“We need to protect and preserve these vulnerable ecosystems. However, the best environmental protection strategy to keep oceans free of plastic is to reduce landfills,… Read More »Seagrass as ecosystem service: naturally removing plastics

“Creating pedestrian-friendly utopias” . Walking is good for you: A recent study published in the journal Preventive Medecine found that people who walk or cycle… Read More »The 15-minute neighbourhood: valuing our places on foot

“David Attenborough does bigger things and our efforts may be just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean is only a lot of raindrops… Read More »Creating a home for all sorts of wildlife in the Byes

Aiming to build a more resilient, nourishing and community-centred food system for the local area. . In the spring of last year, a very useful… Read More »In My Back Yard: new East Devon food network expands

“From a beer made from crumpets to gin distilled from supermarket grapes, we test the upcycled foods that taste good as well as do good…”… Read More »Making food waste a resource

Don’t have a tablet or laptop? . There have been calls locally for laptops and tablets – as reposted on the VGS social media: Primary… Read More »How to access school work with an Xbox or Playstation.

“Asking shoppers to commit to sourcing food more responsibly – considering the locality and seasonality of produce, and buying meat farmed using regenerative agriculture.” .… Read More »Veganuary vs Regenuary

“Rachel Carson’s (1962) analogy of a ‘chemical barrage being hurled against the fabric of life’ as a metaphor for the side effects of insecticides is… Read More »Ban on ‘bee-harming’ neonicotinoids lifted

How to keep transmission rates low in Devon and Cornwall . Many months ago, the West Country had amongst the lowest number of Covid cases:… Read More »Covid, tourists and complacency in the West Country

… providing carbon capture and essential habitats . We need to be looking after our seabeds: Marine conservation after Brexit – Vision Group for Sidmouth… Read More »Seagrass in Lyme Bay

“The South West receives some of the lowest levels of public spending in the country.” The new fund is expected to invest in projects that… Read More »Levelling up in the South West

By 2030, the internet could be responsible for almost a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions: more thought must be given to the dual role… Read More »Taking action to cut our digital energy spend

… a sense of connection to the coastal environment and fishing heritage … and looking after our Marine Protected Areas . Last month, the government… Read More »‘Ocean literacy’

The concept is part of the sustainable urban design thinking and implies having all necessary amenities within a short walk, bike-ride or public transit trip. The… Read More »15-minute neighbourhoods for Sidmouth

“Lights, like Christmas lights, stay lit for an excessive amount of time while washing out stars in the sky, which disrupts ecosystems of nocturnal wildlife”… Read More »Christmas lights and light pollution