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The Link Blog is a space for members, and others, to express their views about the natural environment.


It includes our year plan and Agriculture Bill series, as well as our Blueprint for Water focused blogs.

If you would like to contribute a blog, please contact Emma Adler.

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Why your organisation should become an Evidence Champion

Published on: 16 August 2017

Recently, researchers from Conservation Evidence announced a partnership with several nature conservation organisations, aimed at getting the best science to busy on-the-ground conservationists.

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Improving transparency in slaughter: first signs of a Brexit Spring?

Published on: 11 August 2017

In World Athletics Championship week, Defra have fired the starting gun and led out of the starting blocks with an initial announcement on its proposals to bring in mandatory CCTV in all approved slaughterhouses in England.

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Green Brexit: 1 out of 3 for environmental principles

Published on: 10 August 2017

The Government’s European Union (Withdrawal) Bill should assure the letter of the law, the spirit of the law and adherence to the law. However the Bill before Parliament puts the principles of environmental law at great risk in the UK.

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Key Government advisory bodies unite to find ways to improve protection for wildlife

Published on: 2 August 2017

Protections for lions, leopards, African wild dogs, giraffes, chimpanzees, fennec foxes, long-tailed macaques, African grey parrots, marine mammals, sharks, and a host of other animals were on the agenda when two major scientific advisory bodies recently got together.

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Microbeads success marks the first battle in the war against plastics

Published on: 28 July 2017

Last week, Michael Gove gave his first keynote speech detailing his environmental vision for Britain post Brexit. The environment sector sat watching with bated breath to see what this would entail.

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Let's continue the fight against invasive species

Published on: 20 July 2017

In shutting the door on Europe, let us not open it wide to damaging non-native species.

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Where have the rivers gone?

Published on: 17 July 2017

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Three flaws in the law — a first look at the Repeal Bill

Published on: 14 July 2017

The Government’s intention to move the body of EU law onto UK statute books is welcome, but the proposals published in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill only do half a job.

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Lets tackle bycatch

Published on: 13 July 2017

This year, like every year for the last decade or two, there has been a spate of common dolphin strandings along the coast of Cornwall.

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