Five of Wales’s most excluded and disadvantaged communities will be making the most of nature on their doorsteps thanks to ‘Local Places for Nature – Breaking Barriers’ grants.
Funding of almost £300,000 is being provided by the programme from the Welsh Government and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Launched in July, Local Places for Nature – Breaking Barriers offered grants for groups including black and minority ethnic, refugee, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities to connect with nature.
Communities in the top 30% of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation were also eligible for funding.
Very encouraged by the response to Breaking Barriers
Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change, said: “We have been very encouraged by the response to the Breaking Barriers funding which we made available to widen participation and engagement in our Local Places for Nature programme. I would like to congratulate everyone involved in the successful projects, there really is some fascinating work to be done here that I look forward to learning more about as things progress.”
The successful projects
The projects getting a share of the £288,639 Local Places for Nature – Breaking Barriers funding are:
The grant programme is part of the Welsh Government’s Local Places for Nature scheme which is committed to creating, restoring and enhancing nature ‘on your doorstep’.
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Posted On: 13/12/2021