Published on 27 February 2026
On 3rd-4th November 2025, over 100 researchers, practitioners, and activists from the RENEW community came together online for our annual Biodiversity Parliament – an event that provides a space to connect and reflect on important biodiversity issues. This year, we set out to explore what environmental justice means in theory and practice, with the aim of inspiring thinking and steps towards positive action.
Together we explored the challenges encountered, the lessons learned, and the opportunities for creating a fairer and greener future. It was an inspiring and thought-provoking event, which reminded all of us why our work matters and the importance of challenging ourselves to innovate and create positive change.
You can find out more about this event by reading our EDI fellow Ria Poole’s blog, or spend some time perusing recordings and outputs from the event. You’ll find thought-provoking poetry by social activist Ashanti Kunene and writers from the Young Poets Network, provocations by Nadia Shaikh (Right to Roam) and Rupert Read (Climate Majority Project), conversations with Gill Burke (Springwatch), Manu Maunganidze (SOS-UK), and Naftal Zinyemba (The Wildlife Trusts), and a diverse range of case studies from eNGOs and statutory bodies. You can also access outputs from our creative workshops run by Well Image CIC, The Climateverse, and RENEW PhD and poet Caleb Parkin. We encourage you to have a browse!
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash
