Standing up for Positive Stories and the Benefits of Growing from the Grass Roots

Last Friday I was interviewed by Joe Webster and Ollie Baines of 'Local Presence', a community podcast based in north east Essex which looks to share 'good news stories' in the Tendring area. This kind of voluntary initiative is just the sort of thing that communities everywhere would benefit from and it really is aContinue reading "Standing up for Positive Stories and the Benefits of Growing from the Grass Roots"

Creating a New National Park for Britain.

George Monbiot’s new charity ‘Rewilding Britain’ will launch later this year. He is currently looking for the first director to lead it (although interviews are now over, at least as I understand it). His recent article on Scottish land reform, published in the Guardian earlier this week cut to the core of the aims of the rewildingContinue reading "Creating a New National Park for Britain."

The President of the United States of America meets Sir David

In case you missed it last night (assuming you are reading this from the UK or US - it is yet to be aired in Australia, the Nordic countries, Poland, Hungary, Turkey and another 40+ countries but will be in due course) I strongly recommend you catch up with the Obama/Attenborough interview. In an unprecedentedContinue reading "The President of the United States of America meets Sir David"

Integrated Farm Management (IFM) – a dull term for an exciting prospect?

Farming, like any other business, has its acronyms. IFM, which stands for integrated farm management, does a terrible job at describing what is in essence an approach to farming which has very exciting prospects. IFM is a holistic approach to farm management that encourages both profitability and high environmental standards. In the video above PhilipContinue reading "Integrated Farm Management (IFM) – a dull term for an exciting prospect?"

Inspiring the next generation of conservationists

By 'inspiring the next generation of conservationists' I do not just mean inspiring a generation to 'go into' nature conservation as a career path. I mean to inspire a generation to 'think as conservationists' and to think with the natural world in mind. This is of absolute importance as we move forward and face theContinue reading "Inspiring the next generation of conservationists"