{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f00be338af0326ab4156371/609e696c7d3e0b216a698309?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Beauty: Realising Beauty","description":"<p>Welcome to season 2 episode 4 of Unfurling, in which we explore the topic of <strong>Beauty</strong>. We look from various perspectives, and the theme is illuminated by learnings from the natural world and from our 'guides'. Here's what's in the episode: </p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>~0:</strong> We share what’s drawing us to look at Beauty.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>~10:00:</strong> We join our first guide, <strong>Nina Flowers</strong>, a creative brand strategist who collaborates with organisations that are looking to bring about positive environmental or social changes through their work. Working remotely from Barcelona, she's collaborating with a UK charity and the Mood Project in Spain. Nina also founded a nature-inspired skincare company called Artamay, which she is developing with her sister Emily in Wiltshire, UK. It’s small-batch skincare that’s organic, vegan, and natural with the philosophy of achieving healthy skin whilst 'protecting your wild'. <a href=\"http://www.artamay.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.artamay.co.uk</a> / Insta: @artamayskincare and <a href=\"http://www.ninaflowers.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.ninaflowers.co.uk</a> / Insta: @ninaflow__</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>~30:00 </strong>We consider themes from our time with Nina, including the role of nature in sparking creativity, adventure, and wellbeing; authentic beauty and ageing; language; and 'protecting our wild'.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>~33:00 </strong>We move to our second guide, <strong>Dr Tony Juniper CBE</strong>, who is Chair of Natural England, the statutory body that works for the conservation and restoration of the natural environment in England. Before taking up this role in April 2019 he was Executive Director for Advocacy and Campaigns at WWF-UK, a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and President of the Wildlife Trusts. Until January 2018 he was an independent sustainability and environment advisor, including as Special Advisor with The Prince of Wales’s International Sustainability Unit. A campaigner, writer, and a well-known British environmentalist, Tony has, for more than 35 years, worked for change toward a more sustainable society at local, national and international levels. <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/people/tony-juniper\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/people/tony-juniper</a> and <a href=\"https://www.tonyjuniper.com/about\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tonyjuniper.com/about</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>~64:30 </strong>We reflect on our learnings from our time with Tony, including the place of beauty in a multi-layered approach to nature recovery; the importance of co-design and building metaphorical bridges; nature’s inspiration; and how context augments beauty.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>~69:45 </strong>We close by drawing together our learning and themes for further reflection, and we share a poem. </li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To explore this and other topics further, please join our private Facebook group, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/313645743154222\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'Unfurling Podcast'</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>~1: <a href=\"https://bluegreencoaching.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sheela Hobden</a> </p><p>~1: <a href=\"https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">VIA Survey of Character Strengths</a>&nbsp;</p><p>~4: <a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mental Health Foundation: Mental Health Awareness Week</a></p><p>~5: <a href=\"https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Merriam-Webster:</a> “Beauty”: “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit”</p><p>~6: <a href=\"https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/dawn-chorus-day\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">International Dawn Chorus Day</a></p><p>~22: <a href=\"https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/673057403/dusk-dawn-cleanser?ref=shop_home_active_2&amp;crt=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Artamay Dusk &amp; Dawn Cleanser</a></p><p>~24: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Artemis</a></p><p>~33: <a href=\"https://www.resurgence.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Resurgence &amp; Ecologist</a></p><p>~38: <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/97\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949</a></p><p>~39: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Natural England</a>&nbsp;</p><p>~42: <a href=\"https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/about/wildlife/habitats/grassland/haymeadows/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yorkshire Dales National Park Hay Meadows</a></p><p>~43: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-recovery-network\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nature Recovery Network</a></p><p>~43: <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/england-coast-path/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">England Coastal Path</a></p><p>~45: <a href=\"https://www.eastdevonaonb.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">East Devon AONB</a></p><p>~46: <a href=\"https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Wildlife Trusts</a></p><p>~46: <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The National Trust</a></p><p>~47: <a href=\"https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Wildbelt%20briefing%20September%202020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wildbelt, The Wildlife Trusts</a></p><p>~47: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_belt_(United_Kingdom)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Greenbelt, UK</a></p><p>~50: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-recovery-network/nature-recovery-network\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Local Nature Recovery Strategies as part of the Nature Recovery Network</a></p><p>~51: <a href=\"https://www.landscapeinstitute.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Landscape Institute</a></p><p>~51: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-recovery-network/nature-recovery-network\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nature for Climate Fund</a></p><p>~52: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-design-guide\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Design Guide</a></p><p>~55: “Conservation is a social process informed by science”, <a href=\"https://www.fauna-flora.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Flora and Fauna International</a></p><p>~58: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Has-Nature-Ever-Done/dp/1846685605/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=what+has+nature+ever+done+for+us&amp;qid=1620907767&amp;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?” by Tony Juniper</a></p><p>~60: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/final-report-the-economics-of-biodiversity-the-dasgupta-review\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Final Report of the Independent Review on the Economics of Biodiversity led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta</a></p><p>~1:02: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Harmony-New-Way-Looking-World-ebook/dp/B0046A9N3A\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World” by H.R.H. Prince of Wales, Tony Juniper, Ian Skelly</a>&nbsp;</p><p>~1:02: <a href=\"https://friendsoftheearth.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Friends of the Earth</a></p><p>~1:06: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/areas-of-outstanding-natural-beauty-aonbs-designation-and-management\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Areas of Natural Beauty</a></p><p>~1:06: <a href=\"https://www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cotswolds AONB</a></p><p>~1:07: <a href=\"https://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/forum/topics/5fc5ad4be4b0db3e76720fbf.html#:~:text=The%20Chinese%20believe%20that%20mandarin%20ducks%20mate%20for,they%20were%20invoked%20as%20representations%20of%20fraternal%20love.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“How mandarin ducks became a Chinese symbol of love?” in China Daily</a></p><p>~1:10: Ansel Adams: “Art is both the taking and giving of beauty.”</p><p>~1:12: <a href=\"https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-thing-of-beauty-endymion/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“A Thing of Beauty” by John Keats&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Elizabeth Wainwright & Catriona Horey"}