Bright Green Nature is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Holmes as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mark will commence employment from 1st July 2026.
Mark joins Bright Green Nature from The Glacier Trust, bringing experience in environmental leadership, community engagement, climate resilience, and partnership working. Mark has worked across nature recovery, sustainable land management, and community-led environmental action, building collaborations across the public, private, and charitable sectors.
Mark succeeds Dr Karen Blackport as Chief Executive Officer. Dr Blackport, who founded Bright Green Nature and who will continue to support the organisation as Chair of the Board of Trustees.
Under Mark’s leadership, Bright Green Nature will continue to expand its work delivering innovative approaches to community-based nature restoration that address the interconnected challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change, and sustainable rural development.
Commenting on his appointment, Mark Holmes said:
“I am honoured to be joining Bright Green Nature at such an exciting stage in its development. Karen has built an organisation with a strong reputation for innovation, collaboration and hands on community impact. I look forward to working with the talented team and partners to build on this success”
Dr Karen Blackport, Founder and Chair of Bright Green Nature, said:
” I am delighted to welcome Mark as our new Chief Executive Officer. His experience across community engagement, climate resilience, common land management and partnership development makes him well placed to lead the organisation into its next phase.”
The appointment reflects Bright Green Nature’s continued commitment to growth, innovation and leadership in the UK environmental sector. With increasing demand for effective place-based solutions to nature recovery and rural sustainability, the organisation is well positioned to expand its reach and deliver projects that create measurable benefits for biodiversity, climate resilience, natural capital and local communities.