Skip to main content

Auxiliary menu

  • Contact us
  • Blog

Follow us

  • X
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
Home Greater Manchester Environment Trust

Main navigation

  • About us
    Buff-tailed bumblee

    Jon Hawkins

    Find out more about who we are and how we are improving Greater Manchester's environment for people and wildlife.

    • Who we are
      • Our team
    • What we do
      • Biodiversity Net Gain
      • Carbon Market
      • Funding Local Projects
      • Enforcement Undertakings
    • Acknowledgements
  • Projects
    Kestrel

    Bob Coyle

    Get inspired by the many fantastic projects that we have already supported across Greater Manchester.

    • Green Spaces Fund Projects
    • Renew Community Fund Projects
    • Scaling Up Natural Capital Investment Project
    • Green Recovery Challenge Fund Projects
  • Apply for funding
    Hare

    Andy Rouse/2020VISION

    Do you have a bright idea for an environmental project? If so, we would love to hear from you!

    • Apply to the Green Spaces Fund
    • Apply to the Renew Community Fund
    • Other Funding Opportunities
  • Support Us
    PXL_20250402_084439941.PORTRAIT.jpg

    Invest in a greener Greater Manchester by becoming a GMET corporate supporter

    • Bloom Hub

You are here:

  1. Home
  2. About us

About us

Share

Early bumble bee

Jon Hawkins 

About Us

The Greater Manchester Environment Trust

The Greater Manchester Environment Trust (GMET) is a Registered Charity (No. 1203198) and the UK’s first regional environmental impact fund, leading the way in environmental funding.

Just as in nature, we aim to create a harmonious cycle where great community ideas and generous donors work together in their shared desire to improve our local, natural environment.

Common blue butterfly

Amy Lewis

Who We Are

Golden plover

Andrew Parkinson/2020VISION

What We Do

Fox

Danny Green/2020VISION

Funded Projects

Six cygnets (young swans) huddled in a group swimming on water

Group of cygnets Pete Godfrey

Our Team

The Latest News

  • Gorton Monastery on a sunny winter day, showing the community garden outside
    Blog

    GM’s growing Green & Blue Spaces network blossoms at Gorton Monastery

    The GM Green & Blue Spaces Action Network (GBSAN) is a growing initiative to connect residents, organisations and community groups…

  • The Deeplish crew celebrating a bumper summer harvest with Mayor of Rochdale Janet Emsley
    Blog

    Green Spaces Stories: Deeplish Community Garden

    A community centre in Rochdale has used the Green Spaces Fund to create a thriving garden that is overflowing with colour, fresh produce…

  • Smiles all round in the Peace Garden
    Blog

    Green Spaces Stories: Rewilding Fairfield Hospital

    A hospital in Bury is on a mission to rewild their site and reclaim forgotten green spaces for the benefit of their patients, visitors…

Footer decal
Home

Footer

  • Accessibility
  • Complaints procedure
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Statement

The Greater Manchester Environment Trust. Registered Charity Number 1203198, Company Number 13464698.

Home