Mandy Lieu Dior – Sublime https://sublimemagazine.com Inspiration for a Sustainable World Sun, 06 Apr 2025 08:04:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/sublimemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Sublime_Logo.jpeg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mandy Lieu Dior – Sublime https://sublimemagazine.com 32 32 243252845 Giving nature time to thrive https://sublimemagazine.com/giving-nature-time-to-thrive/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:04:40 +0000 https://sublimemagazine.com/?p=21511 A growing number of people in the UK are using their land for nature restoration and nature-friendly farming. Mandy Lieu writes about a recent gathering at her Ewhurst Park estate where fellow ‘rewilders’ were able to share experiences.

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]]> 21511 The case for fewer sheep https://sublimemagazine.com/the-case-for-fewer-sheep/ Sun, 19 May 2024 09:28:38 +0000 https://sublimemagazine.com/?p=21386 Some conservationists are suggesting a reevaluation of the UK’s longstanding emphasis on sheep farming. Mandy Lieu highlights this pressing issue currently under debate in the realms of rewilding and agriculture.

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]]> 21386 Green education is needed https://sublimemagazine.com/green-education-is-needed/ Mon, 06 May 2024 18:08:23 +0000 https://sublimemagazine.com/?p=21316 Education – and especially children’s education – is an important part of our programme at Ewhurst Park, where we are turning a former 925-acre shooting estate back to nature.

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]]> 21316 We can live in harmony with nature https://sublimemagazine.com/we-can-live-in-harmony-with-nature/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:12:13 +0000 https://sublimemagazine.com/?p=20983 The focus of this year’s World Economic Forum was on finding solutions rather than merely diagnosing the world’s problems. According to the forum, this means we must work together “within societies and among nations” – hence, the forum adopted the theme of Rebuilding Trust.

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]]> 20983 A year of rewilding https://sublimemagazine.com/a-year-of-rewilding/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:19:56 +0000 https://sublimemagazine.com/?p=20705 A lot can happen during a year of ‘rewilding’. At Ewhurst Park we are turning a 925-acre former hunting estate back to nature, and we have seen some incredible changes as a result of tactical land management, which often involves simply leaving nature to do its own thing with some gentle interventions.

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]]> 20705 Nature-friendly farming can tackle global hunger https://sublimemagazine.com/nature-friendly-farming-can-tackle-global-hunger/ Sat, 18 Nov 2023 13:00:58 +0000 https://sublimemagazine.com/?p=20712 I will be watching with interest the discussions taking place at this month’s Global Food Security Summit, which is taking place in the UK. The summit brings together key international development actors to share solutions and forge partnerships to help improve food security and save lives.

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]]> 20712 Farming can restore nature https://sublimemagazine.com/farming-can-restore-nature/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:00:12 +0000 https://sublimemagazine.com/?p=20254 I’ve noticed a shift in thinking around the term ‘rewilding’. There is now a new appreciation of the need to include the farming community in conversations around restoring nature while producing food.

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]]> 20254 Trade not always good for planet https://sublimemagazine.com/trade-not-always-good-for-planet/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:11:23 +0000 https://sublimemagazine.com/?p=20594 I was interested to see the UK has joined the Pacific trading pact CPTPP, a trading agreement with 11 countries, including my birth nation Malaysia.

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]]> 20594 Dear Prime Minister https://sublimemagazine.com/dear-prime-minister/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:19:11 +0000 https://sublimemagazine.com/?p=17277 In these uncertain and critical times, Sublime magazine columnist Mandy Lieu writes an open letter to the newly appointed UK's Prime Minister

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]]> 17277 The Future is Regenerative https://sublimemagazine.com/the-future-is-regenerative/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:02:58 +0000 https://testserver.sublimemagazine.com/sublimewp22/the-future-is-regenerative/ When I was a little girl growing up in Malaysia, the forests where we lived had more kinds of fruit than I could count. I would go out and collect everything from mangosteens to lychees. Malaysia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, with more than 15,000 species of plant and more than 150,000 species of invertebrates.

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