Evolving Conservation Leaders Seminar

by | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

On Thursday 26th May at 19:30-21:00 BST we held a special online seminar to shine a spotlight on some of the aspiring conservationists in our Evolving Conservation Leaders programme. We aim to support and develop conservation leaders from an array of backgrounds and...
The Power of 3

The Power of 3

by | Jan 1, 2021 | BCL Week 10

Here’s a question: when people ask you how work is going, how many times do you answer, “It’s really busy”. I have to put my hand up here; over the years I must be one of the worst offenders. The problem is that in today’s word it’s almost as if we can only be...
The importance of feeling valued

The importance of feeling valued

by | Jan 1, 2021 | BCL Week 4

When you begin thinking about leadership and conservation, the concept of serving others – as Barry describes in his podcast this week – is perhaps not the thing that springs to mind first. But as I think back over the fifteen years I’ve been working in...
Lessons from a conservation visionary

Lessons from a conservation visionary

by | Jan 1, 2021 | BCL Week 9

When you look back over the last century there are many people who could be regarded as conservation visionaries. One who really stands out for me, is George Waterston. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 to a wealthy family of printers and stationers, Waterston’s main passion...