As usual, thanks to The Guardian’s coverage of important issues we see the above video and comments on an important milestone:

Some ideas are so self-evident they barely require explanation. One such concept is that of nature reserves. Most countries have them and today they cover more than 13% of the world’s land area.

But 100 years ago things were different. There were very few nature reserves of any kind, and in the face of an onslaught unleashed by modern farming and industry natural areas rich in wildlife were disappearing fast. This was especially the case in industrialised countries such as Great Britain.

One person who decided to act to stem the decline was Charles Rothschild. A member of the famous banking family, his passion was for nature and on working out where the best places for wildlife remained, and then getting them protected…