Led by Sensory Trust, the project is a partnership with Trees for Cities, Edinburgh University, National Wildflower Centre and a network of community and environmental collaborators.

Collective Climate Repair is a UK-wide project demonstrating how working with plants and water offers accessible opportunities to cool and calm the climate.

The project responds to exciting science that shows how working with plants to repair the water cycle opens up climate actions that are cheaper, faster and widely adoptable. Plants are natural climate repairers. Every day, they use water and the sun’s energy to regulate our climate and keep us cool. By focusing on water, in addition to carbon, scientists believe that real change is possible within a decade.

As the London delivery partner, Trees for Cities is leading a programme of community engagement, tree planting, and environmental monitoring. Each year, we’re working with three groups from underrepresented communities - including Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, blind and partially sighted people, and neurodivergent individuals. Together, we co-host hands-on workshops, where participants learn about the water cycle, tree care, and how biodiversity can cool our towns and cities.

a child wearing headphones laying on the grass next to some freshly planted baby trees — Climate Repair and tree planting workshop in Croydon

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For more information on Collective Climate Repair, head over to the Sensory Trust website.

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a group of people standing in a field doing warm up yoga exercises, casting long shadows on the grass

What happens at a workshop?

Climate action inclusivity is vital if we want to make our world a greener, healthier place to live. So what does that look like, and why is it so important? We chatted to Lynsey Robinson, Project Manager at Sensory Trust, who attended one of our recent Collective Climate Repair workshops.

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3 children at a planting day talking to an adult volunteer at a table — Young attendees at a Sensory Trust stall at one of our planting days