Sainsbury’s has announced the launch of a new agroforestry initiative in collaboration with the Woodland Trust as the two organisations celebrate 20 years of partnership. Agroforestry is the integration of trees, hedges and shrubs into farming systems which provides benefits including shade and shelter for animals and crops, improving biodiversity and soil structure while reducing soil erosion and capturing ammonia from the atmosphere. The Woodland Trust will work with farmers and growers that supply Sainsbury’s to offer in-person support to create planting plans that fit their farming systems. With only…
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Wildlife and climate campaigners unite in what could be the biggest ever march for nature
Environment campaigners are urging anyone who cares for nature to unite and march through London to Parliament Square on Saturday 22 June, with a simple demand to all political parties: Restore Nature Now. This legal demonstration aims to be the biggest gathering of people for nature and climate that the UK has seen and is both a celebration of UK nature and a protest for urgent political action on the nature and climate emergencies. The Restore Nature Now march is a peaceful, inclusive and family-friendly event. It is supported by…
Read MoreUniversity Of Arts Students Help Belvoir Farm Design Limited Edition Woodland Trust Bottles
Belvoir Farm has worked with designers of the future from College of Communication, University of Arts, to design limited edition bottles that showcase the premium soft drinks company’s partnership with the Woodland Trust. The new designs, which put nature front and centre, will help raise awareness of UK biodiversity and woodland protection, and will be on supermarket and retailers’ shelves for consumers to enjoy from September. Strengthening its conservation values and commitment to the countryside, Leicestershire-based Belvoir Farm announced its partnership with the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity earlier this…
Read MoreCelebrities, charities and the public want radical new commitments for nature from politicians at the 2024 general election
Celebrities including Steve Backshall, Chris Packham, Megan McCubbin and Mya-Rose Craig, alongside a coalition of 80 charities led by Wildlife and Countryside Link, are urging all political parties to ramp up their ambition on environmental issues in the forthcoming general election. The charities, including the National Trust, The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and Woodland Trust, recently launched the Nature 2030 campaign. The campaign outlines a 5-point plan of landmark measures needed to restore nature by 2030. The coalition is calling on all political parties to get behind these proposals in their general…
Read MoreWoodland Trust Want the Nation to Plant More Trees to Tackle Climate Crisis
Woodland Trust, the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity, has launched a campaign to fight the climate crisis. Created by Creature London, the campaign coincides with the charitable organisation’s re-brand and repositioning, also done in partnership with the advertising agency. Woodland Trust appointed Creature after a competitive pitch at the end of 2021. Initially, the brief was to help the organisation develop a new brand positioning that allowed them to shift perception from a conservation organisation for the traditional and conservative to one that represents the wide variety of voices that…
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