A growing number of people in the UK are using their land for nature restoration and nature-friendly farming. Mandy Lieu writes about a recent gathering at her Ewhurst Park estate where fellow ‘rewilders’ were able to share experiences.
Posts by Mandy Lieu
The case for fewer sheep
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Some conservationists are suggesting a reevaluation of the UK’s longstanding emphasis on sheep farming. Mandy Lieu highlights this pressing issue currently under debate in the realms of rewilding and agriculture.
Green education is needed
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Education – and especially children’s education – is an important part of our programme at Ewhurst Park, where we are turning a former 925-acre shooting estate back to nature.
We can live in harmony with nature
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The focus of this year’s World Economic Forum was on finding solutions rather than merely diagnosing the world’s problems. According to the forum, this means we must work together “within societies and among nations” – hence, the forum adopted the theme of Rebuilding Trust.
A year of rewilding
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A lot can happen during a year of ‘rewilding’. At Ewhurst Park we are turning a 925-acre former hunting estate back to nature, and we have seen some incredible changes as a result of tactical land management, which often involves simply leaving nature to do its own thing with some gentle interventions.
Nature-friendly farming can tackle global hunger
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I will be watching with interest the discussions taking place at this month’s Global Food Security Summit, which is taking place in the UK. The summit brings together key international development actors to share solutions and forge partnerships to help improve food security and save lives.
Farming can restore nature
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I’ve noticed a shift in thinking around the term ‘rewilding’. There is now a new appreciation of the need to include the farming community in conversations around restoring nature while producing food.
Trade not always good for planet
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I was interested to see the UK has joined the Pacific trading pact CPTPP, a trading agreement with 11 countries, including my birth nation Malaysia.
Bring back pollinators
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Why don’t insects splat onto our car windscreens anymore? Because insect populations are in decline. Most worryingly, we’re losing the pollinators we need for the food chain, including bees and butterflies.
