I think what disappoints me about the @rewildingbritain.org.uk collaboration with Camp Wild's privatisation of wild camping is this:

Camp Wild are in the business of exclusivity. It says so all over their website and comms.

If that's what rewilding means for people, then I want no part in it.

And glad to be included on the starter pack for ML researchers at Edinburgh! go.bsky.app/KRNDkN7m

Introducing myself on here 👋 I’m a PhD student at Edinburgh researching ML for imaging 🧠 my interests include computer vision, self-sup learning, geometric deep learning, applied to medical and environmental imaging domains
More on my website: andrewwango.github.io

Moving stuff over from LinkedIn.
And I only mention racism twice - a record!

Why do we need to prioritise equity of access in conservation & nature?

My latest blog on why conservation needs widespread nature connection, and to achieve that we need a conservation model that promotes access rather than systemic exclusion and gatekeeping.
andrewwango.github.io/access-for-w...

It’ll be a fun one, with lots of recent ongoings for @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social and I to rant about including nature commodification, inclusivity-washing, white saviourism, right to roam, threat to wild camping…

Saturday 4pm @Kendal Town Hall with Patagonia, tickets still available!

Expect: nature connection, equity of access, belonging, identity, antiracism, how these are all linked, what’s going well and what needs to change

Upcoming panel at Kendal Mountain Festival: we’ll be speaking about access to the outdoors with some amazing panellists inc. @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social

kendalmountainfestival.eventive.org/schedule/667...