WELCOME TO LANCASTER ENVIRONMENT ACTION & PROTECTION

Environmental Management for Community Organisations

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LEAP delivered the Environmental Assessment & Management training nationally funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, for member organisations of the Hindu Forum of Britain, an umbrella organisation with over 320 members. The training covered two modules on Climate Change Awareness and Environmental Assessment and Management, delivered over sixteen sessions to multiple groups. Module topics covered were as below:

MODULE 1

Climate Change: Impact & Action

This module aims to introduce the broad topic of Climate Change, how it impacts us, why we must take action now and ways in which we can individually and collectively enable substantive action at a grassroots level.

Session 1: Introduction

Session 2: Greening the landscape

Session 3: Improving Energy Efficiency

Session 4: Conserving Water Resources

Session 5: Recycling and Waste Management

Session 6: Green Worship and Celebration practices

Session 7: Green Awareness and Education

Session 8: Peer Network Support Session on Climate Change 

 

MODULE 2

Environment Assessment & Management

for Climate Change

This module aims to introduce the Environmental Assessment & Management (EAM) toolkit and map the process by which Hindu temples can use this, to reflect on their practices in recognising and recording the sustainability measures in place in their Faith Spaces and to think of those areas where there is scope for further sustainability to be incorporated.

The module will also trace the onwards journey to formulating an Environmental Policy and agreeing collectively to an Environmental Charter.

 

Session 1: Introduction

Session 2: EAM Toolkit

Session 3: Applying the EAM - I

Session 4: Applying the EAM - II

Session 5: Applying the EAM - III

Session 6: Using the EAM for a Climate Change Emergency Plan

Session 7: Environmental Policy & Charter

Session 8: Environmental Temple Standards

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