A staggering 34% of Brits don’t know that everything they have, everything they do, everything they eat and drink, everything they love is provided by nature.

🚨A historic day for biodiversity! At #COP16Resumed, we achieved the adoption of the first global plan to finance the conservation of life on Earth. 📌 Resource mobilization 📌 Financial mechanism 📌 Monitoring framework 🔎 The implementation of the Global Biodiversity

🌍Governments reached an agreement in Rome on a strategy to raise the funds needed to protect biodiversity & achieve the #KMGBF action targets, bringing #COP16Resumed to a successful close. A milestone for global #biodiversity action!🌿 #PeaceWithNature

The illegal wildlife trade is a global crisis with serious impacts across the world. #ICCWC partners work together to support countries to combat #wildlifecrime. Read more: iccwc-wildlifecrime.org #TogetherAgainstWildlifeCrime

🌏 From Kenya to Kiribati, Canada to Cameroon: wishing everyone from the 56 nations of the Commonwealth a very happy Commonwealth Day today! The day will be marked with a service at Westminster Abbey, the launch of The King’s Baton Relay and the countdown to the Glasgow 2026

Every year for #EarthHour, millions of people turn off the lights to illuminate the need for #ClimateAction. Please join us – switch off your lights on March 22nd at 8:30 p.m. local time. Give an hour to Earth & use your power to push for a better world for us all.

“The silent retreat of glaciers has dire consequences for both biodiversity and communities.” On #WorldWaterDay, Astrid Schomaker of UN Biodiversity emphasizes the need to protect glaciers and their vital role #ForNature and for people. ➡️cbd.int/article/world-… #WWD2025 #KMGBF

This #WorldWaterDay 2025, UNEP calls for urgent action to mitigate climate change, promote sustainable water management, and strengthen environmental governance to protect these vital ecosystems. Our future depends on the water we safeguard today.💧 More: unep.org/topics/fresh-w…

Tonight, Parliament will join landmarks across the world taking part in #EarthHour 2025. 🌍 All non-essential lights will be switched off from 8:30pm to 9:30pm to raise awareness of environmental issues.

🌍 At 8.30pm tonight the lights at Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Windsor Castle will be switched off in support of WWF's #EarthHour an initiative to raise awareness of environmental issues. Join us for 60 minutes and give an hour for Earth. #BiggestHourforEarth

Join us on 21st June at The Spread Eagle, Homerton to celebrate 50 years of the Britain-Tanzania Society & Tanzania Development Trust . Music, dance, and community from 6pm–late. Venue Info: thespreadeaglelondon.co.uk

A message from BTS chair Paul Harrison regarding the announcement of the new Tanzanian foreign policy

Biodiversity is the web of life that connects us all & the foundation of our well-being. Yet our biodiversity is in crisis. The Global Biodiversity Framework is the world’s blueprint to halt & reverse the nature crisis. 22 May is #BiodiversityDay.

A historic moment for 🇬🇧🇹🇿 ties! We welcomed H.E. Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, former President, for his 1st official engagement as President of @BritainTzSoc. Read the full statement britaintanzaniasociety.co.uk/bts-newsletter Looking ahead to new partnerships in education, health & development

“It is a great honour to carry forward the work of our late elder, President Mwinyi, who contributed immensely to this community. I will do my best to follow in his footsteps and help advance BTS’s mission,” Dr Kikwete dailynews.co.tz/jk-takes-helm-…

Celebrating 50 remarkable years of Britain Tanzania Society & Tanzania Development Trust yesterday!  An incredible milestone built on fostering strong UK-Tanzania relations & supporting impactful projects in 🇹🇿.  So many familiar faces gathered at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, for this special occasion

On saturday, I had the honour of speaking at the 50th Anniversary of the Britain–Tanzania Society and the Tanzania Development Trust at St. James’s Church, Piccadilly, London. For half a century, BTS and TDT have shown the power of people-to-people diplomacy—touching over

On Saturday, we honoured the visionary founders of BTS and the TDT, established in 1975 by individuals like Bishop Trevor Huddleston and Hon. Amon Nsekela.  Their commitment to promoting mutual understanding and direct support has shaped five decades of positive impact.

Thank you to everyone who joined 50th-anniversary celebration Saturday, especially distinguished guests including H.E. Ambassador mbelwa Kairuki  and Ambassador Maulidah Hassan! gratitude to St. James's Church, Piccadilly, for being our host, and to Jeff Claxton for refreshments!

As we celebrate 50 years, we're looking forward to a future brimming with potential, partnership, & profound mutual benefit between UK and Tanzania!  With a focus on education and trade, & guided by the Mutual Prosperity Partnership, we're excited for what the next 50 years hold.