Nature as a board member 

At In Place of War, we believe the natural world deserves a seat at the table. Through our climate project EarthSonic, we welcome a different creature as an honorary board member at each of our UK board meetings - listening to their sounds, learning their stories, and asking what they can teach us about our shared world.

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Blakiston’s fish owl

Our first honorary board member for 2026 is a remarkable owl that we believe truly deserves more…

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Tokay gecko

Our final honorary board member for 2025 is the The Tokay gecko, a very large, colourful species…

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The Cockroach

The second honorary board member from nature for 2025 is the very humble but awe-inspiring cockroach.

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Eurasian Curlew

Our first ever non-human Honorary Board Member is… the Eurasian Curlew!


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