Taking practical local action on the Climate and nature emergencies is a powerful and satisfying way to make change happen and dispel anxieties. Here is a list of potential contacts in St Andrews that you could explore and get involved with.

St Andrews People’s Emergency Briefing survey and contact form (and highlight this at the top of the page, maybe, so people can easily find it): https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=yyZW-KgN00mqWGTvZ47wGkhU9jEluwhDtWvxqpz-8VdUN0FIWEpORDVHVFA4NzRJR0RUVTlDRTZRVS4u  QR code

People’s Emergency Briefing next steps, provided by the National Emergency Briefing team: https://www.nebriefing.org/next-steps

The University of St Andrews Sustainability Webpages contain links to lots of University projects that staff and students can get involved with.

The Global Research St Andrews Centre for Changing Climates has a cross-disciplinary research and impact programme that hosts events and supports diverse thinking on climate change.

St Andrews Centre for Critical Sustainabilities – The St Andrews Centre for Critical Sustainabilities (StACCS) generates new understandings of sustainability through collaborative and transdisciplinary research, focusing on perspectives from the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

St Andrews Environmental Network are a community based environmental charity whose projects including Eco Hub, Clean And Green, St And Re-use (Partner with Transition), Cosy Kingdom, Climate Friendly Homes and Beach Wheelchairs.

Fife Communities Climate Action Network supports 150 member organisations to take action on climate change

Climate Action Fife is a lottery funded partnership delivering projects across fife to tackle the climate emergency

St Andrews Botanic Gardens provides inspiration and practical opportunities to support nature within your private garden of communities

Footprint East Neuk is a charity aiming to restore local woodland and reconnect people to the natural world.

Rewilding Kinkell is undertaking nature restoration on a farm south west of St Andrews linked to the coastal corridor.

Students Environment Sub Committee (Environment Network) help students live more sustainably and get involved in environmental projects around campus

ArtMovesFife – An inspiring collaborative artwork of sequential and seasonal journeys across Fife, embedding arts and culture into climate action.

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Ali is project manager of Transition University of St Andrews.