CELT - Centre for Environmental Living & Training

We provide environmental education, training, awareness-raising in support of community initiatives. We help them source funding and implement projects, e.g. award-winning Tuamgraney Community Woodland Wildlife Park, ADL river-woodland project and Great Forest of Aughty nature restoration project. Annual events including Weekend in the Hills traditional + ecological skills reach more than 2000 people. We campaign for better heritage conservation policy and climate / biodiversity action.

Location:

County Galway

Established:

2002

Type of organisation:

NGO/ community-based organisation/ charity

Focus

  • Active citizenship
  • Education and training
  • Environment
  • Heritage
  • Policy and advocacy
  • Rural development
  • Sustainable development
  • Young people / youth work

Interest

  • Development of education and training materials and programmes
  • Community outreach and engagement
  • Policy, advocacy and campaigns

EU Project Experience

No experience

This organisation is new to EU funding and will be supported by the Access Europe team.

EU Funding Goals

  • Network building
  • Learning
  • Participation
  • Special interest in Local Landscape Partnerships, nature restoration, sustainable woodlands, agroforestry and connective wildlife corridors.

Strengths

  • Delivery of introductory level training, education, awareness-raising in traditional and ecological skills, especially traditional crafts, sustainable woodland management, agroforestry.
  • Support of related local community initiatives.

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Contact Name:

Bob Wilson

Job Title:

Coordinator

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