The Blue Earth Summit Part 1 - World Land Trust, Rewilding Britain and the Greenrunners

About this episode

Gemma and Aisling discuss environmental change with guests from World Land Trust, Rewilding Britain, and The Green Runners at the Blue Earth Summit.

In this special episode of For the Love of Weather, Gemma and Aisling head to the annual Blue Earth Summit for a series of inspiring conversations with people driving real environmental change. They begin with Dan Bradbury from World Land Trust, who shares how the organisation protects and restores land in partnership with local communities across 33 countries. From community-managed forests in Tanzania to women-led tree planting initiatives, Dan speaks passionately about putting people at the heart of conservation. His message is clear: don’t be paralysed by the scale of the crisis — just do something. Even small actions can have a powerful ripple effect. https://www.worldlandtrust.org/ Next, they speak with Ellen Rickford from Rewilding Britain, who explains how rewilding restores entire ecosystems so nature can function and thrive again. From reintroducing keystone species like beavers to stepping back and allowing landscapes to recover naturally, Ellen highlights how rewilding strengthens biodiversity, supports communities, and builds resilience to climate change. When nature is given space, it has an incredible ability to heal. https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/ Finally…

People in this episode

Hosts: Gemma Plumb, Aisling Creevey

Guests: Dan Bradbury, Ellen Rickford, Paola Hanley

Topics covered

• environmental change
• conservation
• rewilding
• biodiversity
• running impact

Keywords

• Blue Earth Summit
• environmental change
• conservation
• rewilding
• biodiversity
• running
• sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Land Trust, Rewilding Britain, The Green Runners

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