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A POSITIVE NUISANCE

Robin Maynard.

FINDING A NATURAL OPTIMISM

As we become more experienced in the business of life, it’s easy to get into the habit of intellectual inertia. We can close our minds, becoming what we once ran from in our youth. A stagnation of thought begins to take hold and begins to cripple us.

Any organisation, or society, no matter how radical in its inception can fall victim to this same stagnation. That’s why moments of maverick thinking can be so fleetingly rare. But maverick thought doesn’t require a prophet-like zeal running through every moment of one’s life.

Maverick thinking is born from the smallest interactions, from those who are on the peripheries of power, from those not ladened with prescribed expectation. To inject hope and passion into the smallest interactions of life is to practise this sometimes illusive maverick thought. Developing an everyday radicalism is the fusion from which maverick thought emerges, and from which change can occur.

ROBIN MAYNARD is that maverick. Robin describes what he has done over the past thirty years as making a “positive nuisance” of himself.

I’m a shrewd freelance campaigner, avid environmentalist and general ‘positive nuisance’ on behalf of some of the UK’s leading green NGOs.

I’ve honed my campaign skills through three decades of effective environmental action – including 15 years in senior campaigner roles for The Soil Association, Wildlife Trusts and Friends of the Earth, and leading Population Matters as CEO for 7 years.

My dogged persistence and smart strategies have helped win high-impact victories for nature – including success for the (Save) Our Forests campaign, forcing a Government U-turn on its plans to sell off England’s public woods and forests.

I can help strengthen your voice and maximise your campaign’s impact.


“Robin is an incredibly bright, and forward-thinking leader—his passion and sensitivity in working with Kenyan partners on climate justice, population growth and consumption were truly inspiring. I really value collaborating with him on our joint projects in Kenya; he listens, remembers, and acts with deep understanding, compassion and respect.”
 

“A clear and persuasive communicator, Robin’s dedication to environmental and social justice shines through his work. He isn’t afraid to speak out on the environmental challenges that some see as controversial, bringing a sense of reason and clarity to the more knotty aspects of climate campaigning.”

Anna Hughes, Director Flight Free UK, former trustee Population Matters
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“I have the highest regard for Robin’s qualities – both professional and personal. He is smart, dedicated, hugely experienced and very creative.”

Jonathon Porritt, CBE, co-founder of Forum for the Future and former director of Friends of the Earth

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“Robin has extremely wide ranging experience, excellent contacts and detailed knowledge of food and farming issues… There are few, if any, more experienced campaigners in these areas.”

Peter Melchett, policy director for Soil Association

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