Richard Sandbrook Trust

A group of Richard’s colleagues and family are exploring the possibility of setting up a charitable trust in Richard’s name to continue to develop some of the ideas that Richard worked on so tirelessly through his whole life.

This group, chaired by David Runnalls (President of International Institute for Sustainable Development), comprises Tom Burke (Imperial College London), Jonathon Porritt (Co-founder Forum for the Future), Benjamin Sandbrook, Martin Sandbrook, Tim Smit and Caroline Digby (Eden Project) and Camilla Toulmin (Director International Institute for Environment and Development).

Once it has been legally established, the trustees intend to invite many of the organisations and individuals that Richard was associated with to participate in the development of its activities. If you are interested in being involved or being kept informed, please can you either complete the registration form or send your contact details to info@sandbrooktrust.org. This will ensure that you are included in the database for further communications.

The Eden Project has plans to convert farmhouses on the edge of its site to house the Sandbrook Centre, creating a unique meeting place reflecting Richard's remarkable gift of bringing people together who normally do not talk to each other and are then surprised to find they have much in common.

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is piloting an international fellowship programme providing funding for up to 15 mid-career professionals to spend time at IIED and reciprocal visits to partner institutions, to be known as the Richard Sandbrook Fellows.

Plant Talk magazine is planning a special commemorative edition in memory of Richard in December, taking a decidedly ‘Richard’ look at the world combining conservation with development, commerce and hope. Can you contribute?

Forum for the Future awards the Richard Sandbrook Memorial Prize to the leadership candidate judged by peers as “most likely to succeed”.

Friends brave swimming Lake Geneva in August to raise funds for the Richard Sandbrook scholarship at Exeter College Oxford University.