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All issues of Sustainability Now, Sustainability South West's monthly round-up of sustainability news in the region, are available to download. Please visit the main Sustainability Now page for the current and most recent editions. All older editions are available to download below:

2009 editions:

Issue 29 - The December 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:

What’s on the cards for Copenhagen? - Fair Shares, Fair Choice exclusive 'Carbonhagen' cards launched!
Planting Places awards – applications deadline 25 January
Building a better South West – new website for sustainable construction
South West rewarded
The Sust’ometer: What’s hot and what’s not
On your radar
Up & Coming: Events around the region

Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 29 (December 2009).

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Issue 28 - The November 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:

Unhealthy people…Unhealthy planet: Guest editorial by Dr Gabriel Scally, Regional Director of Public Health for the South West
New sustainability website for NHS organisations in the South West
Planting Places awards – applications now open!
Boost of support for ‘globally fair and safe carbon shares’
South West Transport Enquiry - Only 6% of regional capital investment going to public transport
Sustainability into Practice – new training
The Sust’ometer: What’s hot and what’s not
On your radar
Up & Coming: Events around the region

Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 28 (November 2009).

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Issue 27 - The October 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:

If sustainability is the golden compass, can you help us chart the way? SSW is currently recruiting new Board Members.
Fair Shares, Fair Choice campaign receives over 400 new Sign Up’s!
Free resources still available for your climate change event
Further Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West
Defra food security debate
Citizen Consultation: World Wide Views on Global Warming
The Sust'ometer
On Your Radar

Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 27 (October 2009).

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Issue 26 - The September 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:

Sustainability = a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts
Food for Thought: the country’s first food security assessment
New Sustainability Training Courses
Free climate change resources for your event
The Sust’ometer
On your radar:

Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 26 (September 2009)

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Issue 25 - The August 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:

Holiday Reflections - Holidays are not only a time to unwind and refresh but also an all too rare opportunity to reflect. Our critical perspective has been that there is a strong mismatch between much of the encouraging public rhetoric about ‘green recovery jobs’, ‘a low carbon economy’ and ‘the well-being agenda’ and actions which appear to based on clearly unsustainable criteria. We suspect that you know just what we mean and we would like to hear your examples.
New health module live on the region’s Sustainability Shaper
Are you holding a screening of ‘The Age of Stupid’ or a climate change event? Contact SSW for free resources!
New 2009 dates available: An introduction to sustainability training course
Jonathon Porritt - end of an era for the Sustainable Development Commission
Take a break with the Sustainable Development Framework ‘Sustainability Shaper’ Holiday Puzzle!
Six of the best holiday sustainability reads
On your radar

Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 25 (August 2009)

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Issue 24 - The July 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:

Time to launch a food revolution! - Members and guests of SSW considered “What a truly sustainable food system would be like” at our annual sustainability summit in Dartmouth last week. - Details of our move!
Fair Shares Fair Choice: An SDC Breakthrough for the twenty-first century
New Training Opportunity 23 July, Bristol: An Introduction to Sustainability
Natural England urges decision-makers
On your radar?

Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 24 (July 2009)

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Issue 23 - The June 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:
'Mum's the Word' - editorial debating the sustainability implications of having kids
Final report now available: Embedding sustainable development post Sub National Review
New Training Opportunity: An introduction to sustainability
Doctors warn of risks of climate change
Return of the natives! Wildlife making a comeback in the region
Sust’Ometer: Sustainability 'Sussed's' and 'So Last Century's' this month
On your radar - this month featuring: New Climate Change Information Pack from the Forestry Commission England; "The End of the Line", the first major documentary film to reveal the impact of overfishing; Allotments available on National Trust Land; 2009 Green Awards for Excellence In Communicating Sustainability Open for Entries; New Resources from the South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership; LIFE+ Call for proposals; Community empowerment resource
Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 23 (June 2009)
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Issue 22 - The May 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:
South West leading the way in low carbon business - Guest editorial with thanks to Simon Hooton, Director of Strategy, South West of England Regional Development Agency
Winners announced! 2009 C+ Carbon Positive Awards
CPD Accredited Workshops and Training: ‘How to Embed Sustainable Development in Strategy and Delivery: Sustainable Community Strategies and Local Area Agreements’
Calculate your own happiness!
Fair Shares, Fair Choice at an event near you!
Planting Places greenspaces film
Severn Estuary barrage concerns
Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 22 (May 2009)

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Issue 21 - The April 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:
Water - the forgotten element in climate change? - Guest editorial from Julian Dennis, Wessex Water and Richard Cresswell, the Environment Agency.
10 year review of SSW – Celebrating 10 years of SSW and your chance to win a hamper of sustainable goodies!Join today – New, Sustainability Network Membership
Low carbon lobbying campaign website goes live - and free resources available to help you reduce your carbon footprintKey Messages from International Scientific Congress on Climate Change – how equipped is the South West to deal with issues raised?
Regional Sustainable Development Indicators – how is the South West doing?
Draft recommendations out now: Embedding SD into new regional arrangements - your last chance to submit comments
Natural England to get kids to ‘splash out’
Are You Ready for Comprehensive Area Assessment? - SSW is offering local authorities and LSPs help to embed sustainability into SCS and LAAs.
Farewell to Future Footprints… SSW’s partnership project for sustainable tourism is coming to end – find out what happens next for sustainable tourism in the region.
…And good luck in its new venture to Future Foundations SSW’s first partnership project is flying the nest - find out more about the future of the sustainable construction project.
Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 21 (April 2009)

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Issue 20 - The March 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:
Don’t be Stupid, It’s the Age of Fair Shares, Fair Choice!
Win 2 tickets to ‘The Age of Stupid’ introduced by Mark Lynas, 24 March, the Watershed, Bristol
Planting Places Awards Winners Announced and Exhibition Open!
New! Sustainability Network Membership - join now
C+ Carbon Positive Awards 2009 Deadline for entries: Close of Tuesday 31 March
SSW Conference Report coming soon: An Integrated Approach to Planning the Future–Yes We Can!
Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 20 (March 2009)
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Issue 19 - The January/February 2009 issue of Sustainability Now features:
Editorial: The sustainable path to a resilient recovery
SSW Annual Conference 2 March 2009: An integrated approach to planning the future – yes we can! *Guest speaker confirmed * Jonathon Porritt – Chair, Sustainable Development Commission
C+ Carbon Positive Awards 2009: Open for applications 8 February 2009
Health and Sustainability in the South West
Severn Tidal Power: consultation now open
Shaping the News: Round-up of 2008
Cick here to download Sustainability Now issue 19 (January/February 2009)
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2008 editions:

Issue 18: Christmas issue featuring a guest editorial from Father Christmas himself!

Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 18 (Christmas 2008)

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Issue 17: Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 17 (October-November 2008)

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Issue 16: Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 16 (September-October 2008)

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Issue 15: Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 15 (August-September 2008)

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Issue 14:Click here to download Sustainability Now issue 14 (July-August 2008)

Issue 13: Click here to download our anniversary issue of Sustainability Now issue 13 (June-July 2008)