Spring 2020 magazine UK News
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Great news for Gwent Levels as motorway plans scrapped
The Welsh Government has shown its commitment to a wilder future today, after rejecting plans to build an M4 relief road across the Gwent Levels.
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
Strategy 2030
We need to restore nature at a global scale, on land and at sea. And it needs to happen now. Strategy 2030 provides the high-level framework of how we intend to go about it.
Yet again World Oceans Day is a good news day for our seas!
Joan Edwards of The Wildlife Trusts reflects on being a member of the HPMA panel and is calling on Government for an ambitious delivery plan for Highly Protected Marine Areas within a year.
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Keep up to date with the latest stories, research, projects and challenges as we work to tackle the climate and nature crisis.
Dive into National Marine Week 2019!
Watch whales, swim a snorkel safari and ramble those rock pools this summer
The British Wildlife Photography Awards 2019
Celebrate a Decade of British Wildlife
Mission 2030 - Bringing Back Nature In Suffolk
Nature is in crisis, but together, we can turn the tide. Suffolk Wildlife Trust has launched Mission 2030—an ambitious campaign to raise £1,000,000 over the next three years to restore wildlife,…
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Thousands wade-in to protect UK seas – The Wildlife Trusts’ marine review 2019
2019 has seen extraordinary sightings of minke whales and bottlenose dolphins in UK waters, restoration of vital saltmarshes and conservation action by thousands of marine and coastal volunteers…
UK Government announces commitment to 30% of land for nature by 2030 – The Wildlife Trusts respond
Today the UK Government announced a commitment to 30% of land for nature by 2030. The announcement was made on the same day that The Wildlife Trusts announced their own vision for 30 by 30 and a…
General Election 2019: The results are in - so what does it mean for nature?
Concern for the environment is at a record high. Over a quarter of Britons now cite it as one of the top three issues facing the country. The amazing uprising of young people this year sparked a…