Rebecca Pow

During her time as Overseas Territories Minister, Rebecca also championed Biodiversity Strategies and ocean conservation. Before entering politics, Rebecca was the first UK TV Environment Correspondent and one of the first women to produce and present BBC Farming Today on BBC Radio 4. She received several accolades for her work including a Green Heart Hero Award from the Climate Coalition and a place on the ENDS report list of as one of 50 most influential women in environmental policy.

Rebecca was instrumental in gaining extra legal protection for precious ancient woodland, in achieving the ban on microplastics in wash off care products and getting soil recognized as a key plank of new Environmental Land Management scheme, resulting in farmers being paid to manage soil sustainably benefiting our environment.