The UK has a plastic problem. What can we do to fix it?
Remember this brilliant Greenpeace advert from 2021? It really highlights our problem with plastic, especially since we produce more...
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Karen Bishop
Jul 17, 20234 min
Biodiversity loss means more climate chaos. What can we do?
A few weeks ago, I gave a talk on biodiversity at the Farnham Sustainability Festival, and wanted to share the key points from my...
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Karen Bishop
Jun 6, 20234 min
End of Year two, and thousands more trees planted
We've had a busy few months since Christmas planting trees in Headley Down Nature Reserve (HNDR), Farnham and Wales (twice), plus holding...
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Karen Bishop
Nov 9, 20221 min
Ensuring Green Up Britain is a sustainable business
A couple of weeks ago I (Kaz) was lucky enough to complete the BEC (Birmingham Enterprise Community) Sustainability and Circular Economy...
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Karen Bishop
Oct 17, 20222 min
We're buying a Seed Bank to Green Up Farnham...
...and increase biodiversity in our town. On November 1st we'll be placing a lockable seed bank at Farnham Maltings, for people to swap...
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Karen Bishop
Oct 15, 20223 min
What is biodiversity and why is it important?
Biodiversity or 'biological diversity' encompasses all living organisms (animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms plus the diversity...
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Karen Bishop
Jul 14, 20223 min
What the heck is greenwashing? (and how do we stop it?)
Greenwashing is a term bandied around a lot these days. It refers to situations where companies convey a false impression, or provide...
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Karen Bishop
May 12, 20221 min
We planted fruit trees with top Chef Gaz Oakley
A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of meeting plant-based chef, Gaz Oakley, when we planted a mixture of fruit trees in his garden...
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Karen Bishop
May 10, 20221 min
There’s a 48% chance the world will warm >1.5C within 5 years
Today’s update from the UK Met Office says the chances of temporarily going above 1.5 degrees Centigrade (C) in one of the next five...
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Karen Bishop
Apr 7, 20222 min
Can we plant our way out of the climate crisis?
On land, plants (particularly trees) are our most precious carbon sink, actively taking CO2 out of the air and producing O2. They offer...
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Karen Bishop
Mar 10, 20222 min
Our biggest tree plant yet - 2,300 for Volvo!
We had the best time in Dinas Mawddwy, north Wales last weekend, where we planted over 300 metres of species-rich hedgerow along a patch...
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Karen Bishop
Jan 8, 20222 min
22 reasons to be (a bit) climate-positive in 2022
A brief summary of some reasons to be optimistic as we enter a new year in the climate crisis.
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Karen Bishop
Jan 1, 20221 min
200 trees at Carron Pond with Volvo
We had a great day planting Alder with Volvo in December. The cold weather didn't deter this lovely bunch from working hard to create an...
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Karen Bishop
Nov 24, 20213 min
What happens at a 1.5, 2 and 3ºC increase in temperature?
We're already at a 1.2C (degrees Celsius) increase in average global temperature, verses pre-industrial levels, and are witnessing the...
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Karen Bishop
Oct 18, 20211 min
Corporate planting has begun!
We had a really lovely weekend planting trees with with the wonderful team (Jo Ballard, Danni Cross, Dan Davies and son Ethan) from...
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Karen Bishop
Oct 13, 20212 min
85 trees planted in Farnham
What a weekend we had at the end of September (25th & 26th) in Farnham Park. We were so lucky with the weather, and had lots of fun...
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Karen Bishop
Aug 4, 202113 min
What's the UK doing to fight climate change?
We all know that climate change is caused by greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) from human activities, and unless we act now we face...
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Karen Bishop
Jul 18, 20212 min
Why do I keep finding bees on the floor?
See nine ways to help bees right away.
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Karen Bishop
Apr 22, 20211 min
Help me help us
If I make £100 in donations to plant trees in the UK I'll match it with my own money, because ensuring a future for our kids is what I...
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Karen Bishop
Jan 14, 20215 min
21 things to do right now to help combat climate change
As more and more apocalyptic scenes were witnessed last year - think wildfires, locust plagues, flooding, ice melting, coral bleaching...
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