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.