Metro Mayor Launches New Environment Fund
Community environment groups across the city region are set to benefit from a £500,000 Fund recently launched by Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region.
The Community Environment Fund aims to:
- Improve the environment in the Liverpool City Region (LCR).
- Encourage long-term behavioural change.
- Promote community engagement and participation in environmental projects.
Mr Rotheram said:
The Community Environment Fund will help local groups to improve their environment at a local level. We all have our part to play – from individuals to multinational businesses – in tackling the climate crisis. Only by us all working together will we defeat climate change.
The fund will support a wide range of projects covering the following themes:
- Climate change and resilience
- Air quality and transport
- Water
- Accessible green spaces, habitats and biodiversity
- Waste and resources
- Health and wellbeing
- Carbon and environment literacy
- Energy reduction
- Food and agriculture
More information about the fund is available on the Liverpool City Region website.