We recently caught up with a group of volunteers in Walsall who are working hard for the Canal & River Trust to transform our region's iconic canals into stunning nature havens.
A £100,000 grant from the WMCA will help fund new wildlife spots and walking routes from Wolverhampton to Walsall.
In 2015, the Murray Darling Wetlands Working Group, The Nature Conservancy (Australia) and Kilter Rural, launched the Murray-Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund, the first investment vehicle in Australia to provide investors with the opportunity to achieve multiple objectives of securing water for agriculture, realising a financial return and restoring threatened wetlands.
Below on the Riverspace site, you can see the wetlands and projects supported by donations of water we are managing in collaboration with many community and government organisations.
The estimated 30,000 wetlands within the Murray-Darling Basin are highly diverse, ranging from vast floodplains, billabongs, and swamps to smaller wetlands and streams.
The wetlands are home to a wide variety of plants and animals, including several threatened and endangered species. Please take a moment to consider making a donation that will go towards restoration and protection of our wetlands.
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Did you know the UK was once a thriving rainforest nation? 🌿
The British countryside is often celebrated for its natural beauty. But in reality, it's a barren wasteland compared to the rich and diverse land that once existed.
Temperate rainforest – now a globally rare habitat – once cloaked vast areas of Britain's western regions. Over the centuries, it has fallen victim to logging for timber, industrial agriculture, nibbling livestock and hunting estates.
These wild, wet, and wonderful ecosystems are home to a variety of species, some incredibly rare. They act as natural flood defences and are proving to be effective carbon sinks. They are also deeply rooted in our cultural identity.
Today, tiny fragments (less than 1%) still desperately cling on. Yet thanks to the incredible work of the Cumbria Wildlife Trust, this fragile habitat will be making a BIG comeback in the Lake District. By purchasing Skiddaw, England's sixth highest mountain, the Trust is planning to inject life back into a lifeless, nibbled-to-death landscape. Skiddaw will hopefully become a rich mosaic of habitats, including temperate rainforest.
You can help bring Britain’s rainforests back to life. Support the Cumbria Wildlife Trust today by donating or spreading the word about their vital work to protect and restore these rare ecosystems. Together, we can ensure this incredible habitat thrives once more: https://lnkd.in/eNp95RfP#rewilding#temperaterainforest#sustainabilitywriter#rewildingbritain#blogwriter#sustainability#biodiversity#climateaction
In a landmark partnership, SSEN Transmission the electricity transmission network operator for the north of Scotland, is putting nature first by pledging to support the charity’s Northwoods Rewilding Network, a Scotland-wide chain of landholdings which are all committed to nature recovery.
Northwoods creates a community of land partners throughout the country who share a vision for an ecologically restored landscape. The charity steps in by providing funding and guidance to landowners to help them carry out the ecological nature restoration they envisioned for their land.
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When you Google “Why are Texans so…” the first word that populates is: PROUD💙
The second is FRIENDLY🤠
We’re proud because Texas and Texans are a FORCE that manifests through our individualist personalities and robust economic prowess.
We’re friendly because thanks to our rich natural resources, birds chirp, butterflies flutter, rivers run, the wind is upon our back and the sun shines on our face.
We like it this way.
Helping Texans stay proud and friendly:
We exist to advance conservation. We partner deeply with conservation groups and business, acting as an accelerator for conservation groups and a strategic partner for business.
As a non-profit, we support 160+ conservation organizations and have accelerated projects and programs that have impacted 7 million-plus people, 20 million acres, and all of Texas’ 254 counties🤠
On this #WorldConservationDay if you’re feeling extra proud and extra friendly, help us advance conservation by donating to our mission:
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Work is underway to transform the unutilised rotunda at Windsor Lawns into a new facility where Worthing’s independent commercial fishermen can prepare and sell their fresh fish.
Since 2021 the rotunda has been boarded up due to antisocial behaviour, but the site is now being brought to life again for the benefit of the town’s remaining professional fishermen.
After years of planning with Worthing Fishermen’s Society, the project can now be brought to life after funding was secured from the Marine Management Organisation, a government body tasked with creating a prosperous future for seas, coasts and communities.
Supporting funds have also been generated through our Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Neighbourhood Fund and donations from Sussex Bay® and the marine conservation charity Sea-Changers.
Once complete, the repurposed structure will host an ice-making machine, a cold storage facility, a community notice board and a sales area. It’s hoped the facility will present an opportunity to revive the town’s once-thriving fishing scene.
Worthing-based business Julian Church & Associates Ltd has designed the plans for the new facility and will be managing all aspects of its construction free of charge. We have been supporting the project with technical advice and support.
It’s expected that the facility will be complete in Spring 2025.
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📖 We Understand the Power of a Good Story, this is a Story of Genuine Hope 📖
As we enter 2025, The Humble Sale is delighted to announce our official charity partnership with Rewilding Britain. Part of wanting to create a progressive B2B sales world built on genuine human connection is to ensure that the world we operate in continues to flourish.
We will therefore donate 1% of every sale, forever, to Rewilding Britain via Work for Good.
Here are examples of their important work in the last year:
🐬 Awarded £100k to the Sussex Bay Marine Rewilding Project to help restore coastal habitats
🦬 Provided further funding to Wilder Blean project in Kent in their pioneering work establishing a breeding population of European Bison
🦅White-tailed eagles are one step closer to making a comeback in Cumbria as new feasibility studies commenced to assess impacts
In the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, rewilding offers all of us a chance to improve the future of our planet for the better.
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So what am I? I am fascinated by innovation, I am amazed at what other businesses do and I am able to help them prepare robust R&D Claims and grow their business.
I've got no issue with philanthropic investment in nature, and I've had significant professional involvement in a number of corporate partnerships with DOC over the years.
However, the idea that while the government (and more accurately, successive governments) is continuing to slash DOC's already meagre budget to protect more than 4000 threatened species, leaving DOC to seek private investment on critically endangered species/ecosystems isn't quite right. Philanthropic and private investment in New Zealand's globally unique nature and natural heritage should always be the icing on the cake, not the cake.
The New Zealand public expect governments to fund the cake (our natural heritage) to a sufficient level to ensure that nature is protected on behalf of us all. Currently DOC's budget is 0.64 percent of the Government’s core budget. For a country that identifies so strongly with te taiao, and sells ourselves (and our products) to the world as being from 'clean, green, NZ', we're not putting our money where our mouth is.
Last year, DOC reported that the financial value of tourism to visiting public conservation land alone was in the order of $4 billion per annum. Any good business invests strategically in their economic assets to ensure a sustainable return. The corresponding expenditure on DOC is peanuts in return. The government (and governments in general) must do better than this. The nature that defines us all, as well as our international reputation and ongoing prosperity is at stake.
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is asking for private and philanthropic donations to fund its work. Forest & Bird CE Nicola Toki says this funding model is a "slippery slope".
"While the department has a long history of private and philanthropic support, it should be "the icing on the cake".
"New Zealanders expect the government to invest in protecting the environment, especially at a time when this country has the highest proportion of threatened indigenous species in the world.
"The natural environment is also a huge drawcard in terms of tourism... it doesn't make economic sense to neglect an asset that is bringing in money.
"When you have an asset that delivers your economic returns, you invest meaningfully and properly in those assets. We just don't need what turns out to be the equivalent of a sausage sizzle."
Read RNZKate Green's story: https://lnkd.in/gEg47v-y#WarOnNature#WrongTrack#GivingNatureAVoice
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2moThe £100,000 grant to the Canal & River Trust will really help to spruce up our waterways 👏