Ardwick Climate Actions' mission is to protect the local environment through grassroots advocacy that engages the local community. Its work encompasses the renewing of green spaces, monitoring pollution levels, climate advocacy through community engagement.

Ardwick is one of the most deprived areas in Manchester, and much work is needed to reengage and sensitise the community back to nature and the climate crisis that affects all its residents.

Biffa is one of the largest waste management organisations in the UK. With over 100 years of experience in the sector, it has seen it change from horse and cart taking away waste to sustainable solutions to manage waste. In Manchester, it currently holds the contract with Manchester City Council (MCC) to provide household recycling, refuse collection and street cleansing.

As part of this contract, Biffa is committed to delivering economic, social, and environmental value to the city of Manchester, through a series of initiatives and campaigns. This work is led by Biffa's Social Value Team, which works out in the community, with residents, and schools to deliver such initiatives.

Blue Cross is a registered animal welfare charity that helps sick, injured, and homeless pets. It aims to ensure that every pet enjoys a healthy and happy life. The charity's services include veterinary care, rehoming, behavioural advice, and support for pet owners.

Cats Protection is the UK's largest cat welfare charity. Many people share their lives with cats. They bring happiness to millions of us every day. Yet too many cats don’t get the care and kindness they deserve. Cats Protection stands up for every cat.

At the forefront of research on cat welfare, Cats Protection uses decades of experience to help all cats and support owners to keep their pets happy and healthy. Its campaigns change laws to give cats more protection and it continues to call for a better deal for cats.

Cats Protection's passionate volunteers, employees and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Climate Ed is a charity with a mission to provide high quality carbon literacy to children across the UK, and enable them, their families and communities to reduce their carbon emissions. Its vision is a society where young people understand how they can tackle climate change and are empowered to act. Climate Ed's 2030 goal is to make high quality carbon literacy education available to every primary-aged child in the UK

EMERGE 3Rs is a registered charity with a trading arm social enterprise EMERGE Recycling. Its core values are to promote the idea and practice of the real ‘3Rs’ of waste reduction, reuse and recycling and the wider concepts of community inclusion and improving local social, economic and environmental conditions.

It runs FareShare Greater Manchester in partnership with the national charity; as a sub-regional hub, it receives surplus in-date food from the food industry and redistribute it to charities on the front line of alleviating poverty in Greater Manchester.

In its ‘Touch Wood’ workshop it uses reclaimed timber to make garden furniture and other household bespoke items.

The Lancashire Wildlife Trust is a conservation charity that works to protect and restore local wildlife and wild places. It manages many nature reserves across the region and runs a wide variety of public events and projects.

The National Trust is Europe’s largest conservation charity. It looks after nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy. It does this with the help of millions of members, volunteers, staff and donors. Without this, it couldn’t care for the miles of coastline, woodlands, countryside and the hundreds of historic buildings, gardens and precious collections it protects.

The National Trust manages large areas of the Peak District, offering a variety of historic sites, outdoor spaces, and trails for walking. Some of the most notable sites include Kinder, Edale, and the High Peak, as well as the Longshaw Estate and Ilam Park.

The Peak District National Park offers a stunning landscape of rolling hills, moorland, and charming villages, with a range of activities for all interests. Visitors can explore iconic walking trails, discover historic landmarks like Chatsworth House, or go on an adventure in one of the park's famous caverns.

Volunteers will be helping to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildfire and cultural heritage and promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the Peak District's special qualities.

The RSPCA Manchester and Salford Branch has a small rehoming centre in a rented warehouse in Salford, fitted out with bespoke accommodation for cats, kittens, rabbits, guinea pigs and other small rodents.

It has an extensive network of foster carers throughout the area to support the varying needs of the animals that come into our care. At any one time it typically look after around 65 animals.

The branch supports the work of the National RSPCA inspectorate by taking in animals they have rescued. There are many reasons why animals come into the care of the RSPCA and it exists to offer a place of safety and to support them through their rehabilitation prior to rehoming.

The Carbon Literacy Project offers everyone a day’s worth of Carbon Literacy® learning, covering – climate change, carbon footprints, how you can do your bit, and why it’s relevant to you and your audience.

The Carbon Literacy Project is globally unique – there is nothing else quite like it anywhere. It was recognised as such by the UN at COP21, in Paris, where it was awarded as a TAP100, one of 100 worldwide Transformative Action Programs.

Carbon Literacy (CL) is aimed at three distinct audiences – Those that live, Those that work, and, Those that study. This allows The Carbon Literacy Project to capture all audiences in its aim to offer every citizen Carbon Literacy learning.

The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) provides opportunities for people to create, improve and care for nature in the green spaces around them across the UK. The variety of projects cover a bit of everything involving nature. Volunteers muddy their boots in parks, community gardens, woodland, sites of special scientific interest, nature reserves, schools and hospital grounds, helping create a glorious network of protected green space across the UK.

Situated in the heart of the University’s Fallowfield campus, The Firs is a green oasis for research and teaching. It also aims to engage the community about biodiversity, food security and the environment.

The site is home to the Firs Environmental Research Station and the University’s Living Plant Collection. The Firs Environmental Research Station comprises a new state of the art greenhouse facility and laboratory, the Manchester Air Quality Supersite and outdoor experimental areas. The University’s Living Plant Collection is a unique and historic resource curated within a range of glass-house biomes and botanical grounds.

The Outdoor Collaborative works with young people across Greater Manchester to build confidence, improve mental well-being, and develop practical skills through a combination of outdoor activities and creative digital projects. By engaging with nature and learning new techniques, its participants are inspired to explore their potential and discover new opportunities.