Sheffield College Staff Development Day

Maxine Greaves MBE and Maxwell Ayamba BEM from SEM gave an Environmental Sustainability presentation to Sheffield College staff.
Maxine Greaves, MBE, Activities and Operations Manager and Maxwell Ayamba BEM, CEO and founder of Sheffield Environmental Movement  were invited to give a presentation to over 1000 staff members at the Sheffield College staff development day event. This year the focus was on the critical importance of Environmental Sustainability .
 
Sheffield College intention for the day was to focus on sustainability as they were about to launch their new Environmental Sustainability Action Plan. In July the college focussed on the introduction to sustainability and what they as an organisation are currently doing across all campuses in relation to raising awareness and understanding of environmental sustainability.
The presentation was warmly received with a large number of the participants commenting on the importance of having representation from the African diaspora sharing their knowledge and expertise on the environmental discourse. 
Staff members also welcome the opportunity to have a space to share their thinking, concerns and acknowledged that there was a willingness to engage proactively with the new Plan. 

HLF Race Equity in Nature Report

Racial Equity in Nature: A guide to recruiting and nurturing'

The National Lottery Heritage Fund have published a report called ‘Racial Equity in Nature: A guide to recruiting and nurturing’.

Racial Equity in Nature: A guide to recruiting and nurturing'
The National Lottery Heritage Fund Racial Equity in Nature.

The 27 page report is a toolkit to help organisations in the natural
heritage sector recruit more young people from ethnically diverse communities to work in the sector.

Sheffield Environmental Movement contributed to the report.

You can download and read the report here.

Job Opportunity – Communities Engagement Ranger

The Peak District National Park

Job Opportunity – Communities Engagement Ranger

The Peak District National Park are looking for a Communities Engagement Ranger to help run its school visits and community engagement programmes.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Matthew Ross, Young People & Communities Engagement Ranger: matthew.ross@peakdistrict.gov.uk

The Peak District National Park was the first of Britain’s 15 national parks and is still enjoyed by millions, looking for both adventure and a breathing space to escape. It is also the most accessible due its proximity to four major cities of the UK and its 38,000 residents.

Wildlife and Countryside Link Launch July 2023

SEM’s CEO can be seen here with representatives from other environmental organisations and NGOs with a placard at the launch of the Wildlife and Countryside Link’s Nature 30 x 30 conferenc

SEM’s CEO can be seen here with representatives from other environmental organisations and NGOs with a placard at the launch of the Wildlife and Countryside Link’s  Nature 30 x 30 conferenc

SEM’s CEO Maxwell A Ayamba with representatives from 300 other environmental organisations and NGOs with a placard at the launch of the Wildlife and Countryside Link’s Nature 30 x 30 conference at Portcullis House, Westminster.

“In 2020, the Government pledged to protect at least 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030 – the ‘30×30’ target. This important commitment has the potential to turn the tide on nature’s decline. However, the new 2023 30×30 in England Progress Report, which analyses the condition of protected sites on land and across England has shown that the government is unlikely to meet this target without urgent action. “quote from Wildlife and Countryside Link website.

You can read The full 30×30 Progress Report .

Wildlife and Countryside Link (Link) is the largest environment and wildlife coalition in England, bringing together 82 organisations to use their strong joint voice for the protection of nature.