climate and environment
About the project
Umbrella Project Climate and Environment
– Supports local collaboration on climate, environment and energy
Through our umbrella project "Climate and Environment", there was the opportunity to apply for support for smaller activities with a budget of up to SEK 30,000.
Purpose with the umbrella project "Climate and Environment" was to contribute to sustainable development, environmentally friendly initiatives and joint solutions at the local level.
A total of 11 activities were carried out. See the list below.
Subproject
Food bags for those in need
| Tierp, Municipality of Tierp |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| Tierp's food center | January – August 2021 | 16,323 SEK |
Reduce food waste by distributing food bags to those in need. The food and hygiene items come from stores in Tierp.
Recycling instead of throwing away
| Heby, Heby Municipality |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| Heby People's House and Park | March – May 2023 | 21,782 SEK |
Arranged meetings with workshops to provide inspiration for recycling things instead of throwing them away.
Preventive forest fire measures
| Hedesunda, Gävle Municipality |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| LRF Hedesunda | June – October 2023 | 27,375 SEK |
Mapped and prepared water collection points for tractors with fertilizer spreaders in the event of a forest or ground fire.
Try beekeeping
| Östervåla, Heby municipality |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| Nordbi Norduppland | April–December 2024 | 28,063 SEK |
Arranged courses to get more people interested in beekeeping.
Transition conference
| Municipality of Tierp |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| Develop ÖTV | June – October 2024 | 4,640 SEK |
Utvekla ÖTV together with Hållnäs parish council participated in the national transition conference to learn more about and gain inspiration about transition and sustainable development.
Energy optimization Creator Village Hedesunda
| Municipality of Tierp |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| The Hedesunda Weavers Association | September–November 2024 | 28,890 SEK |
Implemented various initiatives to improve insulation and reduce energy consumption in Skaparbyn in Hedesunda.
Emergency preparedness
| Stjärnsund, Hedemora municipality |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| The Stjärnsund Foundation | December 2024 – February 2025 | 25,628 SEK |
Equipped the Fridhem campus with a backup generator to serve as a gathering place in the event of a long-term power outage. Meetings have also been organized for residents of Stjärnsund about emergency preparedness.
Young design with recycling – From waste to style!
| Hedemora, Hedemora Municipality |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| Dare to Speak | December 2024 – January 2025 | 28,610 SEK |
Conducted 10 workshops for young people who learned how to create new creations from old clothes and textiles.
Water
| Avesta Municipality |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| LRF Avesta | December 2024 – February 2025 | 27,508 SEK |
An inventory was carried out of suitable locations in Avesta municipality where water can be pumped up in the event of a fire using tractors and manure barrels. A checklist has been developed of which authority contacts, agreements and measures are necessary and the checklist will be distributed to other municipal departments in LRF that want to do something similar.
Beekeeping in Matsbo
| Avesta Municipality |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| Matsbo village association | December 2024 – February 2025 | 28,331 SEK |
A feasibility study has been carried out to start a beekeeping business in the village. They have taken a course together and gained basic knowledge in beekeeping.
Efficient heating
| Vittinge, Heby municipality |
| Who? | When? | Cost |
| Vittinge IK | January – February 2025 | 19,900 SEK |
Installed a modern and energy-efficient air source heat pump in the meeting room and clubhouse at Vittinge sports center.