{"id":12181,"date":"2022-03-14T10:37:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/?page_id=12181"},"modified":"2022-04-13T01:29:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T00:29:58","slug":"environment-and-nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/environment-and-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment and Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_custom color_primary with_shape\"><div class=\"l-section-shape type_triangle-2 pos_bottom\" style=\"height:6vh;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 8\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\">\r\n\t<path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M64 8 L0 8 L0 0 L48 7.9 L64 0 Z\"\/>\r\n<\/svg><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">Environment and Nature<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_916d5e53 height_custom\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-grid type_grid layout_12109 cols_3 pagination_ajax overflow_hidden\" id=\"us_grid_1\" style=\"--gap:15px;\" data-filterable=\"true\"><style>@media (max-width:1024px){#us_grid_1 .w-grid-item{width:50%}}@media (max-width:600px){#us_grid_1 .w-grid-list{margin:0}#us_grid_1 .w-grid-item{width:100%;padding:0;margin-bottom:var(--gap,0px)}}.layout_12109 .w-grid-item-h{background:var(--color-footer-bg);border-radius:1.25rem;box-shadow:0 0.04rem 0.08rem rgba(0,0,0,0.1),0 0.13rem 0.4rem rgba(0,0,0,0.1);transition-duration:0.3s}.no-touch .layout_12109 .w-grid-item-h:hover{box-shadow:0 0.16rem 0.32rem rgba(0,0,0,0.1),0 0.53rem 1.6rem rgba(0,0,0,0.15);z-index:4}.layout_12109 .usg_vwrapper_1{transition-duration:0.3s;transform-origin:50% 50%;transform:scale(1) translate(0%,0%)}.layout_12109 .w-grid-item-h:hover .usg_vwrapper_1{transform:scale(1) translate(0%,0%);opacity:1;background:var(--color-content-primary)!important;color:#ffffff!important}.layout_12109 .usg_post_title_1{color:#f5f5f5!important;font-size:1.8rem!important;margin-bottom:5%!important}.layout_12109 .usg_vwrapper_1{border-radius:20px!important;background:var(--color-footer-bg)!important;padding:1rem 1.5rem 1rem 1.5rem!important;box-shadow:0 10px 30px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.12)!important}.layout_12109 .usg_post_content_1{color:#f5f5f5!important}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-13663 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-environment-and-nature\" data-id=\"13663\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/advolly-richmond\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Advolly Richmond\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/advolly-richmond\/\">Advolly Richmond<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Advolly Richmond is an independent garden and social historian. She is a Trustee of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust and a member of the Gardens&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-13841 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-environment-and-nature\" data-id=\"13841\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/ahmed-yasine-ali-dr\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Ahmed Yasine Ali (Dr)\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/ahmed-yasine-ali-dr\/\">Ahmed Yasine Ali (Dr)<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">He was the founder and CEO of IGO ltd which he described as an innovative botanical product supply company, which also developed new bioactive botanical&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-12759 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-environment-and-nature\" data-id=\"12759\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/clotilda-adessa-douglas-yakimchuk\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Clotilda Adessa Douglas-Yakimchuk\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/clotilda-adessa-douglas-yakimchuk\/\">Clotilda Adessa Douglas-Yakimchuk<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">First African Canadian to graduate from the Nova Scotia Hospital school of Nursing.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-13827 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-environment-and-nature\" data-id=\"13827\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/danny-clarke\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Danny Clarke\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/danny-clarke\/\">Danny Clarke<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">A horticulturist and broadcaster, Clarke was the first Black person to present their own gardening show in the UK, The Instant Gardener.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-13817 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-environment-and-nature\" data-id=\"13817\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/dominique-edwards\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Dominique Edwards\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/dominique-edwards\/\">Dominique Edwards<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">towards ensuring communities of colour have access to fresh, 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