Ben Wilson

Dec 4, 2024 | tfn.scot | Ben Wilson

SCIAF’s Dr Ben Wilson attended Cop29 in Baku – writing exclusively for TFN, he describes a conference that came dangerously close to collapseCop29 drew to a close deep into extra time, in chaos, confusion and conflict. The UN climate process came perilously close to collapse this time, but it was narrowly salvaged. Reports said that a $300 billion climate finance deal was reached to save the conference from the brink of collapse. This is only partly true.

May 12, 2024 | heraldscotland.com | Ben Wilson

The aftermath of flood devastation in Malawi (Image: Shelterbox) Tackling climate change should be at the top of John Swinney’s in-tray as he starts his new role as First Minister. The recent Scottish Government announcement to scrap their legally binding climate targets was deeply regrettable and wrong. So much so, it was probably Humza Yousaf’s downfall.

Dec 7, 2023 | imagine5.com | Christopher Preston |Ben Wilson |Mikaela Loach |Esha Chhabra

5Tenacious Beasts – Wildlife Recoveries that Change How We Think about Animals by Christopher J. PrestonMore than 900 species have become extinct since industrialisation. As bleak as this sounds, there are glimmers of hope. Bears in Italy, bison in North America and whales in the Atlantic are back from the brink, sometimes in startling numbers. How has this happened? In Tenacious Beasts, Christopher J.

May 9, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ben Wilson

If only all cities had forests like the one that slashes through Dallas. At 6,000 acres, the Great Trinity Forest is one of the largest urban woodlands in the United States, an expanse of hardwood trees, ponds, swamps and meandering creeks. It is not its size that is remarkable so much as its wildness.

Mar 3, 2023 | kingston.nub.news | Ben Wilson

People across Kingston and neighbouring areas are invited to join The Community Brain for a sunset procession and unique beacon lighting experience to celebrate the borough's forgotten candlemakers and lamplighters. Combining local history, folklore and fun, the free and family-friendly parade, led by the Kingston-based not-for-profit, will take place on Sunday 12 March from 5pm.