BANC
Personnel
Honorary Officers
Vice Presidents
John
Bowers
Retired Reader in Applied Economics at the University of Leeds,
specialising in environmental and agricultural policy,
John also
campaigns to protect the natural environment of the Aegean island of
Lesbos.
Professor Adrian Phillips CBE
An expert in countryside planning and conservation policy,
Adrian's career has included
inter
alia
more than ten years as head of the Countryside Commission and a
six-year stint as chair of the IUCN's World Commission on Protected
Areas.
Professor
Duncan
Poore
Duncan is a renowned authority on post-1945 UK conservation
and on tropical forestry, whose publications include
No Timber Without Trees
and
Changing Landscapes.
Marion
Shoard
An author and campaigner, Marion's works include the
ground-breaking
Theft
of the Countryside,
This Land is Our Land
and
A Right to Roam.
BANC
Council
BANC is a UK-registered charity, governed by a Council of
elected (and, exceptionally, co-opted) members. Elections are held
annually at the Annual General Meeting. All BANC members are entitled
to stand for office and Council and to vote. An annual report and
independently-audited accounts are submitted to the Commissioner for
Charities.
Officers
Chair - Diana
Pound
A BANC member since 1981 and a Council member for two years, Diana is
focussing on giving BANC fresh momentum and increased membership. With
a background in environmental science and landscape ecology and a
25-year career in natural resource management, she runs her own
consultancy to design and facilitate stakeholder dialogues that result
in better management of the natural environment. Diana works mainly in
the UK, but also in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Secretary -
Graeme
Duckworth
Graeme worked in IT in the City for 17 years until he came to his
senses and studied for an MSc in Conservation at UCL in 2005-6. He's
been a BANC member for two years and is also our webmaster. Mindful of
BANC's honourable role and valuable ‘franchise’ in
conservation, Graeme will help enhance BANC’s products and
profile, especially through the web site. He loves birdwatching and
wandering about in rainforest, if his kids would let him.
Treasurer -
Derek
Bensley
Past Treasurer of the Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust, Derek is
also Treasurer of the Mammal Society and of Flora &
Fauna International.
Other Council
Members
Mathew
Frith
Fran
Hitchinson
Peter
Massini
Ralph
Underhill
