculture project which aims to demonstrate the value of integrating conservation woodland management techniques with organic growing, traditional skills and crafts and low-impact sustainable living.
Devon Wildlife Trust
Protecting Devon’s wildlife for the future.
Edible Gardens in Schools runs practical workshops to help schools in Devon establish sustainable, organic vegetable gardens and compost systems in their grounds. Trees for Health is working with Edible Gardens and others as part of a holistic environmental education project, 'Eco-Active', in South Devon primary schools.
Sangha means a community of spiritual friends and seva means service. Sanghaseva provides opportunities in many countries for people to work with others to give back to the world.
The charity organisation North East Community Forests focuses on sustainable development & improving the quality of life and health of people living in the North East through various initiatives such as environmental education, events and woodland planting & management.
The UK's first town exploring how to prepare for a carbon constrained, energy lean world. TTT is a community-led initiative which is working towards the creation of an Energy Descent Action Plan for the town. The thinking behind TTT is simply that a town using much less energy and resources than we presently consume could, if properly planned for and designed, be more resilient, more abundant and more pleasurable that the present.
Permaculture Association (Britain)
The first stop for all things sustainable going on in Britain & overseas.
Our work focuses on raising environmental awareness and enabling people to move towards living more sustainably. We do this primarily through running permaculture courses, creating and promoting forest garden, and giving advice and consultations. We are based within the inner city of London and more recently in west Wales
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