{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/972e404e-6d0e-4fea-8f77-047654feceb2/648fa125f49ad60011b7179d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The People's Plan for Nature: how re-imagining our democracy could save nature","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e514a06c05ea117f407cc/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>Hello! The nature crisis affects everyone, and so the British people should have a say in how we solve it. But is our current system ready for it? Step forward: the People’s Plan for Nature, a huge national conversation about the future of nature. Thousands of people got involved, which led to the UK's first citizens’ assembly on nature set up by the RSPB, WWF-UK and the National Trust. We talk to Helen Meech and Jon Alexander about how they made it happen, and to Graham Roberts about what it was like to take part.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: Inspired by his time at the RSC, is Ed ready for an immersive theatre experience?</p><p><br></p><p><u>Guests</u></p><p>Helen Meech, Head of Movement Building, RSPB (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helenmeech?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@HelenMeech</a>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/Natures_Voice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@NaturesVoice</a>)</p><p>Jon Alexander, Co-Founder, New Citizenship Project (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/jonjalex\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@jonjalex</a>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/jonjalex\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@NewCitProj</a>)</p><p>Graham Roberts, Participant, People’s Assembly for Nature</p><p><br></p><p><u>More info</u></p><p><a href=\"https://peoplesplanfornature.org/peoples-plan-nature\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read the final report of the People’s Plan for Nature including the 26 calls for action</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f0t5dp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Wild Isles - David Attenborough's latest documentary</a>&nbsp;for the BBC</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://medium.com/new-citizenship-project/what-if-democracy-was-rapid-d8d095bf4844\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more about the RAPID Democracy framework</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cheerfulpodcast.com/rtbc-episodes/mission-for-sortition-citizens-assemblies-the-climate-crisis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to RTBC's&nbsp;previous episode on Sortition and the Climate Citizens' Assembly</a></p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about the organisations leading the People's&nbsp;Plan For Nature:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.rspb.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RSPB</a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.wwf.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WWF-UK</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Trust</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.demafund.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jon spoke about Canada's Mass Democratic Action Funds</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.jonalexander.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read Jon's book Citizens: Why the key to fixing everything is all of us</a></p><p><br></p><p>Jon mentioned g0v (gov-zero),<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/27/taiwan-civic-hackers-polis-consensus-social-media-platform\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;read about it here</a></p>","author_name":"Cheerful"}