mattwhitneyFeb 283 minClimate Leadership Gloucestershire“The ecological emergency is intrinsically linked to the climate emergency. To effectively address the challenges presented by these twin...
mattwhitneyNov 15, 20212 minValuing Gloucestershire's naturePutting a price on nature is impossible and potentially dangerous - the natural environment is too complex and vital. However, for too...
mattwhitneyOct 12, 20211 minGloucestershire Community Food Survey launchedGRCC is conducting a survey on behalf of a project ‘Gloucestershire Food Partnership’ (GFP), which comprises a number of countywide...
mattwhitneySep 28, 20212 minGloucestershire Nature and Climate Fund seeks project manager GLNP and GFirst LEP recognise the growing need to act swiftly and strongly to address the twin climate and ecological emergencies. We aim...
mattwhitneyAug 31, 20214 minWhat will ending the Basic Payment Scheme mean for Gloucestershire?Written by Chris Short, Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins and Theo Lenormand Things are changing in the countryside. Now the UK has left the EU,...
mattwhitneyAug 3, 20213 minGloucestershire & The National Food StrategyWritten by Tamsyn Harrod-Beck Earlier this month, the final part of the National Food Strategy (NFS) was published. The NFS team has...
mattwhitneyJul 5, 20212 minMoney makes the world go roundMoney makes the world go round. At least that’s what they say. I was sure it was the fact that there are no forces acting to counteract...
mattwhitneyJun 22, 20215 minCommunities have no power....Written by Lorna Fox, Chair of the GLNP Naturally Healthy Group and Head of Learning and Engagement at Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust...
mattwhitneyJun 17, 20213 minYouth Empowerment and Agency - A SEEd viewWrtiten by Ann Finlayson, CEO, SEEd I hear often that young have people are not interested or concerned about the environment. Surveys...
mattwhitneyMay 24, 20213 minGovernment announcements for the natural environment are cause for hopeThe long awaited Environment Bill is coming back to the House of Commons after what feels like years of dither and delay. This has been...
mattwhitneyApr 26, 20214 minThree years is a long time Written by Doug Hulyer, LNP Chair Can you imagine what world we will be living in, come 2024? If I’d been asked back in the summer of...
mattwhitneyMar 29, 20212 minGreenhouse Gas emissions reduced by 9% in 2020 - highlighting the scale of the Net Zero challenge. Last year the UK and the world saw unprecedented restrictions on movement, transportation, production and indeed liberty as we struggled...
mattwhitneyMar 4, 20211 minGLNP Strategy eventOn March 2nd we held a meeting to discuss the emergent GLNP strategy, and to get your feedback on the elements within. Presentations were...
mattwhitneyNov 4, 20201 minGloucestershire Tree Strategy Launch eventOn Tuesday 27th October the Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership held a launch event to promote the publication of the...
mattwhitneySep 28, 20202 minGloucestershire Tree StrategyPartners across Gloucestershire want to plant trees. Or grow trees. Or create woodlands. Some organisations want trees for nature. Some...
mattwhitneySep 8, 20202 minArt exhibitions open again post-lockdown in the Cotswold, with these three local artists gathered inAfter a few intense months, October will welcome an exciting and refreshing exhibition happening at Dove Gallery, Winchcombe. Three...
mattwhitneyJul 22, 20202 minLife After Lockdown - results of the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust surveyThe results from a recent county-wide survey by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust (GWT) have revealed a public hunger to put the environment...
mattwhitneyJun 1, 20203 minCOVID partners survey - informing recovery so we can Build Back BetterMuch work is being done at the moment to plan for a recovery from this crisis which sees better outcomes for people and nature. Framed...
mattwhitneyMay 26, 20201 min5 Ways to WellbeingThe Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust has designed a leaflet promoting the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. Its just one of the ways in which Local...
mattwhitneyMay 13, 20203 minThe importance of nature during and post-lockdownAt this time of national crisis, the importance of access to green spaces for physical and mental health is starkly highlighted. Many...