Some Thoughts on Business & Biodiversity
Last week, the Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM) considered the topic of business and biodiversity. Here are my main takeaways: Biodiversity is as big an...
Let’s not be hypocritical on forests
Aug 28, 2019
The Amazon burning story has been horrific ecologically, but fascinating politically. I'm a politics geek, but I can't recall the threat of trade sanctions ever...
Trees, please!
Jul 5, 2019
About 22 years ago I sat in a church and listened to local activists from a national pressure group plan a campaign where they would...
Climate Doom or Low Carbon Revolution? You choose…
Nov 18, 2016
The news about climate change and sustainability is very polarised at the minute. On one hand we have some stupendously good news, such as: Global carbon...
Can we save the planet?
Mar 28, 2016
Over the Easter weekend we made one of our regular pilgrimages to Washington Wildfowl & Wetland Trust. Added to the exciting wild birds (we saw...
Our Place in the World
Apr 24, 2013
My eldest son, Harry, is mad about nature. If you ask him "What would you like to do this weekend?", he'll respond with the name...
Enjoy Nature, It’s Good for You!
Feb 22, 2013
By the time this post hits the blog, I should be off looking for otters with my eldest, Harry, who's on half term holidays. The...
Keep Britain Untidy?
Jun 5, 2012
Spent Sunday morning down at "our" allotment - it is officially "hers", but I'm slowly getting dragged in more and more - particularly as "she"...
Put a cork in it! – and protect sustainable agriculture
Apr 7, 2011
From an environmental point of view, the highlight of my trip to Gaucin has been walking in the oak forests that cloak the steep hillsides...
The Birds and The Bees (and The Snails)
Nov 2, 2010
My second son, Jimmy, had his first birthday on Friday, so I had my mother over from Belfast for a long weekend to celebrate. We'd...