Our Hikes Were a Political Statement
An article published in the Inkcap Journal by our managing Director Maxwell Ayamba in
Jun 16, 2021
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Sheffield Environmental Movement
Widening Participation in the Natural Environment
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Exploring minority ethnic communities’ access to rural green spaces
A recent paper published in The Journal of Rural Studies, explores the role of community-based initiatives in facilitating access to rural green spaces. Researched and written by Helena Slater of the Institute of Geography at the University of Edinburgh, the paper investigates how ‘Agency and identity theories can help to understand factors influencing rural green space access Community-based initiatives can help to overcome practical and social barriers to accessing rural green spaces.’
Our Managing Director Maxwell Ayamba contributed to this study.
The paper is published in The Journal of Rural Studies, Volume 92, May 2022.
Widening Access to the Great Outdoors
A recent article by Lin Taylor from the Thomson Reuters Foundation highlights a recent trend to enable greater acess to outdoor spaces and the issues associated with this. Our Managing Director Maxwell Ayamba has contributed to this article – you can read more here.
Parliamentary Reception
Our Managing Director Maxwell Ayamba will be giving a speach at the Houses of Parliment on Wednesday. Hosted by Natural England, the Parliamentary event will take place at the Palace of Westminster, London on Wednesday 23rd March 2022.
The event entitled ‘Building partnerships for people and places – An integrated approach to Nature recovery’, details how the natural environment can help the Government meet its net zero goals and ‘levelling up’ agenda.