Kia ora
I am Liz Sherwood and I am here to support ESFNZ’s Board of Trustees, thanks to a generous grant made by the Stout Trust. My role includes communications,
funding and marketing support, and working with the Advisory Board. My passion
is conservation advocacy in the written form. My background is science,
ecology, weeds, conservation advocacy, working with conservation volunteers,
writing and editing. I feel very lucky to be part of this incredible
initiative.
First job
Start writing a regular newsletter to share with our
supporters. Here is the first issue: The
Rarest of the Rare #1 (PDF)
The Advisory Group’s first job
Now that our Advisory Group has formed, they are working on
their first task – to develop a robust decision-making system for determining which species are NZ's most endangered. The resulting list of the top ten 'rarest of the rare' species will be a powerful tool, both to attract
media to our official launch in July, and to attract funding to support those
species. I’ll get back to you with developments.
ESFNZ receives DOC’s support
Meetings with Lou Sanson (Director-General of Conservation)
have been very productive. We now have the practical support of the Department
of Conservation. Achieving this milestone is essential for the credibility and
strength of our Foundation.
Mike Thorsen and Trustees have also been busy approaching
heads of big businesses to secure financial support - with some great successes
and progress being made.
NEXT Foundation
News of the formation of NEXT Foundation is exciting and
encouraging because they can invest in large-scale and long-term environmental projects. We now have another potential source of significant funds
that we can apply for. Expressions of Interest (pre-application forms) can be submitted in June (www.nextfoundation.org.nz).
Our website (in ‘Phase 1’ form) is almost ready. Thanks to
Acumen Republic it is looking fantastic. We can’t wait to share it!
