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Every Action Counts: The Community Development Foundation is the lead accountable body for a consortium of voluntary and community sector organisations who are delivering the Every Action Counts initiative. The management group for the initiative comprises:

Community Development Foundation
BASSAC (British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres)
BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers)
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
Capacity Global
Federation for Community Development Learning
The Community Sector Coalition

Community Action 2020 is a specific part of this programme of work with the community and voluntary sector. One of its strands is to ensure that Community Development Workers develop their skills and knowledge and are equipped to support communities on sustainable development. It lists seven actions that communities can take, ranging from recycling to getting involved in your local council's sustainable communities strategy.

Community Sector Coalition is a UK umbrella network representing over 30 national membership organisations that are active within the community sector.

Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has commissioned several different projects to put this programme into action. The Federation for Community Development Learning is involved in finding ways to skill up Community Development Workers so they can encourage and support communities to contribute to a more sustainable future for everyone. At the same time, other agencies are developing a website to be full of useful material or working with the bigger voluntary organisations to embed sustainable development in all their work.

One Planet Living: If everyone in the world were to consume natural resources and generate carbon dioxide (CO2) at the rate we do in the UK, we'd need three planets to support us. Find out more about this concept from WWF.

Securing the Future is the Government's new sustainable development strategy. It highlights ways in which communities and Government can work together to make life better for the current and future generations. The strategy's main priorities address issues such as tackling climate change, sustainable consumption and production, protecting natural resources and creating sustainable communities. The strategy aims to give communities a much bigger say and a role in creating a more sustainable future for us all.

Friends of the Earth