The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27 (Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC), will be the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, to be held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
To mark the occasion, the team behind Creating the Greenest County is putting on three informative, free and timely webinars for Suffolk residents.
There are also opportunities to volunteer across the county, to help the natural environment and maintain areas of outstanding natural beauty.
WEBINARS
8 November: COP27 in Suffolk – Getting the best from your boiler
11 November: COP27 in Suffolk – Carbon Accounting for a Net Zero Business Strategy
17 November: COP27 in Suffolk – Climate Change and Nature Online Talk and Q&A
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Anyone wishing to volunteer must first register as a Suffolk AONB volunteer.
Tuesday 8 November 2022 – Birch & Pine Clearance
Activity: Clearing trees from this classic Sandlings heath and stacking and/or burning.
Location: Tunstall Common
Visit Practical Conservation Tasks – Coast and Heaths AONB (suffolkcoastandheaths.org) for more information.
Wednesday 9 November – Stour Valley Path Clearance
Activity: Cut back overgrown scrub to widen the Stour Valley Path to help access
Location: Clare
Contact emma.black@suffolk.gov.uk for more details, or visit Stour Valley Volunteers
Tuesday 15 November 2022 – Improve a Geological Site
Activity: Talus removal (by hand digging) and clearing paths (including access to the Pit) and vegetation.
Location: Alderton Crag Pit
Visit Suffolk Coast and Heaths for more information.
Wednesday 16 November – Stour Valley Path Clearance
Activity: Cut back overgrown scrub to widen the Stour Valley Path to help access.
Location: Clare
Contact emma.black@suffolk.gov.uk for more details, or visit Stour Valley Volunteers