Connecting Communities with Nature
Programme Overview
A national programme delivered by ALP Synergy Limited
Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Across the UK, many people care deeply about climate change, nature and their local environment. Yet too often, people from different backgrounds and communities are missing from the conversations that shape environmental research, policy and innovation.
Connecting Communities with Nature is a new national programme created to change that. The programme works through trusted community groups to bring diverse voices into national conversations about nature, environmental challenges and future innovation.
The National Programme
The programme is designed to connect people with nature and environmental challenges in ways that feel grounded in real life rather than complex science.
An exciting series of online webinars will be delivered about a range of community and nature topics to inspire you and your community members to engage with the topics in your local workshops.
Participants explore issues such as:
- Access to green and blue spaces
- Local impacts of climate change
- Environmental justice and inequality
- Health, wellbeing and the natural environment
Activities are practical, inclusive and creative, enabling people to reflect on how environmental change affects their lives, communities and futures.
Nature Smart
Nature Smart explores how innovation, technology and new approaches can support nature, strengthen communities and create more sustainable futures.
Nature Secure
Nature Secure focuses on understanding environmental challenges such as climate change, nature loss and unequal access to safe, healthy environments.
Community groups may engage with one or both strands, depending on their interests, priorities and capacity.
National Webinars
Wild O’Clock: Random Acts of Wildness to Connect with Nature Daily
Environmental Fairness: Who Benefits and How We Change It
Is AI Going to Save Us or Destroy Us?
Climate Awareness: Everyday Weather, Everyday Actions
Hedgehog Hero: Nature on Your Doorstep
Nature Changes Lives
Peatlands: Nature’s Biggest Carbon Vault
The Wonder of Bees
