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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£32.1K
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Spending
£5.7K
Public benefits
Better awareness of the environmental issues impacting the area & of what can be done to protect & improve the Sperrins sensitive & endangered environment Greater sense of community ownership of the solutions, more active and engaged public & enhanced community well-being Greater awareness of good planning, sustainable development, the regulatory
framework, precautionary principle, cumulative impact, climate change, ecology loss, greenwashing & policy capture, Aarhus Convention, Espoo Convention, Rights of communities & rights of nature conversation. More people informed & engaged in promoting protection & improvement of the environment throughout the Sperrins AONB for the public benefit and for the sake of future generations. By recording the actions undertaken. Through community discussion and reflection including at the SOS AGM. Through the number of people participating in events organised by the various groups throughout the area and in the regions. None identified. The public throughout the Sperrins AONB & the entire River Foyle River Basin. People living downwind of the Sperrins who could be impacted by PM 2.5 (particulate matter) that has been identified as capable of travelling 60k on the wind. Visitors to the area including fishermen /women who use the local waterways. Children and future generations who will benefit from a less polluted environment. No.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
3.1. Promoting environmental protection and public health, particularly through educational initiatives that engage and empower local citizens to exercise their democratic rights. 3.2. Lobbying government agencies and encouraging them and the citizenry to take responsibility for conserving and protecting our natural resources. 3.3. Working with
public representatives and legislators on both sides of the border as well as networking locally and on an inter-regional basis with other associations with similar objectives. 3.4. Functioning as a watchdog of the environment, monitoring issues of concern and holding public representatives and government officials to account. 3.5. Networking internationally with environmental groups, sourcing independent expertise on technical issues on goldmining and learning from communities in other countries. 3.6 Meeting as a management committee at least 3 times a year to organise, plan, manage & report on the work and finances of the charity.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Who the charity helps
- General public
How the charity works
- Community development
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
