TheNextTest We need #volunteers .

This season we're working beside Gloucestershire Cricket to gather voices & share solutions on how cricket communities can mitigate against the worst climate impacts & champion solutions
Join our squad to make a difference.
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'We're not going to continue to produce cricketers, if you haven't got that recreational base.'

Laura Charles-Price Laura of Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation speaking on BBC Sport Bristol...

We must ensure a thriving, sustainable grassroots game, that's resilient to climate change 🏏🌍💚

'There's already a long list of reasons why these events are not great for hosts...Are they fun? Sure. Is it worth it? Not from an environmental standpoint, at least not yet.'-Madeleine Orr when Dave Zirin asks if sports mega-events like the #Paris2024 Olympics can be sustainable

Amazing news! Thank you Maia Bouchier for joining EcoAthletes. Such a welcome cricket voice for the environment.

Go Glamorgan! 🌿🐝🐦🌍💚🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪🙌

🏏 Cricket Clubs! 🏏

This #BiodiversityDay , why not have a think about how you can make more space for nature at your grounds? 🌱🌾🌿🪻🐦🐝🪲🦋🐞

Check out our blog for #sustainability tips
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#cricket #biodiversity

Ymlaen, Cymru! Come on, Wales! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🌍🏏💚🌱👍

Cricket in the Antarctic anyone? 😵‍💫🏏❄️😳

Your 'pre-moment of doom' for May 21, 2024 ~ The f&%king models are f&%ked.

'This finding gives a process that, as yet, is not factored into models ... this could speed up the pace of ice loss in our forecasts.'
cnn.com/2024/05/20/cli…

In light of the devastating UK bird survey, this from an experienced Manchester umpire: 'I’ve umpired all over Greater Manchester this last fortnight, and though I’ve scanned the skies, I have seen no swallows and only 2 swifts. Slightly worrying.'
theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Read Tanya Aldred's latest blog post on the ICC's scandalous new sponsorship deal with Saudi Aramco 🔽🔽🔽

No cricket on a dead planet! 😡🏏🔥🌍

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Beautiful lilac, elderflower and more for the insects at lovely Blackpool CC.

Great to see the fantastic work done by Whalley Range CC referenced by Chris Boardman. Also the new climate investment package by Sport England - including news that governing bodies will need “robust sustainability action plans” by 2027 in order to receive public funding.

TheGreenRunners have found 30 Oily Races

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#SayNoToSportswashing #EffOffFossilFuels
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.TheNextTest are ready to go!
We are excited to have a sports organisation join our latest cohort of the #CommunityClimateAction project.

They join five new community orgs in developing their climate action plans over the next year.
About the project 👇
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At cricket grounds, we can try and help these beautiful birds: encouraging insects, keeping some land wild and planting insect friendly plants. Installing swift boxes too.