South West England

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South West England is one of the regions of England. It was originally divided into just Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Wiltshire. Since then, Avon has been abolished, and many districts have separated from their original county as unitary authorities.

Places, projects and networks

 * Bristol
 * Green Bristol
 * Sustainable Southville Project
 * Westden
 * Sustainable Thornbury
 * Nailsworth
 * What Makes a Town Sustainable?
 * Falmouth Green Centre
 * TENONS: The Environmental Network Of North Somerset
 * Stroud Valleys Project
 * Dorset Agenda 21
 * Poole Agenda Twenty One

Low carbon communities

 * Go Zero, Community project based in Chew Magna
 * Fair Shares, Fair Choice

Transition towns

 * Transition City Bristol
 * Transition Falmouth
 * Transition Penwith, Cornwall

News and comment
See separate article - News South West England

June

 * 17 South Somerset Green Fair and Scything Festival, Thorney Lakes, Muchelney, Nr Langport, Somerset / Green fairs

August

 * 1 - 5 Big Green Gathering / Green fairs

General sustainability information

 * Sustainability South West
 * Government Office for the South West
 * Our South West - Information from the Government Office for the South West
 * South West Regional Assembly
 * South West Regional Development Agency

Random facts

 * The South-West of England, with 4.9 million people, produces as much CO2 as Ecuador and Peru combined, with 40.5 million people. Source: World Development Movement / Carbon Dioxide emissions by UK region

Video
Fair Shares, Fair Choice Promo, March 21, 2007, about 6 mins. / Low carbon communities r1MFJtj827U

Climate change UK

 * Exeter Climate Action

Complementary currencies

 * LETS Forum - SW LETS

Global connections UK

 * Westden International A collection of projects with partners in the UK and overseas
 * Bristol North South Forum

Opportunities for all

 * Fair Shares Time banking in South West England

Reduce, reuse, repair & recycle UK

 * The Recycling Consortium

Related topics

 * Climate change information by local councils in South West England