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Invertebrate Exploration at Government House
His excellency has kindly given us permission to search the grounds of government house for invertebrates, there are shrubberies, wooded areas and compost heaps to explore. Plus, with the…
Watchdog or lapdog? A test of the Government's commitment to nature
With an announcement due any day on a new Environment Bill, Russell Cooper, Public Affairs Manager at The Wildlife Trusts, shares his expectations of the Government at this critical time for the…
The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan published today
Stephanie Hilborne, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts, comments on the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan which is published today
The Government’s diminished ambition to restore UK seas is nonsensical
The health of UK seas is at rock bottom – they’re in crisis – so when the UK Government announced two years ago that it would be introducing a minimum of five Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs…
The Wildlife Trusts’ response to the Government’s Net Zero Strategy
Today, the Government published its flagship Net Zero Strategy, which outlines how it intends to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions across the UK by 2050. The Wildlife Trusts believe that…
Government gives badgers a reprieve
The Wildlife Trusts delighted that vaccination gets priority in the fight against bovine tuberculosis
The Wildlife Trusts calls on Government not to extend the badger cull and to prioritise cattle vaccine in the fight against bovine TB
Yesterday the Government gave the green light for supplementary licences for badger culling – despite opposition that The Wildlife Trusts and hundreds of other concerned organisations and…
The Wildlife Trusts publish list of the UK’s Government’s broken promises to nature
King’s Speech must herald progress for nature or key UK Government pledge will fail.
Next week’s King’s Speech must signal a better future for the UK’s struggling natural environment –…
Government puts bees at risk
The Government has again put bees at risk by permitting the use of the banned pesticide thiamethoxam on sugar beet in England in 2022.
Recovery of nature must be at heart of government’s proposals for future farming
Call to recognise the value of wild places as government consultation closes
Nature must be at the heart of the Government’s vision for energy and food security
The UK Government is set to publish an Energy Independence Plan and we are already seeing farming lobbyists push for greater intensive farming. These approaches fail to recognise the need to put a…