Name
GROWING RESILIENCE
country
United Kingdom
Goal
This is a four-year project composed of two strands. Lead partner Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council (Calderdale MBC) will run a community citizen science programme to grow sphagnum moss in a nursery and plant it on local council-owned blanket bog areas. Sphagnum moss has been shown to have significant carbon capture potential and the local area is rich in peat moorland which provides the ideal growing conditions for it so this project could have a role in helping Calderdale reach its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2038. Alongside this partner Calder Rivers Trust will run a rural engagement project aimed at raising awareness among local landowners and land managers of opportunities to improve their business through environmental approaches.
Main Topic
Biodiversity: preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
All Topics
Biodiversity: preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
Zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment
Scale
- Neighbourhood or Local community
Actors
- Community-based initiative (i.e. citizens, cooperative, neighbourhood group)
Main Activity
Conducting research, pilot studies and/or living labs;
Activities
- Providing knowledge transfer / advisory / education services
- Conducting research, pilot studies and/or living labs
- Showcasing and/or demonstrating practices
Source
This initiative was provided by the SGD consortium.
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
CONTACT
For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.