The designation of an international year means that the United Nations member states have agreed the issue is important to the world. https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-years/index.html What does that mean for me? Over the course of 2020, I will be writing a series of blogs that touch on the international guidance, regulations and ongoing research in plant health, but from angles that are relevant …
Season’s greetings and sustainability thoughts
It’s not always easy to feel good about ourselves, especially if the big sustainability challenges seem overwhelming at times. For me, it helps to feel positive about the things I can do and to try to keep making changes to daily life to use resources sustainably. If sharing these thoughts encourages others to do some of the same, and importantly …
Getting ready for IYPH2020 – A New Year Takes Root
Read my article with Defra’s chief plant health officer Professor Nicola Spence in the Royal Society of Biology’s December issue of The Biologist https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-opinion/159-biologist/opinion/2251-a-new-year-takes-root