Eight projects were selected at the committee's most recent meeting. These include:
Clynfyw Care Farm which made a successful with an application for a vermicomposting project, which will create a quality rich sustainable compost that can be used to improve soil conditions organically. This will support local vegetable producers and sequester carbon in the process.
As reported in last week's Western Telegraph, the Newport Area Environment Group will receive funding to lead a community planting project promoting decarbonisation through biodiversity. The funding will enable the recruitment of a biodiversity officer to lead this 18 month project.
Cwm Arian Renewable Energy has secured financial support to research a Pembrokeshire-wide energy efficiency programme, with the aim of reducing energy use and tackling fuel poverty by increasing and normalising the uptake of low carbon life choices.