Sometimes it looks like flooding is happening everyday somewhere in the world and the UK too. The Wildlife Trusts Strategic lead on Agriculture, Vicki Hird looks at nature-based solutions for…

Vicki Hird delves into how the decisions we make when it comes to food, impacts our environment and nature

The new UK Government promised that more decision-making will be devolved to local communities. With many pressures on our land and the growing impact of climate and nature loss, new approaches to…

The UK fruit and vegetable sector is in trouble. It should be supported and expanded so we can all consume fresher produce and growers can invest in wildlife-friendly production. Our new report…

Politicians are notoriously wary of talking about food.

Nervous that anything they say publicly about changing the system will be construed as hiking prices of, or affecting access to,…

A ‘Just Transition’ means shaping a low-carbon and high nature future, whilst ensuring no people, workers, places, sectors, countries, or regions are left behind. It is used to define a better…

We need better policy so that all farmers can move to resilient, nature-friendly farming – and so they are not undermined by bad policy.

It was highly publicised that food, farming and land use would get more attention in December 2023's climate conference in Dubai than in previous summits. But did it live up to expectations…

Ever wondered what regenerative farming is and how it compares to other farming approaches? Vicki Hird, The Wildlife Trusts’ new strategic lead on agriculture, looks at this farming buzzword and…

Nature, land, food and farming will take centre stage at this year’s climate summit – COP28 in Dubai in December. Vicki Hird, our agriculture lead, assesses what this new spotlight on a critical…