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Outdoor Office Day 13 June to launch in the UK

May 2024

Ioana Biris of Nature Desks argues that it’s time to follow in Amsterdam’s footsteps and work outside for the UK’s first Outdoor Office Day. Maybe you are reading this message indoors, whilst in your office? Your laptop is probably nearby, the next meetings are planned, exchanging ideas and making plans.

The value of natural capital to health and wellbeing

April 2023

By Dr James Alden I am James, a paediatrician (children, not feet), by training and have been working for the New Forest National Park in the role of Public Health clinical fellow for nearly a year now. It has been a steep learning curve for me, but incredibly rewarding because…

Innovation and investment in the environment and communities the theme of Green Halo Partnership Conference

December 2022

Around 40 organisations from across the south met at the Green Halo Partnership Conference, exploring ways of securing investment in our natural capital: the stock of world class natural resources here in the south that can underpin a thriving economically successful community. The Conference focused on ‘Investing in our Future’,…

Pioneering project uncovers new ways to restore nature in National Parks

October 2022

A pilot project aimed at bringing back lost biodiversity in two of the UK’s National Parks could pave the way for land managers to attract private finance for nature restoration schemes to help meet the UK’s emissions target of net zero by 2050. Revere – a collaboration between National Parks…

Rare wildlife in Landford receives a boost thanks to National Grid

June 2022

Funding awarded to the New Forest National Park Authority and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is helping to improve Landford Bog to help rare wildlife and provide better public access.  The nature reserve – the size of 11 football pitches –…

Green Halo conference explores challenges and opportunities for nature recovery in the New Forest

June 2021

The fifth anniversary of the Green Halo Partnership was marked with a virtual conference: Towards 2030, which explored how individuals and organisations working in and around the New Forest National Pak can tackle the climate and nature emergencies.  More than 130 people joined the online conference to consider how we can deliver on nature recovery and ‘net zero’ and support people’s health and prosperity at…

A nature health network

May 2021

By Jim Mitchell, Interpretation and Outreach Manager, New Forest National Park Authority How often do you think about nature in your job? Do you factor in how you can help wildlife and encourage nature, in order to help increase health and wellbeing? The benefits of nature for our mental and physical…

Green Halo virtual Conference 2021 – Towards 2030

May 2021

How we’ll deliver on nature recovery and net zero The conference took place on Wednesday 9 June 2021. Please see the recording below. Please also see links below for the speaker notes and presentations. Five years on from its inception, how is the Green Halo Partnership shaping our area and what can…

Designing places that respect nature 

August 2020

By Gary Wilburn, HPW Architecture So, how do we make sure we derive genuine, long-term learning and benefit from these challenging and unusual times? Witnessing and hopefully remembering the current and tangible improvements in air quality, bird song, clear skies and clear water in our rivers and around the coast…

A Green Recovery: The opportunities ahead

July 2020

The Green Halo Partnership, Southern Policy Centre and Future South have prepared a paper for consideration. If you wish to highlight other projects that could potentially contribute to a green recovery framework, please use this form.  …