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Where is our water coming from?

Published on: 15 June 2023

Where is our water coming from? WildFish Deputy CEO Janina Gray and Water Policy Officer James Overington discuss the launch of their new campaign.

How can the Government 'level up' access to nature for everyone?

Published on: 13 June 2023

As the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill nears its final stages, Rebecca Pullinger from the Woodland Trust and Chair of the Link Land Use Planning Group explores what it means to ‘level up’ nature.

Green Space Index finds more access to local parks required

Published on: 9 June 2023

Fields in Trust updated the Green Space Index yesterday. Maxwell Patterson, Policy and Communications Officer, writes about the GSI's findings and what the Government can do to ensure all people have access to parks and greenspaces within a 10 minute walk of home.

Natural capital: The view from a small family farm

Published on: 9 June 2023

Robert Fraser, Herefordshire farmer and Executive Director of the Real Farming Trust, on how markets for nature will favour big landowners and allow companies to continue to offset harmful practices while the most biodiverse farms are being forced to intensify or give up

We need a new vision for the road ahead

Published on: 6 June 2023

Simon Marsh, formerly the RSPB’s Head of Nature Protection and now a freelance planning consultant, reflects on the key points raised in Link's response to the Government's recent consultation on the draft revised National Networks National Policy Statement.

When it comes to tackling the biodiversity crisis, international scientific collaboration is a must

Published on: 5 June 2023

Prof Nathalie Pettorelli, of Zoological Society of London, talks about the valuable role of the Biodiversa+ global biodiversity partnership in supporting research and innovation, and how the UK joining it would be a no brainer

Energy planning improved but still doesn’t power nature’s recovery

Published on: 26 May 2023

Meeting the objectives of the Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan is not enough

Published on: 25 May 2023

Emily Cooper, Policy and Advocacy Manager at Marine Conservation Society, responds to the Water UK sewage spills apology & shares thoughts on the ambition needed to tackle sewage pollution.