SECA member Deborah Smith has contributed this personal review of Guy Shrubsole’s new book The Lie of the Land in order to raise awareness of the land ownership issues it highlights and perhaps stimulate thought and discussion. She's found it an important read and is...

The Climate and Nature Bill has taken a big step forward with Liberal Democrat MP for South Cotswolds Roz Savage agreeing to put it forward as a Private Members’ Bill. This blog outlines what SECA members can do to help it on its way. SECA has been supporting Zero...

SECA held a Knowledge Sharing session on 23 September with Ben McCallan of Zero Carbon Guildford who talked about how to frame the messaging to encourage takeup of green home energy technologies Many SECA member groups are working to promote greener home energy...

In September 2023, the Surrey Climate Commission organised a speaker event in Leatherhead to discuss the systemic challenges of addressing climate change. Since then they’ve been looking at ways to put the ideas raised into practice. This blog by SCC’s Paula Gilbert...

The Sussex Bay initiative, which launched in Brighton in June, aims to deliver a healthy marine ecosystem for the Sussex coast. This blog, by Head of Blue Natural Capital Dean de Aragón-Spears, outlines Sussex Bay’s vision for nature recovery and the ways in which...

This year's SECA Annual Gathering took place in Guildford on 28 March with the twin themes of Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation, and Climate Resilience and Adaptation. We came away with energised with plenty of new ideas for campaigning, and this blog by...