Today is World Environment Day and I’d like to tell you about the important role that our conservation groups play in managing and protecting biodiversity, the environment and wildlife across the Defence estate.
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Back in 1991 the Commandant of the Otterburn Training Area donated a small silver trophy in the shape of an Otter to recognise the best conservation effort on MOD land. Twenty six years later and the Sanctuary Awards have grown …
Being part of the team that won the 2016 Sanctuary Sustainability Award has been highly rewarding but also eye opening in terms of the range and variety of the work carried out by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. My name is …
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It’s easy sometimes to think of ‘Defence’ only in terms of aircraft, tanks and warships. In fact it’s really about people, some working on the front line while others work behind the scenes. My name is Iain Perkins and I’d …
I’m Hannah Mintram, relatively new in post as Assistant Conservation Group and Sanctuary Officer. I work in the DIO Conservation Team based at Westdown Camp on the edge of Salisbury Plain, the largest military training area in the UK.