The power of nature for employee wellbeing – Toolkit
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This toolkit outlines some of the benefits nature has for employee wellbeing and explores possible interventions.

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IGNITION Interim Report
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This report provides insight into progress on the IGNITION project.

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Guide to greening your workspace
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Covers  some of the ways that businesses can use nature-based solutions to improve their resilience, enhance their environment and improve biodiversity.

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Nature-based solutions to the climate emergency – Business Guide
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This report is a curation of the existing evidence that demonstrates the economic, environmental and societal benefits that nature-based solutions provide.

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Bangladeshi Women’s Organisation Case Studies
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The Bangladeshi Women’s Organisation offer holistic services for women in Longsight and have been running for 27 years. They joined Growing Manchester in Nov 2017 and Sow the City helped the group to secure support from the Wellbeing Fund in early 2018.

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Smart Energy Plan
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As part of the Smart Systems and Heat phase 2 programme, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has developed a Smart Energy Plan with support from Energy Systems Catapult, the Energy Technologies Institute and other stakeholders.

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ENWL/Cadent Pathways work
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Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has set itself an ambitious target of becoming fully decarbonised by 2038, 12 years ahead of the national target of 2050. By creating a sustainable, resilient and equitable urban region for its residents and businesses it will position itself as the innovation lighthouse and economic powerhouse of the North-West.

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My Wild City Report
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My Wild City is a four-year collaboration between The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside and Manchester City Council which was launched at the beginning of 2019. This report details the responses to a 6 months consultation in 2019.

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GM Natural Capital User Guide
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This user guide demonstrates that providing a better understanding of the significant monetary value of Ecosystem Services can help direct investment to areas that need it the most. The innovative methodology is wholly replicable.

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Hydroponics
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Hydroponics is a way of growing plants without soil and is a great option for producing tasty vegetables and micro-greens in compact urban environments.

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Mapping GM
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MappingGM provides a range of maps that you can use to explore Greater Manchester‘s housing, planning and infrastructure data. The maps are open for you to use, and most of the data used is freely available to download.

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Food Poverty Mapping
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Combining GIS technology, fieldwork and national databases – Sow the Cityare developing maps for the Manchester area to reveal sites of potential food poverty.

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