Biodiversity Net Gain weakened in latest nightmare before Christmas for nature
Today's announcement adds to long list of ways in which nature promises are broken
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Nightmare before Christmas: worst environmental regression in decades looms
Labour’s list of broken promises mounts
Government must give more funding to Natural England to monitor protected wildlife sites, say The Wildlife Trusts
Our response to the Office for Environmental Protection's new report
Underwhelmed: The Wildlife Trusts’ response to the Environmental Improvement Plan
Read our response to the much-anticipated new Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP).
The Wildlife Trusts react to today's budget
Read our response to the latest budget from the Treasury
New report challenges councils to cultivate ambition for community food growing across UK
Evidence prompts The Wildlife Trusts, the WI, Incredible Edible and Garden Organic to call for a ‘Right to Grow’ in towns and cities.
Polls show nature policies could affect outcome of general election
Almost identical numbers of environmental charity supporters vote Conservative as Labour – and majority of Wildlife Trust supporters may switch their votes at next election.
UK’s biggest nature charities publish shared Nature Markets Principles to help combat corporate greenwashing
• Principles cover carbon credits, biodiversity units and nutrient credits
• Charities aim to encourage responsible private investment in nature recovery
• Projects should be led by…
Government’s new Environment Act targets defy public opinion on polluted rivers and wildlife recovery
The Wildlife Trusts are appalled that Government ignores public’s plea to improve river health and protected places – and allows nature to flatline for next 20 years
The Wildlife Trusts call on the Government to bin the ‘Bulldozer Bill’*
Bill threatens important laws that protect places like the New Forest and wildlife such as otters, dolphins and peregrines