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On 7th October 2024 - UN Habitat Day, with its call to engage youth in shaping a better urban future – Charlotte Glazier took to LinkedIn with a bold and heartfelt commitment: to ignite a purpose-led, child-powered movement for nature stewardship on our streets.
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Charlotte is a mother raising a young child in North Southwark, a densely built-up part of London where only 29% of residents have access to private green space. She has seen how local green deficit affects children – not only through lack of nature, but through the absence of a child-friendly public realm.
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Her vision is to reclaim and reimagine the street as a joyful, welcoming space - where children can connect with and bring nature back into daily life and grow a sense of care, wonder and belonging.
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With over 30 years’ experience in landscape architecture and local government, Charlotte has focused her career on climate adaptation, community participation and greening the public realm. Past work includes pioneering initiatives like Islington Greener Together and the development of green finance tools for the scale-up of pocket parks and street-level infrastructure.
Otto, age 6
​A recurring challenge has always been the lack of revenue funding for local greening. InvestiNatures is her response; a movement to empower communities and explore new models of support - with children at its heart.
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Alongside this open movement, Charlotte is also developing a separate business focused on delivering funded greening strategies in partnership with local authorities and businesses.
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The InvestiNatures movement is for everyone - a space for shared learning, inspiration, and collaboration. Its aim is to support the growth of child-led street nature initiatives across the country, following a social franchise model that anyone can adopt, adapt, and help shape. This platform exists to remove barriers, amplify local efforts, and celebrate work that belongs to the people who create it.
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InvestiNatures is what we collectively make it.
