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2026
Impassioned gobbledegook. This is how many people view the words that come from those at the fore of shaping a better environment across our islands. For many parts of society, issues relating to ‘nature’ (and the environment in its broadest sense) feel too complex to grapple with….
Entering other people’s worlds | All too often, those who are concerned about the state of the environment locally or nationally take on a battle mentality. In their view, they and their agenda are hard done by. ‘Nature’ is in decline. If only politicians and others would take them more seriously. If only. As we enter 2026, all of us should take time to enter the mind of those we seek to influence.
2025
The constant stream of negative news stories about our natural environment can be discouraging. Inadvertently, it sets the stage for a false battle between what is perceived to be inherently good, and bad…
Throughout our islands, the way we think about land, water and nature matters. For example, are landscapes culturally rich breadbaskets? Or do they stage for more floods and species losses? The way we implement our thinking matters just as much…
From Derry to Dover, from Peterhead to Pembrokeshire, there is growing interest in how to restore the places that call our ‘natural environment’. There is a renewed drive to harness all that land, water and nature can do for people…
As each month passes, your work and our work to highlight and harness the value of the environment seems to become more poignant. As shown by the furore of an ancient oak tree in London felled by a national restaurant chain, there is a huge amount…
Plans for the restoration of land, water and nature are becoming bolder. Earlier in the month, Scottish Wildlife Trust announced its purchase of a Highland estate, with an area equivalent to approximately 30 times the size of Holyrood Park in Edinburgh…
A decade of talk of ‘natural capital’, ‘nature-based solutions’ and the merits of ‘rewilding’ has been fruitful. But it hasn’t caused our islands to climb the world’s ‘state of the environment’ rankings…
At EKN, we are committed to harnessing this two-way relationship between people and what they perceive to be ‘nature’. Our islands are rich in heritage, shaped by people in ways that are now valued and despised. The participants at our Northern Nature, Culture, Place Forum earlier this month evidenced the immense value…
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