Sheffield Environmental Movement

17/09/2026

We've been nominated for an Award!

The annual National Park Protector Awards are a vital opportunity to recognise and reward the hard work of people who are at the heart of our Parks.

17/09/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/17/nature-access-inequalities-wildlife-trusts-green-blue-space-england

Research finds many in England lack proximity to green and blue spaces as Labour urged to speed up manifesto pledge

02/05/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/02/momentum-building-for-scottish-style-land-access-rights-in-england-says-film

Documentary makers seek to start ‘informed conversation’ in country where public is allowed on just 8% of land

12/11/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04gqez4lkyo

Countries are gathering for the annual UN meeting on how to tackle climate change.

04/11/2025

'More concrete factors found by the study to be linked to a lack of connection with nature included levels of urbanisation, mean income and internet use.

“Nature connectedness is not just about what we do, but how we feel, think, and value our place in the living world,” ... it’s about mainstreaming the value of nature, making it integral to our wellbeing, so it becomes respected and almost sacred.'

Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain

30/07/2025

https://www.semcharity.org.uk/maxwell-a-ayamba-bem-becomes-a-doctor-of-philosophy/

Our Founder and CEO, Maxwell A. Ayamba BEM has been conferred with a doctorate from the University of Nottingham.

26/07/2025

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/24/air-pollution-raises-risk-of-dementia-say-cambridge-scientists

Most comprehensive study of its kind highlights dangers of vehicle emissions and woodburning stoves

03/06/2025

29/05/2025

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

21/05/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwywwq5zkqwo

The Supreme Court upholds the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor in Devon.