Who we are
ERS is a Registered Charity No. 1118951 with the aim of fostering a global network of projects involved in repair of ecosystems, including planting trees to restore forests, cleaning polluted oceans and rivers, and reintroducing endangered species into the wild.
Our goal is to transform the increasing concern for environmental degradation into positive action, inspiring the world’s citizens to play their part in restoring the natural health of their own environments.
Our approach is proactive and practical, forming partnerships with schools, community groups, charities, NGOs, government agencies and businesses, to create a global alliance to address the challenge of restoring the earth.
ERS grew out of the Restore the Earth conference held in Scotland in April 2002 under the auspices of UNEP and UNESCO that called for an internationally funded Earth Restoration Programme.
Alan Watson Featherstone - Trustee/Cofounder
(Trees for Life Scotland) - Co-Founder and Director
Alan Watson Featherstone, is founder and Executive Director of the award winning Scottish Charity, Trees for Life. He has been a member of the Findhorn Foundation Community since 1978 and is a frequent speaker at international conferences where he addresses environmental issues. He was co-convenor of the international environmental conference held under the auspices of UNEP and UNESCO in April 2002.
Peter Phelps - Trustee/Co-founder
(Subscriptions Marketing) - Co Founder and Director
Peter Phelps spent twelve years in funds management and investment banking, including four years in the Republic of Kazakhstan. He is a major shareholder and financial director of the UK’s leading publishing marketing company, Subscriptions Marketing. He has been actively involved in forest restoration projects in both the UK and Australia since 1997 and is a founder of Earth Restoration Service. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).
Dermot O’Gorman - Trustee
(WWF China) – Director
Dermot joined WWF in May 1998. During this time he has worked as the Deputy Director, Asia Pacific Programme for WWF International in Switzerland, was the Regional Representative of WWF South Pacific Programme for 3 years, based in Fiji and as the Head of Government and Aid Agency relationships at WWF-UK in London. He currently is the Country Representative of WWF China, based in Beijing. Prior to joining WWF, Dermot worked with Government Environmental Agencies in Australia and England. including the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and the England Countryside Commission. He has two degrees in Environmental Conservation and a masters in Environmental Policy and Assessment from the London School of Economics. Dermot is Australian, is married with no children.
Howard Colvin - Trustee
(Subscriptions Marketing) - Co Founder and Director
Originally from Belfast, Howard worked for a number of years as a band manager in the music industry. In 1993, he switched his attention to the fledgling alternative investment arena, setting up a joint venture with Rudolf Wolff Fund Management. In 2000, Howard set up Hedge Fund Marketing with his fellow trustee Peter Phelps, having previously founded Subscriptions Marketing, the UK's largest subscription agency and owner of LetsSubscribe.com. Howard has been actively involved in supporting ERS since its inception, and became a trustee in 2007, being instrumental in the launch of its Forest of Fame initiative.
Andreas Kornevall - Director of Operations
(WorkingAbroad) – Co-founder
Andreas Kornevall, Founder of WorkingAbroad (1997), an international service linking volunteers with local NGO’s in over 150 countries. A graduate in Public Relations and Communications (BPR) from Geneva, Switzerland. He has spent the past ten years working with innovative grassroots programmes in the ecological, cultural and social sectors, collaborating in countries such as India, USA, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Swaziland, Iceland, the Gambia etc. A member of the British Permaculture Association and a recording artist featured on national US radio. Andreas currently resides with family in the SW England.
