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The end of the series, but our work continues
Welcome to the overview of our Vision for Nature series. Over the last month and a half, AFON members have shared their own Visions for Nature: what they want the natural world to look like by 2050 and how they want to get there. We have created a hashtag on Twitter so why not join the conversation? What’s your #VisionforNature?
Our Vision for Nature series has drawn to a close, but what a ride it has been. It was originally just going to be in the run up to the general election, but we had to continue as more posts kept arriving in my e-mail inbox. Near to 50 members have contributed to the series, and I know that a number more would have liked to contribute if it hadn’t been exam time or if they were more confident.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved in and/or supporting the series, and to the AFON committee for asking me to co-ordinate the series. It has been absolutely thrilling and inspiring, and I feel more confident about the future – although now aware of even more problems too.
I have listed all of the Vision for Nature blog posts below, in published order. Please do take the time to read through them, and share them with friends, family and acquaintances. Better yet, think upon how you want the natural world to look in 2050 and how we could get there. And of course, begin (or continue) to act accordingly!
– Megan Shersby, Co-ordinator of the Vision for Nature series
- Welcome to the Future – Matt Adam Williams (7th April)
- Loving Wildlife: From Weird to Normal – by James Common (8th April)
- My Vision for Nature – by Jack Plumb (9th April)
- Inspiring The Next Generation – by Georgia Locock (10th April)
- Half-Britain – by Pete Cooper (11th April)
- Careering Ahead – by Findlay Wilde (12th April)
- My Vision For Nature (and Farming) – by Ben Eagle (13th April)
- A Vision For Natural Politics – by Ryan Lloyd (14th April)
- 10 Ways To Save The Natural World – by Jessen Shah (15th April)
- We Are The Future – by Lucia Watts (16th April)
- My Vision For Nature – by Amy Robjohns (17th April)
- My Vision For Nature – by Rory Harding (18th April)
- A Vision for Humanity – by Liam Curson (19th April)
- Nurturing nature, top to bottom – by Richard Benwell (20th April)
- Connecting with Nature – by Ed Marshall (21st April)
- Bring It All Back To You (Don’t Stop, Never Give Up) – by Rebecca Broad (22nd April)
- Simple Human Nature – by Thea Powell (23rd April)
- Justice for Nature – by Sam Manning (24th April)
- Power To The People – by Emily Robertson (25th April)
- Enthusing A Generation – Josie Hewitt (26th April)
- The green potential of students – Ellen Marshall (27th April)
- This can’t go on: the need for drastic change to worldwide lifestyles – by Sam Hopes (28th April)
- What I want the natural world to look like by 2050 – by Mya-Rose Craig (29th April)
- Windows, wildlife and wellbeing: a vision for a healthier society – by Jennifer Garrett (30th April)
- The end of tomorrow – by Chris Foster (1st May)
- Let’s be the change – by Abi Leach (2nd May)
- Lessons from the youth climate movement – by Cat Hudson (3rd May)
- A Vision for Nature? It is just not enough anymore – by Stephen LeQuesne (4th May)
- Education for our future planet – by Alex White (5th May)
- A focus on gardens – by Ryan Clark (6th May)
- Do one thing today: stand up for wildlife – by Lucy McRobert (7th May)
- Challenge Accepted – by Megan Shersby (8th May)
- Nature in the balance – by Billy Stockwell (9th May)
- Our planet enables us, so how should we repay it? – by Zarah Pattison (10th May)
- TeleVISION for Nature – by Lydia Johnson (11th May)
- Dear New MP … what’s your Vision for Nature? – by Matt Adam Williams (12th May)
- A Bone Collector’s View – by Melanie Gould (13th May)
- Nature is life – by Hannah Puddephatt (14th May)
- Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of human spirit – by Harry Martin (15th May)
- A Round Tuit – by Louise Farnham (16th May)
- My Vision for Nature – by Beth Aucott (17th May)
- Movers and Shakers: Get Outside – by Nadine Atchison-Balmond (18th May)
- The Conservation Movement Must Change – by Oliver Simms (19th May)
- Don’t Let Nature Hide In Plain Sight – by Jack Bedford (20th May)
- Belonging to Nature – by Casper ter Kuile (23rd May)
- The Other Power List – by Matt Adam Williams (24th May)