Carmarthenshire
Environment Forum Launch 07/12/2004
Sundance gave a presentation on community environmental
enterprises, at a new forum launched to raise awareness of environmental
issues in Carmarthenshire.
'The county
Voluntary sector Environment Forum, which is being
facilitated by Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary
Services (CAVS), was launched at the Diplomat Hotel in
Llanelli on Tuesday (December 7). The
purpose of the Forum is to improve networking opportunities
and information exchange for groups working in the county. It will
also be an important Forum for raising awareness of the
various environmental issues facing the county, and to
encourage groups to get involved in positive action.
Over 50
people attended to hear presentations and to take part in
workshops. The speakers included Merfyn Williams, the
Executive Director of Cynnal Cymru – the SD Forum for Wales;
Josie Coggins, Co-founder of Elemental Earth; Jan Cliff,
Project Manager with Sundance Renewables, which is turning
vegetable oil into car fuel in a joint scheme with
Carmarthenshire County Council, and Councillor Pam Palmer,
the county council’s Executive Board member for the
Environment.
The four
workshop sessions covered the following themes: Getting
About (transport), Waste and recycling, Environmental
Resources (including energy, water and air), and Conserving
and enhancing the environment. These
groups discussed the issues are facing Carmarthenshire, and
came up with ideas of how various agencies, and the Forum
itself, should be working together to address these issues.'
Source
of Text:
Carmarthenshire County Council Website
