Extracts from the Queen’s Birthday Honours list:
CBE: Dr. Anthony JUNIPER, Fellow, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. For services to Conservation.
Many congratulations to Tony!
You’ll be able to learn more about Tony in Behind More Binoculars – out later this year.
OBE:
Dr. Geoffrey Charles HAWTIN, lately Member, Board of Trustees,
Kew Gardens. For services to Global Agrobiodiversity Conservation,
Subsistence Livelihood Enhancement and Sustainable Food
Programmes.
Brendan James JOYCE, Chief Executive Officer, Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
For services to Wildlife Conservation in Norfolk.
OBE (diplomatic list): Colin Edward CHURCH, former Executive Chairman, Rhino Ark.
For services to conservation, the environment and the community in
Kenya.
John Neville HARE, Founder of Wild Camel Protection Foundation.
For services to conservation of the wild camel in Mongolia and China.
MBE:
Anne Carolyn, Mrs. BINNEY. For services to Wildlife and the Arts.
Bernard Oliver TICKNER. For services to Horticulture and to Wildlife
Conservation in Suffolk.
BEM:
Neil Andrew Christopher HULME, Conservation Adviser, Sussex
Branch, Butterfly Conservation. For services to Wildlife Conservation.
David (Bill) GORDON, Ranger, Peak District National Park.
For services to Wildlife, particularly the Protection of the Ring Ouzel.
Mary Olivia, Mrs. TEBBLE. For voluntary service to Wildlife
Conservation and the community in East Lothian.
What pathetic sort of person would give this post the thumbs down?
Whilst I’m not excusing a thumbs down for the post Wendy, it might be one of two options (or more), perhaps someone who felt they should be ‘rewarded’ or maybe someone who sees the system as one which needs reform? The gongs are for friends from friends, who you know etc.? The higher ranking ones nearly always to those in employed roles, commoners get the ‘phlebians’ (in the nice sense of the word) gong. These people generally give their time and efforts etc. gratis.
After an election the PM is allowed to create more Lords, has that happened this time?
But, regardless let’s celebrate that some involved in conservation have been recognised? It all helps raise the environments profile?