Climate & Nature

Protecting the environment is vital for the continued health of our planet and people.  We are committed to doing all we can to protect the environment and support our communities  in the face of the climate and nature emergency.

Here you can find ways to get involved in local responses to the climate and nature emergency  and learn more about the crisis and what it means to you.

Climate & Nature Emergency

We declare that the Earth’s life-supporting systems are in collapse, threatening biodiversity and human societies […]

Croydon Good Gym

Every week in Croydon we work out by helping local community projects, and run back all within 90 minutes.

Croydon Green Networking & Social

Spreadeagle (upstairs room)

Bi-monthly, 3rd Wednesday in Mar, May, Jul, Sep & Nov, 7pm

Croydon Green Networking & Socials are bi-monthly events where people from different relevant groups come together to share their activities, plans, needs & challenges, and details of their meetings & events.

Theatre Green Book

If theatre is to be part of the most vital conversation humanity faces, then it has to change its practice. The Theatre Green Book is an initiative by the whole of theatre to work more sustainably.

The Royal Society

Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time. It is now more certain than ever, based on many lines of evidence, that humans are changing Earth’s climate.

Take Part

There is so much community action happening in Croydon and South London to help us […]

Learn More

Want to learn more about the climate and nature crisis? Click through on the below […]

Trees for Croydon

Trees4Croydon is a mass participation and engagement initiative to raise money for tree-planting projects in disadvantaged areas of Croydon.

Croydon Climate Action Forum

The CCA Forum will focus on system wide challenges and solutions every quarter. Each forum will be lead by a member or guest speaker, but all are welcome. For now these will be online. 1/ Book the slot in your diary 2/ Do some background reading or listening (seek out Jason Hickel, Giorgos Kallis, Kate Raworth, Rutger Bregman, Timothée Parrique) 3/ send us suggestions for future topics of speakers. Mail sambaker@impactstrategy2030.com if you have questions or suggestions and look out on our WhatsApp group for updates.

Nature

Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency.

WWF

Unsustainable human activities are wrecking the natural world we depend on.

Arcadia 2024

Want to check out the full Arcadia programme? Click the link below.

Arcadia 2026

Arcadia is back, bigger and bolder than before.

Friends of South Norwood Lake

Friends of South Norwood Lake is a volunteer group looking after our brilliant park.

XR Croydon – INSURE OUR SURVIVAL

Outside AIG insurance (opposite East Croydon Station)

11 January 2025, 8am - 9am

No insurance = no drilling / digging new fossil fuels. Another nationwide week of actions at insurance climate villains.

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