Forest
Forest
PERSONAL ACTIONS
Transport
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Fly less
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Switch to public transport, bicycle or walk where possible
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Drive less & slower
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Switch to electric
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Car share
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Work from home, use video links for meetings
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Shop local
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set up a local Transport project
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Food
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Eat less meat particularly sheep and cows
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Eat local and in season
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No pesticides
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Grow your own
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Minimise food waste
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Compost
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Boycott factory farming
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Join the Community fridge or Growing spaces groups or start a new project
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Energy
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Improve your home insulation
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Generate renewable electricity
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Use 100% renewable electricity supplier
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Replace inefficient boiler
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Use LED bulbs
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Turn thermostat down
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Switch your heating to 100% renewable
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Join or start a local Energy project
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Biodiversity
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Find space for wildflowers
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Plant trees and food-producing plants
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Create wildlife gardens and ponds
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Use eco-friendly detergents and toiletries
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Keep toxins out of our water and soil
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Join a wildlife or citizen science project
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Explore and love our wild spaces
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Join or start up a Wildside project
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Purchasing
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Buy less stuff
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Become an ethical consumer
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Avoid plastics
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Buy local
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Reuse and repair
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Wear clothes more times & buy second hand clothes
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Divest investments in fossil fuel companies
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Community care
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talk to and listen to neighbours
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find out how you can help others
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signpost services
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Start up a Local Wellbeing project
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Lobbying and protest
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Lobby your MP
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Lobby your Town, District and County Councillors
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Check out local Extinction Rebellion group
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Examine the sustainability of major planning applications
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