Public wants urgent political action on environment and climate change
On Wednesday 26th June, thousands of people from across the country will visit Westminster for face-to-face meetings with their MP
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Government 25 Year Environment Plan progress report published today
Joan Edwards, Director of Public Affairs at The Wildlife Trusts, comments on the 25 Year Environment Plan progress report
New scheme could make developers help reverse wildlife declines
The Wildlife Trusts call for all new developments to contribute to a Nature Recovery Network
HS2 Ltd approach to natural environment is derisory
The Wildlife Trusts condemn HS2 Phase 2b draft Environmental Statement. Public consultation closes Friday 21st December.
Some protection reinstated for at-risk Local Wildlife Sites
Today the Government has published a revised version of its National Planning Policy Framework which now includes some reinstated protection for Local Wildlife Sites following a campaign supported…
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
New proposals for a wilder Britain - critical moment to reverse the decline of nature
Today The Wildlife Trusts publish a new report which shows how new laws could lead to the creation of nature recovery maps and reverse decades of wildlife declines.
£8 million internationally-important wilderness in Suffolk gets the go-ahead after National Lottery Funding donates large sum
Creation of a 1,000 acre wetland as gateway to the Broads National Park
A local council ignores national outcry by ploughing ahead with plans that threaten one of the last bastions for nightingales in England
Local Plan that continues to designate land at and around Lodge Hill as being suitable for thousands of new houses.
New guidelines call for homes for people and wildlife
Why and how to build nature-friendly housing developments