I have started listing here some of the things I am doing. Also I am putting down things to be done in the future. Some will be listed as ambitions due to cost. Some of the measures are very minor and others significant. Looking after my own environment has now become a permanent part of my life.
Here are some of the things I am currently doing
Optimising my own house and garden is an obvious way to help the environment using energy efficient products.
Adding trees and shrubs to garden.
Reduce beef consumption down to 5% of what I used to eat.
Became a member of the Woodland Trust. The UK champion of tree conservation and planting.
Support organisations protecting wildlife and campaigning for the environment. Joined the World Wildlife fund
I live near a busy road and quite often rabbits etc can get run over and then birds of prey will feed on the roadkill. On two occasions beautiful Sparrowhawks feeding on the roadkill have then been runover. If they had chicks then thats another 3/4 added to the death toll. Since then for the area near me if I see roadkill Ill kick it to the verge. Since doing so no birds of prey have been killed outside my property.
Recycling for my business as well as home . 80% of my business waste materials now recycled.
Grow own food. I have a small plot which is being prepared for produce.
When I am out with my camera or walking the dogs I will pick up one or two pieces of plastic. This seems such a small thing but over the course of a year it adds up. Photographers tend to go off the main paths so we can remove litter which gets overlooked.
Encourage my suppliers to minimise their packaging.
To be done
Create wildflower area for bees .
Switch to hybrid or electric car as soon as I can afford to.
Solar panels for greenhouse
ECO POLICY
I care very much about the environment. To see what is happening around the planet and what we are passing on to the next generation is so alarming. In my opinion if its left to politicans to sort this out its just going to be too late. When I read that peoples own homes and gardens are at the forefront of climate change measures it lifted my mood. I began to write down all the measures which I could do, there are literally hundreds.