From sketch to sea: diving into Wales’ underwater farming revolution, positive.news (Feb 19, 2024) - Powys and Gwynedd County Councils vote YES to public consultations on scrapping First Past the Post for their elections and bringing in the fair and proportional Single Transferable Vote, electoral-reform.org.uk (Dec 07, 2023) — The Single Transferable Vote has been used in Scotland and Northern Ireland for over a decade.
- 20mph: Wales first UK nation to drop speed limit from 30mph, BBC News (Sep 17, 2023) — The Welsh government said the 20mph national speed limit would reduce road collisions, road deaths, noise and pollution while encouraging more people to walk or cycle.
This page is the beginnings of a portal for Wales community action. It focuses mainly on Wales community action topics. Separate pages cover Resources Wales, and Wales news
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
- Gower Power Cooperative
- The Green Valleys, Community Interest Company set up by community members in and around the Brecon Beacons National Park in 2009. see also: Video
- Powys Transition & Low Carbon Communities network
- Sustain Wales
- Sustainable Wales An all-Wales human-scale consultancy
- Transition Bro Gwaun, Pembrokeshire
- Transition Chepstow
- Transition Tywi Trawsnewid, Carmarthenshire
- Monmouthshire GreenWeb, network of environmentally concerned organizations in Monmouthshire, SE Wales.
Ecovillages[edit | edit source]
Lammas, Low Impact Initiative, (South West Wales)
Community involvement[edit | edit source]
- The People's Platform Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
- Co-production Wales
- Participation Cymru
- Wales Co-production group
Climate action[edit | edit source]
- Blaenau Gwent Climate Assembly, March 2021
- Renew Wales, community-based action on climate change in Wales
- Help Wales reduce its Carbon Footprint
Education for sustainability[edit | edit source]
see separate article: Centre for Alternative Technology
Urban sustainability[edit | edit source]
Ecological restoration[edit | edit source]
This page is the beginnings of a portal for Wales community action in response to Ecological emergency.
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]
E-inclusion Recycling - Recycle for Wales
Social inclusion[edit | edit source]
Campaigns[edit | edit source]
CALM Campaign Against the Levels Motorway, on facebook - Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales, charity in Wales that aims to secure the protection and enhancement of the country's landscapes and environment
About Wales[edit | edit source]
Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəm.rɨ] ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,107,494. It has a total area of 21,218 square kilometres (8,192 sq mi) and over 2,700 kilometres (1,680 mi) of coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff.
Near you[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Community resources Wales
- Wales news
- Ecological restoration Wales
- Community river action UK
- Centre for Alternative Technology
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