We must tackle apathy around climate action, which has arisen following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "There are few things more terrifying than the devastation that climate change brings," said Sir James Bevan, the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, while speaking at the recent Flood and Coast conference. "It has the potential to destroy our economy, […]
The 2022 Beijing Games have been described by the I.O.C. as the most “gender balanced” Winter Games in history, with women accounting for a record 45 per cent of the athletes. That is up from 41 per cent at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, and a long way from the first Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix […]
A recent report by the Education Policy Institute has found that the difference in grades achieved by the most disadvantaged students in society and their better off peers has failed to be reduced over the last few years. Students who have been eligible for free school meals at some stage in the previous 6 years were likely […]
A recent report by the Education Policy Institute has found that there has been no improvement to the educational attainment gap between disadvantaged and wealthy students over the past few years. The report finds that students who have been eligible for free school meals at any stage over the past six years are likely to […]
New report finds that big animals help preserve biodiversity and protect against climate change Elephants, rhinos and other large animals can play a key role in the environment by boosting plant diversity and tackling climate change and should be protected, according to a new report. Large animals, such as lions and leopards, help plants to grow, fertilising them and […]
Homelessness in Britain is reaching endemic proportions, with new research by Centrepoint finding that as many as 122,000 young people aged 16-24 presented to their local authority as homeless or at risk of homelessness in the past year. This follows a 40 per cent increase in youth homelessness over the previous five years, with this trend only expected to […]
The Nick Maughan Foundation is proud to support Spotlight on Africa to improve access to education and healthcare in Uganda. Nowhere in the world have children waited longer to return to school than in Uganda, where schools remained closed for 83 consecutive weeks as a precaution against Covid-19. However, there is now hope on the horizon, with Uganda’s pupils returning to the classroom last week. Uganda’s leaders maintain this policy of school closure was the safest choice during the pandemic, insofar […]
Receiving the 2021 Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award from the Duke of Cambridge at the Tusk Conservation Awards last night was an honour I hardly thought was imaginable. I felt incredibly proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with fellow conservationists and be recognised internationally for the work we do, which so often goes unnoticed. With generous […]
The Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award gives international recognition to the dedication and commitment of an individual who works in the field to protect Africa’s wildlife. The Nick Maughan Foundation is proud to sponsor the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award, which gives international recognition to the dedication and commitment of an individual who works in the field […]