One of the aims of Environments for All is to share the lessons learnt and best practice as widely as possible. This will encourage other charities to develop multi-cultural projects, recruit more people from diverse communities into volunteering, and improve the cultural mix in the sector workforce.

• Read some of our case studies here
• Find out about some of the lessons learnt
• Read some useful documents

The results of the Environments for All programme were outstanding. Projects across the UK expanded the boundaries of environmental volunteering.

• Within three years, more than 1,176 community groups and over 38,000 people directly benefited from the work
• The vast majority of beneficiaries came from disadvantaged urban areas where even small-scale practical environmental action made a real lasting difference
• 50% of beneficiaries were unemployed, 13% disabled and 44% were from BME (Black and Minority Ethnic communities). Almost 3,000 were asylum seekers or refugees
• BME representation in BTCV’s paid workforce increased from 3% to 5%
• Environments for All, the BTCV Guide for Community Action is the essential book for anyone working with communities involved in environmental conservation. It includes more than 40 case studies from the Environments for All programme.