Vote Moors In Lottery Awards!
Peak moor restoration project reaches semis of National Lottery Awards.
Posted: 26 June 2008
by Jon
The Peak District's Moors for the Future project has
reached the semi-finals of the National Lottery Awards 2008
and will now compete with other Lottery-finded projects across the UK
to win £2000 to spend on their scheme and the opportunity to
star in a special prime-time BBC1 TV show and you can vote for
them.
One of only ten entries have made it through to the semi-final
stage in the Best Environment Project category, Moors for the Future
was set up with the aim of restoring large parts of the Peak District
moors, which have been damged by 200 years of pollution and
erosion.
The Edale-based partnership undertakes practical work to restore
damaged moorland - reseeding fire-damaged areas for example - as well
as raising awareness of the issues, encouraging responsible use of
the moors and instigating research on hos best to protect and manage
the moorland environment.
Peatlands store more CO2 than all the forests in the UK and France
combined and could also help combat flooding by soaking up large
quantities of rainfall. They are a crucial natural weapon against
climate change as well as being a stunningly beautiful landscape.
Chris Dean, Moors for the Future manager, said: "A vote for us
recognises the greatest environmental challenge facing the world
today - climate change, and what we can do about it. We really hope
people will vote for the future benefit of the whole country."
You can find out more about Moors for the Future at www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk
where you'll also find a link to the National Lottery Awards voting
pages at www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards/
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I am fully behind you on that one Wayne! Isn't most moorland in private ownership? (with access rights)
Posted: 29/06/2008 at 18:43
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