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How are businesses in the UK driving climate resilience?

In Buildings, Economy, Energy, Green & blue spaces, Health, Housing, Nature and Society on 09.04.2020
Contributed by Sam Hartley

Business in the Community’s Sam Hartley reflects on the role of business in climate resilience and nature-based solutions in our latest IGNITION blog.

Car-free in the twenty minute city

In Energy, Green & blue spaces and Transport on 10.03.2020
Contributed by Steve Connor

A vision for a car-free city centre has been outlined by a group of residents, activists and experts after two workshop sessions in central Manchester. The text below is the collaborative vision they've set out for a 'twenty minute city'.

Greater Manchester Can Seize the Opportunity of Green Infrastructure

In Buildings, Green & blue spaces and Housing on 02.03.2020
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

UKGBC’s Robert Winch reflects on the evidence base for green infrastructure, the challenges to its creation and opportunities available to accelerate this.

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.

Developing the Nature-Based Solutions Living Lab at Salford University

In Buildings and Green & blue spaces on 10.02.2020
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

Dr Nick Davies gives us the very first insight into the University of Salford’s Living Lab.

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.

Greater Manchester to Invest Over £1.5million in New Tree Planting

In Green & blue spaces and Nature on 30.01.2020
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

The city region has secured funding from The Urban Tree Challenge Fund, matching existing resources, to plant both small saplings and large urban trees.

RHS Garden Bridgewater to open in July 2020

In Green & blue spaces and Nature on 23.01.2020
Contributed by Jennifer Lane

This week, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) announced that its fifth garden and first new garden for nearly two decades, RHS Garden Bridgewater, is opening to the public from Thursday 30 July 2020.