Homes and nature – no contest
Once again nature is pitched as the enemy to progress. But is it really to blame? And are there not ways to meet the housing demand and ensure nature’s recovery. The Wildlife Trusts believe so, as…
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Amy Lewis
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Pitting food security against nature recovery is a dangerous distraction – our food security depends on a thriving natural world
This week, The Wildlife Trusts announced the launch of a new £6 million programme, ‘Transforming Nature’s Recovery’, which will accelerate wildlife recovery in the UK by supporting rewilding…
Groundhog Day for pollinators: bee-killing pesticide approved for UK use again
Joe Llanos, Policy & Information Officer, explores this issue of neonicotinoid pesticides and the Government's decision to once again authorise their use.
Landmark COP15 agreement gives nature hope for the future, if implementation follows
After twelve days of talks and two years of delay, negotiators at COP15 in Montreal have agreed a historic global deal to protect nature. Lucy Pegg, Public Affairs Officer at The Wildlife Trusts,…
UK Government’s deregulation agenda is dangerous: for the good of future generations, we must retain existing laws and enhance nature protection instead
We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with more than one in ten species in England on the brink of extinction and the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in…
Key protections for at risk species lost
More than 30 conservation NGOs issue an open letter to oppose a review of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which could undermine decades of work to restore and protect threatened species
Risk to peaceful protest could have profound implications for environment and climate
The simple act of peaceful protest is under threat.
An important moment: the climate and nature debate
Thursday 28th November saw the first ever debate on the climate and nature emergencies between party leaders. So why was this debate so important? Elliot Chapman-Jones discusses.
Government launches new ‘green watchdog’ consultation
Today the Government have published a consultation on creating a new environmental watchdog. Joan Edwards, The Wildlife Trusts’ Director of Living Seas and Public Affairs, writes on what’s needed…
Remapping and Reconnecting Britain’s Fragmented Wildlife
Hugh Warwick, hedgehog-loving ecologist and author, believes we can work together to create a better world for ourselves and for wildlife.