Page 8 - BBCT117 - Buzzword 03.19

The next five years and beyond . . .
‘ number and distribution of bumblebees.
The future, as someone
once told me, “ain’t what it
used to be”
We can all be sure that the future will
be different, in so many unimaginable
ways. We know we are entering a new
age of conservation. There is a new
language, reflective of an emerging
new era breaking through: natural
capital, landscape scale conservation,
habitat connectivity, reconnecting with
nature, sustainability. With this in mind
staff within the Trust have taken a long
hard look at the way we operate and
what we need to do to be successful.
We have developed a new plan for the
next five years which learns from the
past and embraces new developments,
but crucially keeps our most important,
priority in sight - a vision of creating a
world where bumblebees are thriving
and valued.
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is
now in its 14th year of operation. From
day one, we have retained the same
passion. Our mission is still the same.
We continue to work hard to increase the
8 9
Photo: Peiter Haringsma,
Buff-tailed bumblebee
(Bombus terrestris)
We greatly value the immense
contribution our members make to our
innovative work, and are proud to have
your support.
are given throughout this edition of
Buzzword, outlines a vision that we wish
Our new strategic plan, details of which
to fulfil to the best of our ability making
sure that staff, our members, indeed
all of our communities and our many
supporters receive what they need to
ensure bumblebees flourish.
Most people say generating ideas isn’t
the problem - it is making them happen
that’s really hard. In developing our
Aims
1. Enhance the understanding
of bumblebee ecology and
conservation.
2. Increase the quality and quantity
of bumblebee habitat.
3. Inspire and enable a diverse
range of people to take action for
bumblebees.
4. Be an effective and sustainable
organisation.
new plan, our staff and trustees, have
and energy to fulfil our plans but we
diligently gone back to basics over the ever. We know we have the momentum
last 18 months. Now we will put our need you to support our ambitions.
ideas to the test. The Trust’s direction Our new ‘vision’ and ‘mission’ are below,
has been set and we have developed both of which I am sure you share.
a comprehensive action plan to
accomplish our goals, and manage our Gill Perkins, CEO
finances in a sustainable way.
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust
is made up of many ordinary people
and volunteers. Ordinary people doing Photo: Peiter Haringsma, Devil’s-bit
doing extraordinary things, including
paid staff, trustees, as well as members
extraordinary things. I wish to thank all
of you who have helped us over the past
14 years, and we hope you will continue
your support as we dive headlong into
scabious (Succisa pratensis)
the future.
said, “In the depth of winter, I finally
@Bumblebeeconservationtrust
learned that there was in me an
Albert Camus, the French philosopher, Follow us on:
invincible summer.”
@Bumblebeeconservationtrust
There is an invincible summer in all of Twitter.com
us in the Trust, staff, trustees, members, @BumblebeeTrust
volunteers – a determination to ensure @BuzzingWales
@BuzzingPeak
our wonderful strapline ‘saving the sound @BuzzingDevon
of summer’ has more relevance than
vision mission
A world where bumblebees To increase the number and
are thriving and valued distribution of bumblebees