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For many people, environmental awareness starts at home. Affection for local fields, woods and wildlife can motivate individuals to protect these assets, and lead them into action on broader environmental challenges such as climate change.
More people than ever are taking action to protect the countryside. A large number of new roads, runways and waste incinerators are subject to local opposition.
The Manuka Club supports networks seeking to build grass roots concern into a fully fledged social movement.
As the ranks of community groups grow, opportunities arise to look beyond the local area to devising more sustainable development policies for the nation overall. Networks help facilitate this transition.
Networking also has immediate benefits for local groups, helping them to grow and thrive by acting as hubs of information and expertise. They can also help dispersed campaign groups lay out a common set of demands.
The Club works closely with networks in its priority areas. These organisations are:
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- AirportWatch, an umbrella movement uniting national environmental organisations and community groups against airport expansion
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- The Campaign for Better Transport, a source of advice to local groups opposing new road schemes
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- UK Without Incineration Network, for groups opposing mass-burn incineration and promoting sustainable waste management
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Other projects the Manuka Club considers for strategic grants include research of relevance to a range of local scenarios, for instance to explore credible alternatives to road-building. The Club also supports work aimed at increasing access and understanding of the planning system by community groups. .
"It's safe to say that without the Manuka Club grant there would be no national network of anti-incineration campaigners for the UK. This has succeeded in providing a central focus for campaigners throughout the country."
Shlomo Dowen, Network Coordinator, UK WIN
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