A small group of Trustees takes an active interest in Gaia's vision, activities and performance. Their support and commitment to our work is gratefully received.

Jules Cashford
Nic Marks
Edward Posey
Tracy Worcester

Jules Cashford

Jules Cashford is a writer and lecturer on mythology. She studied philosophy at St Andrews University and literature at Cambridge, and was Supervisor in Tragedy for Trinity College, Cambridge for some years. She is a member of the International Association of Analytical Psychology.

Jules Cashford is the co-author, with Anne Baring, of The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image (Penguin Arkana, 1993), and translator of The Homeric Hymns (Penguin Classics, 2003). Her most recent book, The Moon: Myth and Image (Cassell Illustrated, 2003) is a comprehensive look at the Moon and its vast influence on the structure and symbolism of mythology, religion and consciousness.

Nic Marks

Nic Marks is Head of the Centre for Well-being at the New Economics Foundation, NEF. He has a degree in Management Studies from Cambridge University, an MSc from Lancaster University and a postgraduate diploma in Change Agent Skills and Strategies from the University of Surrey. He is a qualified psychotherapist and a member of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies.

Nic was the co-author of the first edition of the UK Index of Sustainable Economics Welfare, which NEF first published in 1994. He is also a consultant to a project sponsored by the Government of Bhutan on how to construct indicators for assessing Gross National Happiness in Bhutan.

Edward Posey <ed@gaianet.org>

Edward Posey trained as an RAF pilot for National Service, in the late 1940s, and flew for the Reserves. He studied at the London School of Economics, then after a brief period working for the family business in the City of London, embarked on an aviation career. After many successful years in aviation, Edward began to question the social responsibility and ethics of the business world in which he was involved. Consultancy work soon developed into promoting a more holistic approach to business, and the channelling of human potential towards a more socially responsible path.

Edward has dedicated over 30 years entirely to philanthropic work. In 1984, he co-founded the Gaia Foundation and provided his home in north London as the office. He is also Trustee of Findhorn Foundation in Scotland, the Wilderness Leadership School in South Africa, an active member of Social Venture Network Europe, and Member of the Executive Development Committee for the Natural History Museum, London. In 2007, Edward was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for 'services to the Gaia Foundation'. His compassion and positive spirit have been vital for many people and initiatives. More detail and quotes from Gaia Associates and friends.

Tracy Worcester

Tracy is an ecologist who campaigns for farmer's land rights and livelihoods in developing countries, and for local food markets in the UK. Tracy, the Marchioness of Worcester, formerly known as the actress Tracy Ward, has been actively involved in the environmental movement for over twelve years. Mother of three, she continues to write, present and campaign.

Aside from her duties as a Gaia Trustee, Tracy is Associate Director of the International Society for Ecology And Culture and is closely linked with Transport 2000 and the Soil Association, among other UK environmental organizations.

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Gaia Internship

6-month internship, including research and writing on Gaia-Earth systems science and climate change.
More info & how to apply.

In Memoriam:
Thomas Berry 1914-2009

The Universe is a communion of subjects not a collection of objects.

Theologian, scholar, eminent cultural historian, and a cherished Patron of the Gaia Foundation, Thomas Berry passed away on 1st June. He remains in our hearts, reminding us of the beauty of nature and of our role and responsibilities within the wider Earth community.

Learn more about our work to develop a new Earth Jurisprudence, inspired by Thomas Berry.

Gaia Learning Centre

Learning to live with ecological integrity.

2009 Programme of Gaia workshops and evening talks.

Earth Ethics - abstracts from Gaia Evenings. View all.

Podcasts - audio recordings from Gaia Events. View all.

Earth is Community - DVDs
A set of DVDs celebrating the vision and path of Thomas Berry.

More Ideas

Be informed or inspired, with some of Gaia's international network

Pig Business - shocking exposé of corporate pig farming, by Tracy Worcester, environmental activist and Gaia Trustee - on More 4, Tuesday 30 June, 10pm.

Cosmology of Convergence - with Brian Swimme, Sophia Center Summer Institute, 16-21 July.

Landscapes of the Mind -lectures, workshops and nature, The Eden Project, 25-27 September.

The Challenge for Africa and award-winning documentary Taking Root - about Gaia Associate and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai.

Social Edge - for blogs and moving stories from social entrepreneurs, and a recent interview with Martín von Hildebrand, director of Fundación Gaia Amazonas.

Sacred Land Film Project - dedicated to protecting the Earth's sacred places through education and advocacy.