10th December 09
Climate Change update

Climate futures – responses to climate change in 2030

Climate Futures, a report from Forum for the Future and Hewlett Packard Labs, analyses the social, political, economic and psychological consequences of climate change and describes how different global responses to the problem could lead to five very different worlds by 2030. To access the report visit

www.forumforthefuture.org/projects/climatefutures

The impact of a global temperature rise of 4°C

The impacts of climate change will be widespread across the globe. In order to understand more about what the human impact of high-end climate change might be, and therefore what would happen if a successful agreement can not be reached at Copenhagen in December, the UK's Met Office Hadley Centre has produced a map outlining some of the impacts that may occur if the global average temperature rises by 4°C above the pre-industrial climate average. The map represents the latest peer-reviewed science on the impacts. For further information and to see the 4°C map click here: http://www.actoncopenhagen.decc.gov.uk.

8th May 09
Dorset Towns come together in Transition

Trainers from Transition Town Totnes, one of the first initiatives in the county, Sophy Banks and Naresh Giangrande guided participants from 10 groups in the County including Bridport, Weymouth, Sherborne, Purbeck, and Poole & Bournemouth through an intensive 2 day course focusing on understanding and applying the fundamentals of Transition Towns back into their communities.

Participants learnt skills including how to set up, run, and maintain a successful transition initiative, and the training was packed with imaginative and inspiring ways to delve into both the theory and practice of Transition.

Cafe, one of the funders have written a short case study, it can be downloaded here.

8th October 2008
What would GM crops mean for British farmers?
Talk by Percy Schmeiser at Kingston Maurwood College this month.

The UK tour is organised and supported by GM Free Dorset, SFA, FFA, GM Free Cymru, GM Freeze, Friends of the Earth and Gaia Foundation.

For more information contact
Jane O’Meara on 01258 861023
“GM Free Dorset”

Click on the image below for full size poster.

Download it here (PDF)

Download it here (PDF)

8th February 2008
Sustainability Champions elected as voice for third sector

Sustainability and Environment Forum representatives (left to right) Mike Clark, Paul McIntosh, Richard Toft, Jyoti Fernandes, Trevor Muddimer and Mike Jones.

The champions will attend meetings of the Dorset Strategic Partnership and the local community partnerships, to put their experience of practical grass roots projects, and the Forum’s angle on policy, at the disposal of each partnership. Representatives have been elected to the local partnerships in Christchurch, East Dorset, West Dorset, and Weymouth & Portland.

The Sustainability and Environment Forum has been set up by DA21, the county sustainability charity, and Dorset Community Action, with support from the Dorset Strategic Partnership and Capacity Builders, a national scheme to support the voluntary sector.

The Forum is open to new members, and any organisation which would like to become a member is invited to contact Rob Griffith at Dorset Community Action on 01305 216421.

Download it here (PDF)

The service is avaliable at Bridport library on Wednesdays between 9.30am and 12:30pm.

For more information, or to get involved with the group, phone 07748326438 or email: bridportclimateaction(at)yahoo.co.uk

7th November 2007
Weymouth Action group launches energy advice centre in library

Weymouth Energy Advice Centre (WEAC) opened its stall in the library on Monday morning, 17th September and since then the volunteers from the Weymouth Environmental Action Group (WEAG) have been staffing the stall every Monday morning and Wednesday afternoon, giving away free low energy light bulbs and powerdown plugs. Visitors complete a Home Energy Check (HEC) form and then later receive by post an energy saving report based on this HEC form.

24th September 2007

Turn Lyme Green group launches a ban the plastic bag campaign

The TurnLymeGreen Group have launched a ban the plastic bag campaign in Lyme Regis. Visit their website at http://turnlymegreen.wordpress.com
and sign their petition and read some disturbing facts about this deadly legacy of a seemingly innocuous modern convenience.

Also check out their events page, one of the highlights being a visit from Mukti’s Low Carbon Lifestyle Tour. Mukti has sailed into 40 UK ports to talk about the small changes we can all make to halt global warming.

21st September 2007

Launch of a Dorset e-Network for Sustainability
24th October

DA21 is launching a sustainability e-network for Dorset. It will be a valuable virtual resource, enabling network members to feed into important decisions in different parts of the county.


Community planning, through the Dorset Strategic Partnership and the Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) across the county, is growing in importance as the way decisions are made and funding distributed.

By developing a cohesive and consistent Network presence at all the LSPs, DA21 hopes organisations working for sustainability can work together to put sustainability for local communities on the agenda for planners and decision-makers.

A directory of sustainability organisations has already been developed and recently updated, click here to access it. If you are interested in attending this event please contact us


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13th September 2007

Latest Newsletter released

Our latest September newsletter is hot off the presses, click here to download it in PDF format.

The full version of an article by Rachelle Smith on train travel in Europe is also avaliable here.

Got something to say on sustainability in Dorset or beyond? Send us your articles.

4th March 2007

Weymouth Relief Road Public hearing held

Objectors and supporters attend a public hearing regarding the weymouth relief road.

On Friday 2nd March in the Weymouth Pavillion opponents and supporters of the Weymouth Relief Road participated in an open meeting in front of county councillors and officials.