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Helping to make Greater Manchester a world-leading Green City Region is our priority. Our environment underpins all aspects of our daily lives. We face urgent and significant challenges presented by a changing climate that require us all to take action now if we are to achieve our goal of carbon-neutrality by 2038.

Greater Manchester to Invest Over £1.5million in New Tree Planting
The city region has secured funding from The Urban Tree Challenge Fund, matching existing resources, to plant both small saplings and large urban trees.
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The Top 10 Projects Greening Greater Manchester
In July 2019, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority declared a climate emergency. As we begin to radically decarbonise the city region, action must be taken to adapt to the extreme weather that ‘baked-in’ emissions will bring.
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Watch Out for Muddy Puddles!
Join us for a wet and muddy story walk along Rochdale Canal and up to Newton Heath Dog Club. Enjoy a reading of ‘Watch Out for Muddy Puddles!’ and our trail. This walk may not be suitable for pushchairs.
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Greater Manchester Moving Conference 2020
On 11th May 2020, GM Moving is hosting its third annual conference, bringing people together from across the system in Greater Manchester.
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Chat Moss Planting Day – 10th March
Join Carbon Landscape, Peel L&P and Great Manchester Wetlands for a day of planting work on this rare mossland.
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Join the Great British Spring Clean
It’s time for the Great British Spring Clean 2020. Sign up here to take part in the country’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign.
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See our upcoming events below.
Calendar of Events
Latest Past Events
Green Summit: Closing remarks
Lyric AuditoriumAndy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.
Green Summit: In Conversation with the Mayor – How we can engage and motivate young people and communities on the environment through social media?
Lyric AuditoriumAndy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester in conversation with Jason Williams, The Cloud Gardener