The One Where Rachel tries to Score a Cheap Deregulatory Hit – but actually undermines business and investor confidence
This pursuit of cheap deregulation headlines is getting exhausting, writes The Wildlife Trusts' Chief Executive Craig Bennett...
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Nature as a scapegoat has to stop – it's time to address nature security
This week marks five years since Craig Bennett joined The Wildlife Trusts as Chief Executive. He reflects on the seismic changes in that time – from a global pandemic to environmental policy…
The Labour Party's manifesto: nature and climate crises, an urgent challenge that must be faced?
After outlining their plans for nature's recovery, the Labour Party has now launched their official manifesto. In this blog, I review what's new, including a recognition that the nature…
The Conservative Party's plan for nature: holding the line on supporting nature's recovery
Released yesterday afternoon, the Conservative Party manifesto talks up 'Britain as a force for good in the world' - but in this blog, Craig Bennett, chief executive of The Wildlife…
Liberal Democrats plans for restoring nature: a detailed plan for recovery if implemented
Yesterday the Liberal Democrat Party published their General Election manifesto. Chief Executive of the Wildlife Trusts, Craig Bennett gives his reaction.
Labour's plans for restoring nature: a welcome start
Tonight, the Labour Party has published their plans for nature's recovery. Here, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts, Craig Bennett, reviews their plans and calls on all other political…
UK food security depends on restoring nature: then why are wildlife charities excluded from the Farm to Fork summit?
At the Farm to Fork summit hosted today by Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, we’re expecting to hear an announcement on a new annual Food Security Index – to add to the UK Food Security Report that…
Farmers and nature badly need ‘public money for public goods’
Farmers and nature badly need ‘public money for public goods’ – but the new farm environment schemes are a shadow of their original promise. Government must up its ambition and dig deep into its…
It’s not too late to stop the catastrophic loss of our wild plants
Today the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland publishes its new Plant Atlas – it’s a mammoth piece of work by thousands of amazing volunteers who’ve spent 20 years surveying the wild plants…
British rainforests – a new approach for climate action, communities and nature
We’re facing a climate and ecological emergency. We need to move much faster in rolling out joined-up solutions at scale, while also avoiding greenwashing traps that will only slow us down - write…