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 theContinueContinue reading “Inspiring the next generation of conservationists”
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New Nature Writing – a response to Mark Cocker’s Article
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/06/death-naturalist-why-new-nature-writing-so-tame Mark Cocker has called the recent expansion of “new nature writing” ‘among the most significant developments in British publishing this century’. Further, he claims that, whilst the audience is probably bigger than ever before, the presence of ‘real nature’ is perhaps less cogent. Generally, I agree. In a recent article in the New StatesmanContinueContinue reading “New Nature Writing – a response to Mark Cocker’s Article”
Food as a political issue
I recently read this article by Harry Greenfield which tried to answer the question of why food and farming were seemingly absent from most of the political campaigns during the recent General Election in Britain. This raises a wider point of why food, something that all people need to survive and yet nearly 800 millionContinueContinue reading “Food as a political issue”
My Vision for Nature (and Farming)
This post was written for the ‘Vision for Nature’ Campaign being run by ‘A Focus on Nature’, the principal network for young conservationists in the UK. The original can be found on the AFON website. For me, improving the state of nature goes hand in hand with improving land management techniques and engaging with the farmingContinueContinue reading “My Vision for Nature (and Farming)”
What is High Nature Value Farming and why should we support it?
Recently I came across High Nature Value farming (HNV) as an ‘alternative’ approach to looking at the food and environmental sustainability debate. The more I have read the more embarrassed I feel to not have heard about it before. In fact, it has deep roots as an idea and has been European policy for someContinueContinue reading “What is High Nature Value Farming and why should we support it?”
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