16 June 2022: New book chapter on how integrated conceptions of earth rights and human rights in indigenous traditions can teach the Global North about true sustainability. Abstract The deeply spiritual and practical relationship between Indigenous cultures and the earth … Continue reading →

26 July 2021: The UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Pre-Summit (26-28 July 2021) contains an important focus on biodiversity as a key to mitigating the climate change impacts of – and stabilizing – human food systems. The focus must be … Continue reading →

2 June 2021: Tomorrow (Thursday 3 June) I interview Nigel Sizer, Chief Global Alliances Officer of the Rainforest Alliance at the Reuters Responsible Business Conference 2021 about the need to transform the relationship between business and biodiversity. The Rainforest Alliance … Continue reading →

25 May 2020: I have written 5 poems as part of a really engaging ecopsychology course by the Natural Academy in the UK, based on an exploration of Bill Plotkins the Wild Mind (map right). I have used poetry before, … Continue reading →

25 April 2020: As the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) mark 30 years, the UNICEF Evaluation Office, in partnership with the UNICEF Office to … Continue reading →

19 April 2020: I joined the Portraits for a collaborative lockdown song. Recorded in 25 different homes and gardens, mainly focussed around England’s south western counties of Somerset and Cornwall, but also including performances from Indiana, USA, La Rochelle, France, … Continue reading →

20 February 2020: I love my work and also love to paint. My latest picture is an Octopus, painted on a circular board using metallic and acrylic paints. You can see my other paintings and artworks in my art gallery … Continue reading →

17 September 2019: I provided gender inputs and editing support for the final report of the evaluation of the Community-based Reintegration Programme for Children Released from Armed Forces and Armed Groups in Boma State (former Greater Pibor Administrative Area), South Sudan, … Continue reading →

1 August 2019: I recently helped support the drafting of Ethiopia’s National Costed Roadmap to End Child Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) 2020-2024, and produced a 10 page summary. Ethiopia has made significant progress in the last two … Continue reading →

20 February 2019: Evidence for Children Roundtable Report, written for UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, Campbell Collaboration and International Rescue Committee via Scriptoria Sustainable Development Communications. Quality evidence is a key driver of positive change in children’s lives. Exciting … Continue reading →