Community action UK

Community action has a lot to offer. See it, celebrate it and sample it. Through community we can do so much more than we think we can.

Welcome to CASwiki's UK portal. Our focus is on Community Action for Sustainability. This includes community involvement through climate action, environmental action and many other sustainability topics.

The gift of climate and ecological emergency is that we all get to work together. Ordinary citizens and community groups naturally share what they learn, and what they know of what helps. Everyone can help, everyone has something to offer, everyone is welcome. We all need to design, make and grow a better future for ourselves, our communities and our world. Together we CAN. Yes we CAN.

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News

UK

Europe

Cosmolocal

One in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 were constructed in areas that could now be at risk of flooding, according to new data., theguardian.com (Feb 18, 2026) — between 2013 and 2022, one in 13 new homes were in potential flooding zones.
Hedgerows the 'unsung heroes of the countryside', BBC News (Feb 16, 2026) — A group of Kent volunteers is aiming to provide vital habitat for wildlife by planting about 3,800 yards (3,500m) of hedgerows in the countryside this year.
'Serious climate breakdown' warning over filthy rivers and flooding, BBC News (Feb 15, 2026)
“How do you build support for energy transition, through a scheme that structurally excludes the communities carrying the biggest burden?” [Voar], thealternative.org.uk (Feb 15, 2026)
Participatory democracy is good for you! Neighbourhood governance in a Neighbourhood Health Service, right-here.org (Feb 13, 2026) — Date of article not found.

Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power, grist.org (Feb 10, 2026)
I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches, theconversation.com (Jan 21, 2026)
Europeans overwhelmingly support the social economy, poll finds, thenews.coop (Dec 12, 2025) — 93% of Europeans think businesses should be guided by social economy values, such as focusing on social and environmental goals, redistributing profits, and operating with democratic governance structures
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown, theguardian.com (Nov 29, 2025) — Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
Sharing soil, sweat and tears, ffcc.co.uk (Oct 30, 2025) — Are farm partnerships the future? We talk to the team behind Abunda to find out

Paris Court Holds Historic Climate Trial in Case Against TotalEnergies, insideclimatenews.org (Feb 19, 2026)
Introducing Katcha: An African Democratic Innovation Network, demnext.substack.com (Feb 19, 2026)
The planet’s other forest crisis, latimes.com (Feb 19, 2026)
‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics, theguardian.com (Feb 19, 2026)
The world’s rainforests are vanishing. In this one country, they’re growing back., vox.com (Feb 19, 2026) — How did Costa Rica beat back deforestation and buck the global trend?

More UK news

Community involvement

Food

Towards sustainable economies

Climate

Environment quality

Addiction services are failing minority or marginalised communities in Bolton: a new charity aims to fill the gap, right-here.org (Feb 13, 2026) — Date of article not found.
Participatory democracy is good for you! Neighbourhood governance in a Neighbourhood Health Service, right-here.org (Feb 13, 2026) — Date of article not found.
Coherence Is Not Consensus, Alternative Editorial (Jan 25, 2026)

New mega-alliance calls on UK Gov to create a joined-up healthy food & sustainable farming plan, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Dec 04, 2025)
The high price of cheap food, ffcc.co.uk (Dec 04, 2025) — Professor Tim Jackson asks who’s counting the cost of our national diet.
How community projects are building a brighter future for British farms, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Nov 11, 2025)

Businesses face extinction unless they protect nature, major report warns, BBC News (Feb 09, 2026)
The Guardian view on risks from biodiversity collapse: warnings must be heeded before it’s too late, Editorial, theguardian.com (Feb 01, 2026) — Inadequate food supplies and collapsing rainforests must be recognised as national security threats – not pigeonholed as green issues
Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says, theguardian.com (Jan 29, 2026) — Lord Stockwood says people in government ‘definitely’ talking about idea as technology disrupts industries

Salt Cross: Carbon neutral village plans approved by government, BBC News (Feb 04, 2026)
Love, fear, anger and hope: how emotions influence climate action, theconversation.com (Jan 23, 2026)
‘Fear of the next deluge’: flood-scarred Britons join forces to demand help, theguardian.com (Jan 12, 2026)

'Serious climate breakdown' warning over filthy rivers and flooding, BBC News (Feb 15, 2026)
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam, theguardian.com (Jan 10, 2026)
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals, theguardian.com (Jan 05, 2026)

News pages on CASwiki

Events

UK

International

Mar 13 - 29, 2026 (Fri - Sun) — Great British Spring Clean and Great Big School Clean, Keep Britain Tidy call to help improve local environments, keepbritaintidy.org
Mar 16 - 27, 2026 (Mon - Fri) — Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel, cycling, walking and scooting challenge for schools from Sustrans, bigwalkandwheel.org.uk

Apr 24 - 30, 2026 (Fri - Thu) — The Big River Watch, theriverstrust.org

UK community action events

Feb 02, 2026 (Mon) — World Wetlands Day, Feb 2, annually, worldwetlandsday.org
Feb 20, 2026 (Fri) — World Day of Social Justice, Feb 20 each year, un.org
February 21 - March 1, 2026 (Sat - Sun) — Real Bread Week, annual, international celebration of additive-free bread and the people behind its rise, sustainweb.org

Mar 01, 2026 (Sun) — World Seagrass Day, Mar 1, annually. Raising awareness about seagrass and its important functions in the marine ecosystem.
Mar 03, 2026 (Tue) — World Wildlife Day, Mar 3, annually, un.org
Mar 7 - 13, 2026 (Sat - Fri) — Open Data Day, opendataday.org
Mar 08, 2026 (Sun) — International Women's Day, March 8 every year, unwomen.org
Mar 18, 2026 (Wed) — Global Recycling Day, globalrecyclingday.com
Mar 20, 2026 (Fri) — International Day of Happiness, every March 20, dayofhappiness.net
Mar 20, 2026 (Fri) — World Rewilding Day, March 20, annually, rewildingeurope.com
Mar 20 - 30, 2026 (Fri - Mon) — Pesticide Action Week, semaine-sans-pesticides.fr
Mar 21, 2026 (Sat) — International Day of Forests, March 21 each year, fao.org
Mar 21, 2026 (Sat) — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, annually on 21 March, un.org
Mar 22, 2026 (Sun) — World Water Day, March 22, annually, un.org
Mar 28, 2026 (Sat) — Earth Hour, 8.30 p.m. local time, earthhour.org