The Heritage Lottery Fund is consulting on its strategy for 2013-2019 as it faces a significant reduction in government funding over the next four years. It proposes a new strategic aim of making a positive and lasting difference for heritage and people. Key areas of consultation include balancing open and targeted funding programs, prioritizing heritage at risk, achieving a more equitable spread of funding geographically and among social groups and types of heritage. It also proposes building a more resilient heritage community by protecting past investments, building skills, and encouraging volunteerism and private donations. The consultation focuses on HLF's general and targeted grant programs as well as additional opportunities and challenges around issues like climate change, digital heritage, skills training, and supporting privately owned heritage.
This presentation by the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) gives a brief overview over the National Lottery's Climate Action Fund requirements.
Deirdre Garvey, CEO, The Wheel presenting at the EPA/HSE Environment & Health Conference 2017 on addressing engagement challenges for communities and citizens - The Wheel experiences.
The document outlines various funding options available from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for communities to finance sustainable energy projects. It lists grant programs like the Community Grant Scheme that provides 30-80% of project costs, the Home Energy Grant Programme for insulation and heating upgrades, and the Warmer Homes Scheme which offers free attic and cavity wall insulation. It also provides contact information for the SEAI and notes that a committed steering group is crucial for communities embarking on sustainable energy projects.
The presentation is targeted to the general public. It is a brief look at Results-Based Financing in the context of the African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI).
The AREI significant as it is Africa's statement of commitment to the sustainable energy component of the global 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, and aims to drastically reduce the continent's energy poverty.
[Climate Chnage Program Action Plan Paper : Group A]shrdcinfo
The document summarizes the discussions of Group A, which is focused on waste management and recycling issues in relation to climate change. The group is made up of members from various countries and is facilitated by Dr. Woon-su Kim. They identified several challenges with waste management in their countries, including low public participation, increasing waste volumes, and lack of advanced technology/facilities. The group set goals to address these issues and proposed strategies to achieve the goals by certain target years, such as incentivizing public participation, imposing regulations to reduce waste, and exploring public-private partnerships to develop new facilities.
Innovative Financial Models and Programmes for the Delivery of Energy Efficie...Steven Fawkes
Presentation setting out models of finance and programmes for Energy Efficiency Projects. Stresses the point that EE is only a small market and won't really change the way that finance works.
This presentation by the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) gives a brief overview over the National Lottery's Climate Action Fund requirements.
Deirdre Garvey, CEO, The Wheel presenting at the EPA/HSE Environment & Health Conference 2017 on addressing engagement challenges for communities and citizens - The Wheel experiences.
The document outlines various funding options available from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for communities to finance sustainable energy projects. It lists grant programs like the Community Grant Scheme that provides 30-80% of project costs, the Home Energy Grant Programme for insulation and heating upgrades, and the Warmer Homes Scheme which offers free attic and cavity wall insulation. It also provides contact information for the SEAI and notes that a committed steering group is crucial for communities embarking on sustainable energy projects.
The presentation is targeted to the general public. It is a brief look at Results-Based Financing in the context of the African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI).
The AREI significant as it is Africa's statement of commitment to the sustainable energy component of the global 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, and aims to drastically reduce the continent's energy poverty.
[Climate Chnage Program Action Plan Paper : Group A]shrdcinfo
The document summarizes the discussions of Group A, which is focused on waste management and recycling issues in relation to climate change. The group is made up of members from various countries and is facilitated by Dr. Woon-su Kim. They identified several challenges with waste management in their countries, including low public participation, increasing waste volumes, and lack of advanced technology/facilities. The group set goals to address these issues and proposed strategies to achieve the goals by certain target years, such as incentivizing public participation, imposing regulations to reduce waste, and exploring public-private partnerships to develop new facilities.
Innovative Financial Models and Programmes for the Delivery of Energy Efficie...Steven Fawkes
Presentation setting out models of finance and programmes for Energy Efficiency Projects. Stresses the point that EE is only a small market and won't really change the way that finance works.
The document discusses the policy backdrop around enabling community participation in Ireland's energy transition. It outlines 10 key drivers of community energy policy including infrastructure statements, energy papers, climate plans, and EU energy directives. It also summarizes the goals of supporting shared ownership models and active community engagement in renewable projects. Finally, it describes some climate actions and initiatives underway like regional climate offices and the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme which aims to enhance community participation through measures like a mandatory community benefit fund and enabling framework.
Africa APPG - DFID presentation on Energy Africa Campaign - 22nd March 2016The Royal African Society
Presentation to the Africa All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) from David Kennedy, Director General for Economic Development, DFID at a Africa APPG panel event in parliament (Developing sustainable & accessible energy infrastructure in Africa) exploring the opportunities and challenges in mobilising private sector capital for sustainable and accessible energy infrastructure in Africa and the best policy approaches to support African led renewable energy initiatives.
David Kennedy was appointed as the UK Department for International Development’s first Director General for Economic Development in June 2014. He has worked on development finance, strategy and investment at the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, he was most recently Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change, an independent advisory body to the UK Government and Devolved Administrations. He has a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics.
The event was co-hosted with the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund and AFFORD-UK
Find the Africa APPG on Twitter: @AfricaAPPG
This document describes YoungProfsNet, an online network for young environmental and social development professionals started in 2015. The network's objective is to advance members' learning and expertise in areas like sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. It currently has over 4,900 members across 130 countries. Members can participate in virtual learning projects, such as reviewing environmental impact assessments in Kenya. The network aims to run 200 such projects annually by having each member contribute to one project per year. It operates as a not-for-profit but may also take on paid contracts. The document raises generating learning projects and member commitment as areas to address.
Africa APPG- The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund- a policy success storyThe Royal African Society
Presentation from Julia Prescot from EAIF to the Africa APPG, EAIF & AFFORD at a panel event in parliament exploring the opportunities and challenges in mobilising private sector capital for sustainable and accessible energy infrastructure in Africa and the best policy approaches to support African led renewable energy initiatives.
Julia Prescott is a non-executive director of EAIF and the chief strategy officer at Meridiam Infrastructure. Meridiam has grown to be a highly successful enterprise, with funds under management of $3.5 billion. Julia has over 25 years of international experience of investment banking and project finance. She has advised private sector and public bodies in established and emerging markets, including road and rail projects, power stations and structured trade finance transactions. Her involvement with African markets includes work in Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Kilanernin-Ballyfad Community Development Association: Sustainable Energy Com...SustainableEnergyAut
The document outlines the milestones achieved by the Kilanerin-Ballyfad Community Development Association - Sustainable Energy Community (KBCDA-SEC) from August 2018 to applying for grant funding in the fourth quarter of 2019. Key milestones included applying for SEC acceptance in August 2018, building a leadership team from August to October 2018, creating a charter in October 2018, having a consultant agreed upon in April 2019, and anticipating grant funding requests in the fourth quarter of 2019. The document also lists community involvement milestones such as introducing the SEC concept to community leaders, developing and executing a sustainability fair, and engaging the community to complete surveys.
This document proposes establishing an organization focused on marine environment affairs. It would rely on funding and networking to pursue three key objectives: raising awareness of the blue economy, providing educational and internship opportunities for 15 youths, and establishing a research center, all by the end of 2017. The organization would decentralize into specialized sub-sectors for efficiency, including a knowledge platform offering research, campaigns, and courses on oceans and the blue economy. It would also create a youth network and fund to engage youth and build partnerships for endorsement and research. The recommendation is to establish this organization to address lack of policies and opportunities regarding the blue economy.
Davie Philip presenting at the EPA/HSE Environment & Health Conference 2017 on Cultivate Living & Learning - Developing the capacity of existing and emerging community leaders to lead citizen-engaged sustainability and wellbeing projects.
The document summarizes the East of England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Competitiveness Programme for 2007-2013. The programme provides €110.9 million in funding and aims to promote innovation, knowledge transfer, enterprise, and sustainable development in the region. It focuses on key industry clusters and economic priority corridors to stimulate growth. Projects must demonstrate benefits like job creation and increased productivity to qualify for matching funds of up to 40% of costs.
Our Society presentation to Dudley Community Partnership Board Jan 2011Lorna Prescott
This document discusses principles and next steps for promoting community involvement and empowerment in Dudley Borough, UK. It focuses on tackling inequality, safeguarding the future, delivering services in partnership, involving people, and being honest about limited resources. Ideas going forward include developing responses to new legislation, dialoguing with communities around barriers to social action, managing assets for community outcomes, and supporting skills for active citizenship.
The document discusses opportunities and challenges around coordinating education and career support projects across East Anglia, which contains 3 of the UK's 12 Opportunity Areas. It notes that while there is significant investment in the region, challenges include coordinating different projects that operate on different timelines and goals. It proposes building a network between partners to create a more joined-up and coherent education and career support offer for young people, with one central coordinator, to help navigate the system more effectively and efficiently.
The document summarizes a Canadian fund called the Greening Canada Fund that invests in community projects to generate carbon offsets. It is a limited partnership open to Canadian investors that is run along non-profit lines. It provides value to companies by enabling reputational improvement through public recognition of community projects and addressing customer expectations of corporate social responsibility. The fund benefits society by reducing carbon emissions and investing in green technology projects in both public and private sectors like schools and hospitals.
Kigali | Sep-15 | UN SE4ALL: Scotland’s ContributionSmart Villages
By S. M. Kasanga
To help collect and distil the knowledge and experience from the last 15 months of engagement in East Africa, a concluding workshop was held in Kigali, Rwanda. The workshop brought together over 40 government representatives and other key stakeholders from across the region to share information on progress and remaining challenges, and to reflect on lessons learned.
More info: http://e4sv.org/events/east-africa-workshop/
This document discusses collaborating to engage schools through consortium partnerships to raise aspirations and attainment. It outlines a 5 step process to launch partnerships between October and July, formalizing programming in year 2. Funding would support travel, staffing, and activities tailored to local priorities. Schools with over 100 NCOP cohorts would receive a full embedded program. Smaller cohorts would receive aimhigher plus programming and additional research, activities, and staff support. Benefits of working with NCOP include close collaboration to develop strategies, specified funding for projects identified by schools, and learning which interventions are most effective across different approaches.
This document summarizes a discussion on financing affordable and workforce housing in location-efficient areas near public transit. It outlines the goals of improving access to transit and reducing costs for families through more compact development. Concerns about rising housing costs displacing low-income residents in desirable areas are mentioned. The document recommends local policies like inclusionary zoning, density bonuses, and tax-increment financing to build affordability into new projects and preserve existing affordable housing. Finally, it lists common housing financing tools like loans, tax credits, block grants, and vouchers that can help subsidize housing costs for low-income families.
WBCSD and Energy for All Partnership of the Asian Development Bankfveglio
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a steering committee member of the Asian Development Bank’s Energy for All (E4All) Partnership. Formally launched in mid-June 2009, the initiative links private and public sectors in the Asia-Pacific region to stimulate the scaling up of access to energy by improving the sharing of information and resources and the flow of financing towards projects using appropriate technologies and a proven business case. Its aim is to provide access for 100 million new users in Asia and the Pacific by 2015.
The document discusses the emergence and development of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) approaches within the UNFCCC. It notes that REDD was first proposed in 2005 and was further developed through COP13 in 2007 to recognize the needs of local communities and include degradation as well as deforestation. Key issues discussed include the importance of governance, effective targets based on country circumstances, capacity building, and addressing the drivers of deforestation beyond just financial incentives.
The document discusses a partnership approach called Integrated Area Planning (IAP) that was developed to facilitate inclusive and sustainable planning in rural Irish communities. IAP aims to develop a shared vision and action plan for an area by bringing together stakeholders with varying interests through a participatory process of collecting and analyzing information, building community capacity, and establishing structures to implement the agreed upon plan. The document outlines the 10 steps of the IAP process and notes challenges such as the need for resources, facilitation, power redistribution, and new communication and decision-making structures to support more collaborative rural planning.
Olayide.cresting presentation on circularity africa 2020Olawale Olayide
The document provides information about the Circularity Africa 2020 conference organized by the IMAGES Initiative. The conference aims to catalyze green businesses and circular economy for sustainable development in Africa. It is expected to be the largest science-policy-practice event in Africa in 2020 and will help participants turn circular economy concepts into profitable opportunities through inspirational sessions, networking, and exhibitions. The conference will include high-level political discourses, policy roundtables, an academic program, a school challenge on green innovations, and keynote speakers addressing topics like extended producer responsibility and cleaner production.
CREDS Early Career Researchers Funding CallCREDSUK
As part of the CREDS award, we have a Flexible Fund, which we intend to use to fill research gaps and develop research capacity. This call is the first use of the Flexible Fund. It seeks to develop research capacity and support innovative research. It is restricted to supporting projects led by early career researchers, i.e. people active in energy research in the UK who have not previously led a project with funding exceeding £100k.
Discovering Places - Major Project of the London 2012 Cultural OlympiadGreenSpace
Discovering Places was a major cultural project of the 2012 London Olympics that aimed to inspire the UK to discover local environments through large-scale events and projects. It launched on the London 2012 Open Weekend in July 2010 with featured events exploring natural, built, and historic sites for free. The project was delivered by several heritage organizations and sought to engage new audiences in the UK's environmental spaces and histories through a series of weekend events and ongoing collaborative projects.
The document discusses the policy backdrop around enabling community participation in Ireland's energy transition. It outlines 10 key drivers of community energy policy including infrastructure statements, energy papers, climate plans, and EU energy directives. It also summarizes the goals of supporting shared ownership models and active community engagement in renewable projects. Finally, it describes some climate actions and initiatives underway like regional climate offices and the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme which aims to enhance community participation through measures like a mandatory community benefit fund and enabling framework.
Africa APPG - DFID presentation on Energy Africa Campaign - 22nd March 2016The Royal African Society
Presentation to the Africa All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) from David Kennedy, Director General for Economic Development, DFID at a Africa APPG panel event in parliament (Developing sustainable & accessible energy infrastructure in Africa) exploring the opportunities and challenges in mobilising private sector capital for sustainable and accessible energy infrastructure in Africa and the best policy approaches to support African led renewable energy initiatives.
David Kennedy was appointed as the UK Department for International Development’s first Director General for Economic Development in June 2014. He has worked on development finance, strategy and investment at the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, he was most recently Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change, an independent advisory body to the UK Government and Devolved Administrations. He has a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics.
The event was co-hosted with the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund and AFFORD-UK
Find the Africa APPG on Twitter: @AfricaAPPG
This document describes YoungProfsNet, an online network for young environmental and social development professionals started in 2015. The network's objective is to advance members' learning and expertise in areas like sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. It currently has over 4,900 members across 130 countries. Members can participate in virtual learning projects, such as reviewing environmental impact assessments in Kenya. The network aims to run 200 such projects annually by having each member contribute to one project per year. It operates as a not-for-profit but may also take on paid contracts. The document raises generating learning projects and member commitment as areas to address.
Africa APPG- The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund- a policy success storyThe Royal African Society
Presentation from Julia Prescot from EAIF to the Africa APPG, EAIF & AFFORD at a panel event in parliament exploring the opportunities and challenges in mobilising private sector capital for sustainable and accessible energy infrastructure in Africa and the best policy approaches to support African led renewable energy initiatives.
Julia Prescott is a non-executive director of EAIF and the chief strategy officer at Meridiam Infrastructure. Meridiam has grown to be a highly successful enterprise, with funds under management of $3.5 billion. Julia has over 25 years of international experience of investment banking and project finance. She has advised private sector and public bodies in established and emerging markets, including road and rail projects, power stations and structured trade finance transactions. Her involvement with African markets includes work in Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Kilanernin-Ballyfad Community Development Association: Sustainable Energy Com...SustainableEnergyAut
The document outlines the milestones achieved by the Kilanerin-Ballyfad Community Development Association - Sustainable Energy Community (KBCDA-SEC) from August 2018 to applying for grant funding in the fourth quarter of 2019. Key milestones included applying for SEC acceptance in August 2018, building a leadership team from August to October 2018, creating a charter in October 2018, having a consultant agreed upon in April 2019, and anticipating grant funding requests in the fourth quarter of 2019. The document also lists community involvement milestones such as introducing the SEC concept to community leaders, developing and executing a sustainability fair, and engaging the community to complete surveys.
This document proposes establishing an organization focused on marine environment affairs. It would rely on funding and networking to pursue three key objectives: raising awareness of the blue economy, providing educational and internship opportunities for 15 youths, and establishing a research center, all by the end of 2017. The organization would decentralize into specialized sub-sectors for efficiency, including a knowledge platform offering research, campaigns, and courses on oceans and the blue economy. It would also create a youth network and fund to engage youth and build partnerships for endorsement and research. The recommendation is to establish this organization to address lack of policies and opportunities regarding the blue economy.
Davie Philip presenting at the EPA/HSE Environment & Health Conference 2017 on Cultivate Living & Learning - Developing the capacity of existing and emerging community leaders to lead citizen-engaged sustainability and wellbeing projects.
The document summarizes the East of England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Competitiveness Programme for 2007-2013. The programme provides €110.9 million in funding and aims to promote innovation, knowledge transfer, enterprise, and sustainable development in the region. It focuses on key industry clusters and economic priority corridors to stimulate growth. Projects must demonstrate benefits like job creation and increased productivity to qualify for matching funds of up to 40% of costs.
Our Society presentation to Dudley Community Partnership Board Jan 2011Lorna Prescott
This document discusses principles and next steps for promoting community involvement and empowerment in Dudley Borough, UK. It focuses on tackling inequality, safeguarding the future, delivering services in partnership, involving people, and being honest about limited resources. Ideas going forward include developing responses to new legislation, dialoguing with communities around barriers to social action, managing assets for community outcomes, and supporting skills for active citizenship.
The document discusses opportunities and challenges around coordinating education and career support projects across East Anglia, which contains 3 of the UK's 12 Opportunity Areas. It notes that while there is significant investment in the region, challenges include coordinating different projects that operate on different timelines and goals. It proposes building a network between partners to create a more joined-up and coherent education and career support offer for young people, with one central coordinator, to help navigate the system more effectively and efficiently.
The document summarizes a Canadian fund called the Greening Canada Fund that invests in community projects to generate carbon offsets. It is a limited partnership open to Canadian investors that is run along non-profit lines. It provides value to companies by enabling reputational improvement through public recognition of community projects and addressing customer expectations of corporate social responsibility. The fund benefits society by reducing carbon emissions and investing in green technology projects in both public and private sectors like schools and hospitals.
Kigali | Sep-15 | UN SE4ALL: Scotland’s ContributionSmart Villages
By S. M. Kasanga
To help collect and distil the knowledge and experience from the last 15 months of engagement in East Africa, a concluding workshop was held in Kigali, Rwanda. The workshop brought together over 40 government representatives and other key stakeholders from across the region to share information on progress and remaining challenges, and to reflect on lessons learned.
More info: http://e4sv.org/events/east-africa-workshop/
This document discusses collaborating to engage schools through consortium partnerships to raise aspirations and attainment. It outlines a 5 step process to launch partnerships between October and July, formalizing programming in year 2. Funding would support travel, staffing, and activities tailored to local priorities. Schools with over 100 NCOP cohorts would receive a full embedded program. Smaller cohorts would receive aimhigher plus programming and additional research, activities, and staff support. Benefits of working with NCOP include close collaboration to develop strategies, specified funding for projects identified by schools, and learning which interventions are most effective across different approaches.
This document summarizes a discussion on financing affordable and workforce housing in location-efficient areas near public transit. It outlines the goals of improving access to transit and reducing costs for families through more compact development. Concerns about rising housing costs displacing low-income residents in desirable areas are mentioned. The document recommends local policies like inclusionary zoning, density bonuses, and tax-increment financing to build affordability into new projects and preserve existing affordable housing. Finally, it lists common housing financing tools like loans, tax credits, block grants, and vouchers that can help subsidize housing costs for low-income families.
WBCSD and Energy for All Partnership of the Asian Development Bankfveglio
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a steering committee member of the Asian Development Bank’s Energy for All (E4All) Partnership. Formally launched in mid-June 2009, the initiative links private and public sectors in the Asia-Pacific region to stimulate the scaling up of access to energy by improving the sharing of information and resources and the flow of financing towards projects using appropriate technologies and a proven business case. Its aim is to provide access for 100 million new users in Asia and the Pacific by 2015.
The document discusses the emergence and development of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) approaches within the UNFCCC. It notes that REDD was first proposed in 2005 and was further developed through COP13 in 2007 to recognize the needs of local communities and include degradation as well as deforestation. Key issues discussed include the importance of governance, effective targets based on country circumstances, capacity building, and addressing the drivers of deforestation beyond just financial incentives.
The document discusses a partnership approach called Integrated Area Planning (IAP) that was developed to facilitate inclusive and sustainable planning in rural Irish communities. IAP aims to develop a shared vision and action plan for an area by bringing together stakeholders with varying interests through a participatory process of collecting and analyzing information, building community capacity, and establishing structures to implement the agreed upon plan. The document outlines the 10 steps of the IAP process and notes challenges such as the need for resources, facilitation, power redistribution, and new communication and decision-making structures to support more collaborative rural planning.
Olayide.cresting presentation on circularity africa 2020Olawale Olayide
The document provides information about the Circularity Africa 2020 conference organized by the IMAGES Initiative. The conference aims to catalyze green businesses and circular economy for sustainable development in Africa. It is expected to be the largest science-policy-practice event in Africa in 2020 and will help participants turn circular economy concepts into profitable opportunities through inspirational sessions, networking, and exhibitions. The conference will include high-level political discourses, policy roundtables, an academic program, a school challenge on green innovations, and keynote speakers addressing topics like extended producer responsibility and cleaner production.
CREDS Early Career Researchers Funding CallCREDSUK
As part of the CREDS award, we have a Flexible Fund, which we intend to use to fill research gaps and develop research capacity. This call is the first use of the Flexible Fund. It seeks to develop research capacity and support innovative research. It is restricted to supporting projects led by early career researchers, i.e. people active in energy research in the UK who have not previously led a project with funding exceeding £100k.
Discovering Places - Major Project of the London 2012 Cultural OlympiadGreenSpace
Discovering Places was a major cultural project of the 2012 London Olympics that aimed to inspire the UK to discover local environments through large-scale events and projects. It launched on the London 2012 Open Weekend in July 2010 with featured events exploring natural, built, and historic sites for free. The project was delivered by several heritage organizations and sought to engage new audiences in the UK's environmental spaces and histories through a series of weekend events and ongoing collaborative projects.
Our improvement story so far... so what about Parks & Open SpacesGreenSpace
The document discusses improving culture and sport services in local communities in England. It outlines a strategy to improve quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and address underperformance. Key elements included an improvement framework, tools, and challenging tools. Culture service assessment scores improved in 2008 for many councils. However, parks and open spaces were not formally part of these improvement efforts and frameworks. Going forward, ensuring parks and open spaces are engaged in the next phase of improvement is an important challenge.
The document discusses the Dudley Healthy Towns program which aims to increase physical activity and reduce obesity through environmental changes. It provides evidence that access to green spaces is associated with better health outcomes. The program focuses on creating "Healthy Hubs" in parks, developing "Active Travel Corridors", and reforming local services to support physical activity. Initial evaluations found increased usage of parks and outdoor gyms as well as positive feedback from residents on becoming more active through spending time with family and friends in the improved green spaces.
World Parks Day conference: Evaluation report GreenSpace
The National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces held its first national conference in Birmingham on September 17, 2011. The conference was attended by 79 delegates, mostly from community groups and local authorities. Based on feedback from 50 evaluation forms, attendees largely rated the conference, booking process, pre-event information, registration, venue, and individual speakers positively.
The document outlines Neighbourhoods Green, a partnership initiative to promote green spaces in social housing. It aims to develop a national network, share best practices, and advocate for policies recognizing green space's role in placemaking. In 2011, activities included mapping work, Green Flag Awards, seminars, an MP roundtable, and a good practice guide. Over 100 social landlords participate via coverage in publications and an updated website with case studies and forums. Involvement is encouraged by downloading action plans, visiting the website, and promoting social housing green spaces on social media.
Tackling Childhood obesity; Green Spaces to Healthy Places - The Dudley Healt...GreenSpace
The document summarizes Dudley Healthy Towns' efforts to tackle childhood obesity through environmental changes and increased access to green spaces. It describes creating "healthy hubs" in parks with new facilities like activity rooms and outdoor gyms, as well as improving existing parks. It also discusses initiatives like active travel corridors and service reforms. An evaluation found increases in park usage and physical activity levels, though more work is needed. Users reported feeling healthier and more active as a result of the new opportunities. The project aims to disseminate its lessons and make the changes sustainable.
Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment - Results of the 2009/2010...GreenSpace
The survey summarizes the results of the 2009-2010 Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE) survey. MENE provides comprehensive data on people's use and enjoyment of natural environments in England. Key findings include:
- The average adult took 69 visits to natural environments per year, totaling 2.9 billion visits. Most visits were close to home and involved walking.
- Urban parks and woodlands were among the most common destinations. Visits supported over £20 billion in annual spending, mostly on food and drink.
- Frequent visitors engaged in more physical activity and had more positive views of the environment. Barriers to participation included lack of time and health/mobility issues.
- The
The Urban Green Space Team works to improve access to green spaces through programs like the Green Flag Award Scheme, addressing skills gaps, and developing allotment policies. They collect national data on green spaces and run workshops while also funding programs through Groundwork and Green Gyms to encourage community involvement in green spaces and help address issues like climate change and public health.
The Trendlewood Community Park Management Committee oversees Trendlewood Park and consists of representatives from North Somerset Council, Nailsea Town Council, and the Friends of Trendlewood Park group. The committee works to improve, conserve, and protect the park for visitors by ensuring the management plan's vision and policies are followed. The Friends of Trendlewood Park constitution aims to enhance the park as wildlife habitat, promote community recreation, and raise awareness of the park's natural and historical features.
The document discusses the relationship between greenspace and health, highlighting several key points:
1) Physical inactivity costs the UK healthcare system between £1-1.8 billion per year, while lost productivity due to sickness and premature death costs an additional £5.5-8.3 billion.
2) Studies show that people living closer to green spaces are more physically active, less likely to be overweight, and have lower death rates. Providing every UK household with good access to green space could save £2.1 billion in healthcare costs.
3) Green spaces provide both direct health benefits like increased physical activity and indirect benefits like social cohesion and reduced health inequalities.
Some Greenspace developments in Natural EnglandGreenSpace
The document discusses Natural England's Country Parks Accreditation scheme. It provides information on the scheme's criteria and standards for accessibility, services, and quality that country parks must meet to receive accreditation. The document also lists several accredited country parks and announces upcoming events promoting the accreditation scheme, including a seminar and study day.
The document discusses a 5 year review of the GreenSpace National Forum. It summarizes achievements over the past 5 years including developing regional capacity, working strategically with partners, influencing policy, and promoting learning. It then proposes a realigned regional/national working framework and updates to the action plan, focusing on continuing to build capacity, strategic partnerships, policy influence, and learning over the next 5 years.
Winning for the natural environment - Natural England 2012 projectGreenSpace
This document summarizes Natural England's role in ensuring the London 2012 Olympics achieves environmental goals. It discusses the various bodies organizing the Olympics and outlines Natural England's priorities, including securing a net gain in biodiversity and sustainable legacy projects. Venues, timelines, and cultural programs are briefly described to provide context.
Central Somerset Outdoor Learning PartnershipGreenSpace
The Central Somerset Outdoor Learning Partnership provides woodland learning opportunities and activities for people of all ages and abilities in several woods in the area. Activities include living history demonstrations, hedge laying, volunteering, youth programs, family sessions, playschemes, green woodworking like bow making and basketry, cob oven building, and community events like a woodland stage.
The Love Parks Club aims to support parks and green spaces across the UK by providing a platform for people to get informed, campaign for, and contribute to their local green spaces. Members receive a monthly magazine about green spaces, a monthly e-newsletter, access to toolkits on involvement, and discounted merchandise. Membership costs £50 per year or £5 per month, but supporting the healthy parks posters campaign is free. The Club was created to support parks facing budget cuts and declining conditions, support volunteers, continue the awareness raised by Love Parks Week year-round, and help more people get involved with their local green spaces.
Understanding the state of England's urban green space and its impact on peop...GreenSpace
This document summarizes the findings of an 18-month study in England on the state of urban green spaces and their impact on public health and well-being. The study analyzed over 70 data sources and inventoried over 16,000 green spaces. It found that almost 9 in 10 people use parks, but the most deprived areas have 5 times less green space. The quality and amount of green space varies depending on the affluence of the area. Residents in more deprived areas report lower quality green spaces and see fewer health benefits from improved access. Next steps include promoting best practices for green space management and developing common data collection methods.
Engaging Communities to Improve our Parks and Open SpacesGreenSpace
Presentation given by Sarah Royal, Birmingham Open Spaces Forum (BOSF) and Chair of the National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces (NFPGS), GSNF, Feb 2011
Presentation by ESRC at Interface workshop, 23rd June 2011, about ESRC's strategic priorities, maximising impact and knowledge exchange funding and support available from ESRC
Councils in the West of England Council want people's views on future plans for new homes and transport. This presentation by David Turner at the Bristol Planning and Law Conference provides an overview.
Committee and Council Members induction
By Paul Sanderson, Deputy Head of Knowledge Exchange, and Dr Dawn Woodgate, Principal Knowledge Exchange Manager (Public Sector and Civil Society)
Ruth Buggie - SEAI National Energy Research & Policy Conference 2022SustainableEnergyAut
This document discusses energy communities in Ireland and their role in leading societal transformation towards a zero carbon future. It outlines some of the key programs and supports for energy communities, including the Sustainable Energy Communities Network, Better Energy Communities, and Renewable Energy Communities. It also notes that mandatory community benefit funds will provide €1-2 billion for communities near new large scale renewable projects. The document discusses the vision for energy communities to deliver local projects with reliable funding and technical support. It identifies some challenges around building local capacity and achieving consensus on climate priorities, and notes important research areas and policy needs to further enable energy communities to drive Ireland's energy revolution.
The document summarizes key points from the Christie Commission report on improving public services in Scotland. The report calls for public services to be more focused on people and communities, work together across organizations to achieve outcomes, prioritize prevention to reduce inequalities, and improve performance and reduce costs. It recommends greater community engagement, empowering individuals, and focusing on outcomes rather than organizational boundaries. This could mean libraries needing to reinvent services to collaborate more, focus on prevention and community assets, and demonstrate value through outcomes.
This document provides information about funding opportunities available from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) for organizations in Rayleigh and Wickford, Essex. It outlines two main grant programs - Awards for All, which provides grants between £300-£10,000, and Reaching Communities, which provides larger grants up to £500,000. Successful applicants must demonstrate how their proposed projects will meet BIG's strategic outcomes of giving people better life chances, stronger communities, improved environments, or healthier communities. Contact details are provided for those seeking advice on applying for these grants.
This document provides information about European Union structural funds for 2014-2020 and the UK partnership agreement that will govern how these funds are allocated and used. Key points include: the funds will focus on innovation, SMEs, low carbon and other priorities. The agreement will outline targets and programs to align with Europe 2020 goals. It will require stakeholder input and Commission approval. The UK is consulting partners on an integrated approach and reducing administrative burdens to improve efficient fund implementation.
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This document discusses potential collaboration between organizations that received funding from the Big Lottery Fund BASIS Programme. It identifies 13 national bids that were submitted and looks for relationships between the bids in terms of either addressing generic national issues, having a geographic focus, or focusing on specific outcomes. Examples of collaborative actions are provided, such as one organization informing the curriculum of another's training program. Principles for collaboration are proposed, including initially identifying shared aims and outcomes and allowing flexibility in collaborative arrangements. Wider lessons discussed include the need for a common vision, focusing on overall outcomes, and funder support for ongoing collaboration.
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Article 4 of the Energy Efficiency Directive requires Member States to define long-term strategies for stimulating energy efficiency of the buildings sector. The Department of Energy, Communications and Natural Resources is therefore tasked with publishing a National Renovation Strategy V.2 by 30th April 2017, covering buildings in the commercial, residential and public building sectors.
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- Reviewing all aspects of the award to improve sustainability, effectiveness and engagement with communities.
Overview Until the end of April the Heritage Lottery Fund is consulting on the future of Lottery funding for the UK’s heritage from 2013 onwards. These are turbulent times and heritage organisations across the UK are facing both challenges and opportunities. We know that heritage can play an important role in economic recovery and the future of the nation. At a time when other sources of public funding for heritage are becoming scarcer, the good news is that we will have significantly more money to invest than has been available in recent years – we need to make sure we make the most of it. We want to hear the views of all our partners, other funders, organisations and individuals who are involved in and enthusiastic about the UK’s heritage to help shape the future direction of our funding. Following this consultation we expect to report back on our findings in early autumn and announce our new strategy for 2013 onwards in early spring next year – but we may introduce some changes earlier where possible if there is strong demand for this.
The recently announced change in our share of good causes income – from 16.7% to 20% - means that provided strong ticket sales continue we expect to have a budget of around £300m a year from 2012-2013 onward (compared with the £180m we had in 2009-2010) Through this consultation we are asking for your views on how we can best respond to help you through the changes in the funding environment for heritage over the next few years, and to other emerging opportunities and challenges What should HLF continue doing? What should we stop doing? And in what areas or activities might we need to make changes? This presentation gives a brief overview of the consultation content. We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation online at hlf.org.uk.
The consultation is split into three broad sections: Questions about our strategic aims, the balance and direction of our funding and how we work. This includes questions on our priorities for development work and how we could further improve our grant-making processes Questions on our current grant programmes – this includes some new proposals for smaller and medium sized grants, and some proposed changes to the current portfolio of targeted programmes In the third section we have identified a range of opportunities and challenges on which we may want to introduce new measures or initiatives in future years At the end of the consultation there is an opportunity to raise any other issues that are not covered by our questions
Our three strategic aims of ‘conservation’, ‘participation’ and ‘learning’ have driven a progressive agenda for heritage since 2002. We are proud of the way our funding has allowed more people to engage with and learn about heritage, and has opened up more of our heritage for everyone to enjoy. We think this integrated approach remains the right one for a Lottery funder, and distinguishes our role from that of others. We plan to continue with this strategic direction in future, but believe we could simplify how we express this by adopting a single strategic aim. Every project we fund should be able to show how it is making a positive and lasting difference for heritage and people . This would underpin all of our grant programmes and initiatives and should provide a more straightforward approach to our application and assessment process. We are inviting comments on this in the consultation.
We anticipate making grants of all sizes from £3,000 to over £5 million, combining open application funding opportunities with strategic programmes and targeted initiatives. Decisions on our main open programme - Heritage Grants - up to £1 million will continue to be made by local decision makers on our committees around the UK. We are asking for comments on the overall balance between the amount of money we invest in open programmes and targeted initiatives. For example, in 2010-2011 we expect to make awards totalling around £128m through our open programmes (Heritage Grants and Your Heritage) and £70m through targeted programmes and strategic initiatives. We could also extend our approach to targeting funding and solicit applications more frequently (that is, invite applications from specific organisations for ring-fenced sums of money.) This could help to focus our funding on strategic priorities for heritage, in partnership with others, but could reduce the amount of money available through open programmes. We welcome views on this balance and on our role. We could also consider giving more priority to heritage identified as ‘at risk’. Again, we are asking to what extent you agree we should do this.
As a Lottery funder we place importance on achieving a fair spread of funding throughout the UK. One of the ways in which we aim to do this is through targeting our development help on areas and communities who have received fewest grants from us, to encourage more good-quality applications to come forward. We expect to continue to work in this way with geographical areas (for example local authorities) and social groups (for example disabled people) who are less well-represented in our funding. For the future we are also considering identifying parts of the heritage sector that have received less funding from us in the past and offering more development support to these – for example, archives, or nature conservation, or industrial, maritime and transport heritage. So the consultation asks to what extent you agree we should include types of heritage within our priorities for development work?
Financial sustainability is a critical issue for many heritage organisations in the current climate, and many projects we are supporting now face more challenges in covering their future operating costs. We are able to fund endowments alongside a capital project or purchase of a major heritage asset, though have rarely done so in the past, because endowments need to be substantial to have a material effect on running costs. We are asking whether we should revisit our approach to endowments, and if so in what circumstances should we consider offering them? We think we could also do more to build the skills and capacity of voluntary heritage organisations, offering some time-limited funding to help organisations with responsibilities for heritage to develop and thrive. We would like comments on what our role should be in helping to build the financial sustainability of organisations in the sector. And we want to encourage more private giving to heritage. The consultation includes some ways in which we might do this, for example establishing a match funding scheme. We’d like your views on how we could practically and effectively incentivise more people to consider giving – of both time and money - to heritage.
Section two We evaluate the performance of all of our grant programmes and regularly survey customers to ensure that they continue to meet their needs. We are committed to making applying simple and keeping to a minimum the amount of work applicants need to do before hearing whether they are successful. To make further progress on this, we are proposing some changes to the financial thresholds for our general, open funding programmes. We hope these will be an effective response to feedback we have already had from customers, to meet emerging needs in community-based heritage, and to enable more applicants to benefit from a simpler application process. These programmes will be developments of our current Your Heritage (grants £3,000-£50,000) and Heritage Grants programmes (grants over £50,000) from 2013.
Our specific proposals for small and medium sized grants are: A much simpler approach to very small grants of £3K-£10K with a short turnaround for decisions A new approach to community heritage, recognising that projects asking for between £50,000 and around £200,000 are not well-represented in our funding at present. This would encourage community groups with smaller building, collection or green space projects to come forward, with a single-round application process no more complicated than the current Your Heritage programme which currently funds projects up to £50,000. We are asking what the upper threshold should be for this medium sized grant programme. We recently relaxed our match funding requirements for the Heritage Grants programme (general grants over £50,000) and are asking whether we should maintain the new level or change it in future. We are not proposing major changes to Heritage Grants but are asking for your views on the programme.
Our targeted programmes currently cover Young people Parks Landscapes Places of Worship Townscapes We start by asking whether these remain the right themes for targeted programmes
Landscape Partnerships The Landscape Partnerships programme is the only significant grant funding available across the UK for landscape-scale projects which focus investment on cultural, natural, archaeological and built heritage, as well as on public access, community participation and learning. It is widely agreed that nature conservation needs to be addressed at a landscape scale and that to halt the continued loss of biodiversity requires action at the same scale. We propose to continue this programme, with an increased emphasis on nature conservation and biodiversity outcomes. We will also simplify the programme’s requirements while maintaining the integrated range of benefits that it currently delivers. We are asking for views on these proposals and thoughts on how the programme could be improved.
Parks for People HLF has invested more in public parks than any other single organisation in the UK - £525m to around 500 parks out of the 2,500 that have heritage merit. Demand for parks funding remains strong. We have also identified public cemeteries as a category of public space facing significant problems similar to those of other designed landscapes. We can and do invest in cemeteries, but few applications come forward and they are often weak. We will include cemeteries within the scope of the Parks for People programme in future to encourage more, better-quality, applications. We will also simplify the programme’s requirements. Again, we are looking for comments on these proposals.
Support for local places and communities We have invested over £216 million in 387 Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) and other area-based schemes across the UK since 1998. This programme supports local partnerships to regenerate conservation areas in economic need. The Townscape Heritage Initiative programme is now operating in a challenging and uncertain environment, due to the twin pressures of public sector cuts and a drop-off in investment from the private sector. We are now reviewing its future, in the light of the emerging local growth agenda, and considering whether the regeneration of conservation areas in the centres of our historic towns and cities continues to be a priority for HLF. We welcome views on this. In the current climate we also expect to see growing demand for support for the transfer of heritage assets into community ownership. We can already fund the purchase of heritage land and buildings where that is at or below market value, and where it will help achieve greater public benefits or the change of ownership will help improve the asset's conservation and management. Overall, we are asking for views on how HLF can best support place-based heritage, and communities’ engagement with it.
This is the third and final section of the consultation How can we best help heritage organisations address the most pressing challenges and exciting opportunities over the next few years? We have found that targeted time-limited initiatives can be highly effective in achieving a step-change in ambition in certain key areas and we are proposing a number of these in addition to some changes to policy. Not everything we suggest in the consultation will be affordable and we will take account of your responses in deciding on the high-level balance of our funding in future.
Challenges of climate change Climate change is already having a significant impact on heritage, resulting in damage and loss. There is a real challenge to become more energy efficient, at the same time as conserving the fabric and character of historic buildings, landscapes and collections. We can play a role in reducing loss and damage by ensuring that projects we support understand and address the risks they face. We also want to support projects that demonstrate leadership and innovation in addressing the issues of climate change mitigation and adaptation. In future we propose that all projects asking for a grant of more than £10,000 will be asked how they will be affected by predicted changes in the local environment and how any risks are to be addressed. We will also strengthen our approach to assessing proposals for climate change mitigation and addressing other environmental impacts as part of our overall project appraisal. In addition, in recognition of the urgency of this issue, we propose to launch a one-off initiative to support a variety of projects that will help to develop and trial new technologies, develop new skills and knowledge, and will inspire heritage organisations through exemplar responses to the issues of climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Digital heritage Digital technology has enormous potential to transform the ways we manage and engage with heritage, and offers heritage organisations exciting opportunities for innovation and growth. We see a current need for funding to pilot ideas, to share experience and learning more widely, and to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the knowledge economy. We are planning a number of developments in our funding in this area: 1. We will change our policy on digital media and, from 2011 onwards, will fund projects that are purely digital , and meet our criteria, now that there are far greater opportunities for people to actively engage and learn online. 2. We will launch two special initiatives: the first, to digitise and make available online a wide range of heritage assets, to address the public appetite to engage with heritage in this way; the second, to stimulate innovative projects in the field of digital heritage. We are asking for views on what types of heritage should be priorities for a digitisation programme. 3. We will ask all projects to make some use of digital media - in an appropriate and proportionate way.
Skills Our Skills for the Future programme, launched last year as a one-off initiative to address skills gaps and help put heritage organisations in a strong position for the recovery from recession, generated an enthusiastic response and a large number of high-quality applications. We invested over £17 million in this initiative, more than three times the budget we had originally allocated. None the less, there remains unmet demand for access to funding for heritage skills training. At the same time, many experienced people will leave the publicly-funded heritage sector in the next few years as services are cut and reduced, and there will be an urgent need to ensure there are opportunities to transfer their knowledge to a younger generation. We already ask all Heritage Grant applicants for over £1 million to include proposals for training, and are not proposing to change this. We will evaluate and learn from the experience of the Skills for the Future programme and will then make available further investment in targeted skills initiatives in future. We also welcome views on what role HLF could play in helping knowledge transfer within the sector.
Heritage in private ownership In the historic environment, more than two thirds of designated built heritage is in private ownership. As a Lottery distributor, our grants must deliver public benefits that exceed any private gain. Our position has been that conservation work to private property – whether land, buildings or collections - will almost inevitably affect its market value, and we have therefore seen no clear justification for giving grants in these circumstances. However, we will explore whether there are funding models that would allow limited funding of capital/conservation work to privately-owned heritage in well-defined circumstances, for example where the benefits from tourism or economic regeneration can be shown to outweigh any private gain. We are asking for suggested ways of doing this and - more generally - would like to know whether we should do more to support heritage in private ownership.
You do not have to answer all the questions in the consultation – depending on the length of your answers it should take between 15 and 30 minutes to complete online. At the end of the consultation questionnaire there is an open comment box for any other issues you would like to raise with us. We value your contributions and will look forward to hearing from you!