At its recent Annual General Meeting the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants voted Sir Partha in as its new president. The Emeritus Professor at Cambridge University’s Faculty of Economics and author of The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, commissioned by the UK Government, takes over the role for a two year term.

Brian Eversham, Chief Executive of the Wildlife Trust BCN, said: “It is a huge honour to welcome Sir Partha as our new president. His deep understanding of the impact human society has had on the environment will be invaluable to us as we embark on a new phase as a charity aiming to do even more to protect wildlife in our region.

“The Dasgupta Review, which was endorsed by Sir David Attenborough, HRH King Charles and many others, showed the ways we need to change our economy in order to protect the nature we rely on and hold dear. But while a global view is vital, this work must start in our own local towns, villages, gardens and countryside, which is what the Wildlife Trusts are here for.

“Next year we will be launching a new five year plan which will lay out our ambitions to do more than ever to protect wildlife and connect people with nature. I would like to take this opportunity to thank outgoing Trust president Michael Allen for helping us get where are today, and I look forward to working with Sir Partha as we look to the future.”