Everyone’s Environment Programme

Shared Learning Group

The Shared Learning Group supports shared learning both within and outside of the Everyone’s Environment programme. It composed of lead partners for each strand of the programme plus key infrastructure bodies. It is co-chaired by Richard Benwell of Wildlife and Countryside Link (environment co-chair) and Rukaiya Jeraj of UpRising. Other members are: ACEVO; EFN; John Ellerman Foundation; NCVO; SCVO; Wales Environment Link; William Grant Foundation 

Youth Strand

The Youth Strand of the programme is exploring, with young people, how young people in the UK will be affected by the environmental crises and related policy. Organisations working on this strand are: Action for Children; Action for Conservation; Barnardo’s; British Youth Council; Climate 2050; Girlguiding; Groundwork; Princes Trust; UK Youth Climate Coalition; UpRising; Woodcraft Folk. Our lead partner is Groundwork. 

Read our briefing on how the climate and nature crises and related policy will impact young people.

Ethnic Minorities Strand

The Ethnic Minorities Strand of the programme will explore, with people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority groups, how those groups in the UK will be affected by the environmental crisis and related policies. We are currently codesigning the strand with representatives from across the sector, including the Ethnic Minority Environmental Network (EMEN) in Scotland, and in collaboration with our lead partner the Race Equality Foundation. 

Disability and Older People’s Strand

The Disability and Older People’s Strand of the programme will explore, with older people and disabled people, how those groups in the UK will be affected by the environmental crises and related policy. We are working with a range of organisations to codesign this strand including Disability Rights UK; Re–engage, Bristol Disability Forum and others.  

Health Strand

The Health Strand of the programme will explore, with those living with health conditions, how those groups in the UK will be affected by the environmental crisis and related policies. The group is awaiting funding before being able to launch its work. Could you be our funder? The group is composed of: Asthma + Lung; British Heart Foundation; Mind; Parkinson’s UK; Race Equality Foundation; Rethink; and the Wildlife Trusts. 

Poverty / Low-income households' strand

The Poverty Strand of the programme will explore, with those living in low-income households in the UK, how they will be affected by the environmental crisis and related policies. The group is awaiting further funding before being able to launch its work. Could you be our funder? The strand partners group is under formation, please get in touch if you would like to be involved?

Society and Environment Group

The Society and Environment Group is a platform for organisations interested in the work of the Everyone’s Environment programme but not directly involved. The role of the group is cooperation between organisations that are working towards greater understanding and action on the social consequences of the environmental crises. It is for those organisations seeking a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. The group is newly formed and members include: Barnardo’s; Cleanup UK; Climate 2025; Green Alliance; Greener and Cleaner; Hubbub; Kokoro; mySociety; Possible; VONNE / Going Green Together.