Posts Tagged: WWF Cymru

I’ve got some good news to share with you – we’ve managed to block a plan to mine in a sacred forest! You may remember that there was a proposal to mine in the Mrima forest. This was really worrying because the forest is rich in wildlife, a globally important area for birds and also [...]

I took part in the WWF-Cymru Earth Hour poetry workshop which was – in a word- inspirational. It was a fantastic experience to take time out of my busy life to sit with enthusiastic people and be creative for Earth Hour. Under the skills and encouragement of poet Susan Richardson, the aim was to write [...]

“Good at rugby, lousy at renewable energy” Okay, that’s not an adage that many supporters will mutter in the upcoming Six Nations as the opposing team scores a try. But, at the moment, it’s sort of true. The tournament coincides with the build-up to WWF’s Earth Hour (kick off at 8.30pm on Saturday 23 March), [...]

New Year greetings from the people of Kwale! I hope your festive season was as fulfilling as ours. For me it was good to spend plenty of time with family. Looking ahead to the rest of 2013, I’m sure that together we can achieve great things. Your support, through the Size of Wales initiative, really [...]

It’s time we faced up to the reality of Wales’ progress on sustainable development. On the afternoon that I met environment minister John Griffiths at the launch of the Sustainable Development Bill white paper in Blaenavon, he left for Doha to attend the international climate change negotiations. The minister told the Guardian that this bill [...]

Jane Davidson was Minister for Environment and Sustainability in Wales from 2007 to 2011. She is also a President of Ramblers Cymru and Director of the INSPIRE sustainability institute. “Four years ago this week the UK Parliament passed the Climate Change Act and I felt immensely proud that the UK was leading the way in [...]

Greetings one more time from Kenya, Kwale Forestry Project. I am pleased to join you again this month with updates of what took place in Kwale. The people of Kwale, who directly benefit from your generous support, received some great news on the amount of funds you have managed to raise to support conservation of [...]

This week the debate is really heating up around harnessing the enormous power of the Severn Estuary and the even bigger issues of clean energy and the green economy. Let’s start by looking at where we are with Severn tidal power. Today I’ll be representing WWF at a meeting in London between environmental groups and [...]

Greetings again this October people of Wales, I am happy to share with you updates from Kenya. It gives me great pleasure to continue interacting with you on a regular basis to communicate and share the milestones we are achieving together in Kwale. Your continued support is helping us accomplish great things; we are very [...]

Greetings from Kwale, people of Wales! It is my sincere hope that you have continued to enjoy these updates through which we communicate the results and impacts of your much appreciated support. During the month of August, we have continued to achieve our mission, which would otherwise have not been realised without your support. The [...]