Ruth Davis OBE was appointed UK Special Representative for Nature on 15 November 2024.
Ruth is an Environment Specialist and Advisor. She has more than 20 years’ experience of high-level influencing on nature and climate change, in the public and private sector.
COP30 was always going to be a landmark for nature, set against the backdrop of the Amazon river in Belém, the gateway to the world’s largest tropical forest. But beyond the ‘COP in the forest’ headlines, two things made this summit pivotal for those committed to protecting and restoring critical ecosystems. Read this post to find …
Ruth Davis is the UK’s first-ever Special Representative for Nature. In this post, she shares her reflections on the role the UK government has played at COP29 and why we need to put nature at the heart of our discussions on climate change.