Sustainable Development

What is Sustainable Development?

Sustainable development is living in a way that has a positive effect on the environmental, community and economic wellbeing of the New Forest National Park.  Education, conservation, the use of green technologies, building in environmentally friendly ways, and the production of local food and goods all contribute to sustainable living.

Sustainable Development Fund

The fund looks to provide grants for projects that will help sustain the New Forest National Park ensuring a better quality of life for now and future generations to come.

The fund started in 2006 and to date has:

  • Supported over 100 projects
  • Awarding over 1 million in grants
  • Attracted more than 1.8 million in match funding
  • Involved 300 community groups & 400 businesses
  • benefitted 53,000 people
  • directly involved 6000 children

For more information read the SDF annual reports, have a look through the previous projects we have funded or contact the Sustainable Development Fund Officer.

Related documents

Annual report 2008 - 2009 (1.7 MB)

Annual report 2009 - 2010 (1.4 MB) 

Annual report 2010 - 2011 (1.4 MB)

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