These webpages are maintained and developed by the 'Going Green Directorate (GGD)
For most people, the
phrase 'Caring for the World' means doing their best as a member of
a community, a neighbourhood and a family to make Earth a better
place to live for eveybody- particularly future
generations.
Nowadays we can no
longer avoid the fact that the way we live our lives is affecting
the planet. To be effective, even in small ways, means
behaving according to a plan. The plnning process for an
indivdual could be as simple as pinning 'to do' notes on the fridge
door. For a neighbourhood group concerned about crime,
litter, or trees in the street, it could be organised in a diary or
a PC spreadsheet. For those wishing to act on their concerns
about climate change, they may want to plan to reduce their carbon
footprint or encourage their neighbours to do
so.
These web pages have
been produced to demonstrate how to make plans for environmental
improvements, which span home-based energy saving to running
a local nature reserve. All follow the same simple standard
logic of setting a target and saying how and when it will be
reached by monitoring progresss to measurable
objective.
Most of the examples
deal with improving local biodiversity, but the planning systems
could be applied to manage any community issue.