Last week, 11 environmental NGOs wrote to TM the PM and then she called a general election. Here is the letter: Dear Prime Minister, We are alarmed by recent media reports suggesting that the UK’s commitments to tackling climate change and ending the illegal wildlife trade could be watered down to secure post-Brexit trade…
Category: Tangled bank
Still on the Brink
The news that the National Lottery is helping to fund the conservation of threatened species of animal and plant in England is very welcome – I almost wish I’d ever bought a lottery ticket. There’s a little bit of confusion about which species are in and out as there are 20 main species (and the…
Who said this?
‘A 21st century charity must rediscover the urgency, passion and anger of the volunteers that started the great causes in the Victorian period. Our organisation depends entirely on our supporters and our future depends on our ability to empower them to act and generate ownership of the strategic direction of the organisation. We will find…
Guest blog – The National Trust and Nature by Simon Pryor
Simon Pryor is the National Trust’ Natural Environment Director and is responding to my blog (and your comments) last week. Hi Mark I’m glad you wrote a blog on the announcement of out ‘ambitions for nature’; and as we’d all expect, you asked some probing and provocative questions! So thanks…
North of the border
The National Trust for Scotland is a separate entity from the National Trust (England, Wales and NI) and therefore doesn’t impinge on my consciousness very much. But I was interested to see that it has been carrying out quite a dramatic down-size (see here, here, here). And even more interested to see that it’s Chief…