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Putting nature at the heart of plans for farming and for water
Environmental charities challenge Government on economic decisions
Wildlife and Countryside Link appoints new Chair of Trustees
Wildlife-rich areas must not suffer at the expense of land development
100 voluntary organisations Unite to Defend Nature
Bee-killing Asian hornets could arrive in Britain soon
Link statement about the EU Referendum
Link response to EU Referendum result
NGOs call for UK to defend nature as EU saves its flagship legislation
Ballast convention reduces mitten crab threat, but it’s not the end of the story
NGOs call for wildlife havens to be protected from new development
The Repeal Bill: a huge opportunity to safeguard our environmental and animal welfare protections
Environment groups welcome plastic pollution plans but urge caution on homes planning
New report shows future farming needs the environment after Brexit
Government creating gaping Brexit environmental legal loopholes warn charities
Wildlife crimes going unpunished without proper reporting
The weight of 3.3 million penguins in plastic waste – UK’s Christmas gift to the environment
Environment charities welcome 25 Year Environment Plan, but an Environment Act needs to secure its success
Forty animal charities call for Government to put words into action on Post-Brexit animal welfare
UK leads the way to halt alarming number of EU fishing fleet dolphin deaths
Government applauded for putting the environment at the heart of post-Brexit farming proposals
Michael Gove’s hand in glove approach on farming and the environment is welcome
Multi-billion pound bill from ‘nature invaders’ set to soar post-Brexit
Scale of ‘packaging waste mountain’ to be climbed means legally-binding targets are essential – warn charities
Gove getting drastic on plastic but manufacturers must shoulder responsibility to slash production
Experts shine a light on invisible wildlife crime with a new annual report
World-leading ambitions watered down on watchdog and environmental protection plans
Plummeting butterflies and falling farming profits highlight the urgent need to support nature-friendly farming – warn charities
‘100,000 voices for nature can’t be ignored’ Charities meet with Green Party co-leader to call for action to stop nature’s collapse at the next election
Huge nature, well-being and climate cost of coronavirus
New environmental land management schemes welcomed
Debate on global biodiversity commitments - environment groups warn the UK needs more than a wish list for nature
Official figures reveal not one river or lake in England is in good health
Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to publication of storm overflow spill data for 2023
New PM must ‘Restore Nature Now’ as one of top priorities
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Government focus on sustainable fishing welcomed but firm plans are needed
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Killer whale wipe out warning prompts calls for urgent Government action
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Clean Air Strategy: progress for wildlife and people on ammonia - the ‘poor cousin’ of air pollution
New environmental scorecards reveal good news but gaps in water company five-year plans
Phase-out single-use plastics by 2025 not 2042
36 animal welfare organisations warn of public dismay as animals become victims of Brexit
British celebs send open letter to PM demanding a better Brexit deal for animals
MPs push Gove to take action for animals post-Brexit
SOS for sea-life - UK Marine Strategy shows spectacular failure to protect our seas
Expanded Blue Belt welcomed - But Government must champion its protection
A letter calling on UK Governments to Seas Our Future
Saving the environment is more important to farmers than subsidising food productivity
Celebrities and conservationists worldwide call for G20 ‘international intervention’ as Japan restarts commercial whaling
Senior Defra adviser takes on top job at biggest environmental coalition in England
Reports of crimes against wildlife continue to rise, reveals third annual wildlife crime report
Resounding support for tripling UK budget for defences against ‘nature invaders’
Government urged to make tackling climate and nature crises a top farming resolution
Welcome return of the Agriculture Bill keeping the course for nature’s recovery
Environment Bill a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help nature
Wildlife and Countryside Link response to the shift in Government's bovine TB strategy
Mayoral candidates urged to prioritise the environment for people and nature
eNGOs challenge Government to do more to avoid hamstrung environment mission
Welcome Government commitments towards closing our doors on nature invaders
Government and the public urged to help turn the tide for our struggling seas on World Oceans Day
Flatline on recycling rates puts pressure on for 2035 65% recycling target
Twenty-five thousand jobs could be created through government investment in a green recovery
Response to Prime Minister’s Dudley Speech
Response to George Eustice’s Green Alliance Speech
Wildlife and Countryside Link calls for ‘project speed’ to take a different direction
Oversimplifying the planning system could speed up nature's decline
Failure on global and UK nature targets a wake-up call that UK governments must answer
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Government’s new farm funding scheme puts environmental ambitions for agriculture at risk
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MPs receive nature ‘news from the future’ on April Fool’s Day
Will the "Marine Super Year" bring a wave of successes?
Nature coalition welcomes major milestone toward wildlife recovery
Badger vaccination roll-out left lagging behind in bovine TB plans
Welcome World Ocean Day action to protect our most vulnerable marine sites
Environmentalists dismayed as DEFRA fails to set target to halt decline of nature
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New AONBs positive, but stronger nature duties and funding needed to bring protected landscapes to life
Charities call out companies still selling climate-harming compost
Welcome EAC report warns much more action is needed on nature loss
Positive steps towards a nature-friendly farming future, but still a long road ahead
Environmentalists warn of threat to seals and dolphins this summer
Conservationists launch roadmap for restoring waters and wildlife
Chancellor urged to commit at least £1.2bn annual nature funding ahead of climate talks
New octopus, crab & lobster provisions put Animal Sentience Bill in better shape
Welcome watchdog action to tackle illegal waste in our waters
Rising reports of wildlife crimes during the pandemic spark fresh fears for beloved species
“Don’t deregulate, designate” – say nature charities calling for bigger and better protected sites for wildlife
Green charities deliver verdict on stalled “super year” for marine protection
New mission for protected landscapes needs new means to flourish
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Nature-friendly farming reforms key to long-term food and farming security
Shocking sewage overflows show urgent need to go further, faster, on water pollution
Acceptance of key amendment by Government puts Judicial Review & Courts Bill in better shape
Harmful air pollution levels leave millions of people breathing dirty air
Call for new invasive species defences and for gardeners to ‘buy British’
Queen’s speech: Levelling Up Bill could boost health, wellbeing and wildlife
Government must heed warning or risk failing to meet ambition of 25 year environment plan
Charities applaud a significant legal win for nature
Good news for rivers as nutrient neutrality scheme launched, but nature campaigners call for stronger measures to restore wildlife
Standing up for a nature-positive world MPs and Peers call for a strong UK leadership role at crucial UN Biodiversity Summit, COP15
World Oceans Day call for action as three quarters of Brits say better protection for our ocean is needed
Politicians come together to bring an end to toxic lead pollution
Prioritise most climate-valuable sites in ocean protection plans urge experts
Urgent action needed as peat burning ban and restoration measures miss the mark
Toxic chemical cocktails found at river sites across England
PM candidates urged to pledge on nature leadership.
New UK whale protection commitment on whaling ban anniversary
Report for parliamentary group concludes that ban on lead shot can be achieved by 2024
A backwards step for the UK in fighting the climate and nature crisis - nature campaigners hit out at plans to drop retained EU laws for protecting the environment
Joint route map launched to boost ethnic diversity in the environment sector
Letter from nature campaigners warns Prime Minister of the impact of ripping up environmental protections
Joint route map launched to boost ethnic diversity in the environment sector
Record high wildlife crime levels could be worsened by new Government law warn wildlife campaigners
PM challenged to fast-track not back-track on support for farmers and nature
Green groups launch complaint against the Government after it misses its own legal deadline to set new legally binding environmental targets
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Legal right to nature vital to public health
Maintain UK nature laws or risk losing our iconic wildlife
"A job half done" - Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to publication of new environment targets
Gaps may be left in toxic forever chemical regulation reforms warn nature experts
Gold standard of ocean protection must not be tarnished by loss of pilot sites
Leaders of environmental organisations meet with Sir Keir Starmer
“An economic and environmental wrecking ball” – new figures reveal ripping up of retained EU laws could cost £82bn for the UK
"The days of fluffy wish lists must end" - Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to Progress on Environmental Improvement Plan
"Defra must be far braver and more generous in supporting regenerative agriculture with a whole farm approach" - Link reacts to farming announcement from Defra
“New species funding must be more than a flash in the pan” – Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to Environment Improvement Plan
New Green Infrastructure Framework is an opportunity to brighten millions of lives
Young Londoners encouraged to apply to get paid to protect the planet
Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to COP28 Nature Day announcements from Government
Huge nature access gap must be bridged to meet Government's 15-minute nature promise
UK falling behind in fight against toxic forever chemicals
"Only a well-focused, well-resourced and far-reaching plan will turn the tide for nature" - Link reacts to the Plan for Water
Legal targets on sewage welcomed, but urgent need remains for action on all sources of pollution
Ban foreign soil imports to help save British wildlife – warn nature experts
Environment Agency report another mark of shame for water companies
Nature 2030 campaign launches
Charities warn of triple failure on nature protection ahead of key Parliamentary vote
“Government has no credible plan” – reaction to report on progress towards goal of protecting 30% of England for nature
‘No evidence’ that the Government is on track to meet crucial 2030 nature target
More than half of Brits say their community has poor air, water or nature quality" – experts demand new legal right to a healthy environment for all
Devolution of environment policy in jeopardy, say NGOs
PFAS pollution warning signal in freshwater fish
Low convictions allowing wildlife crime to go unpunished, say nature groups
Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to COP28 Nature Day announcements from Government
Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to COP28 Nature Day announcements from Government
Double down on delivery or Government nature targets will just be daydreams, says environment coalition
Government grants use of banned pesticide for fourth consecutive year
Frontrunner councils show that Biodiversity Net Gain can be more than a glorified offsetting scheme
Environment coalition welcomes steps on sandeels and Marine Protected Areas
Domestic action needed to get UK back on track as international nature leader at COP16
Wildlife and Countryside Link welcomes Government review of Environmental Improvement Plan
Government grants use of banned pesticide for fourth consecutive year
Government grants use of banned pesticide for fourth consecutive year
Wildlife and climate campaigners unite in what could be the biggest ever march for nature
Extreme weather is opening the floodgates to nature invaders in the UK
Nature charities back UK pressing ahead with world-leading sandeel protections, despite EU legal pressure
Charities meet with Liberal Democrat environmental spokesperson to call for General Election commitments to stop nature’s collapse
Main parties to go head-to-head on plans to recover nature and tackle climate crisis at major hustings event
Politicians are not doing enough to protect the environment for future generations say UK public
Environment groups challenge political parties’ plans to halt wildlife decline
To unblock development, parties must prioritise nature and climate, say environmental charities
Hair and blood of UK politicians and environmentalists polluted by harmful chemicals
General Election hustings held on environmental policy
Chris Packham, celebrities and wildlife CEOs issue rallying cry to UK nature-lovers
60,000 people march to parliament to demand politicians Restore Nature Now
It’s time to hold water and sewerage companies to account for their environmental performance
Environmental Groups call for Lords to ‘back the bill’ calling for a Green Duty
Environmental experts and industry call on Chancellor to invest in environmental planning expertise
Just 2% of water company budget to be spent on natural infrastructure to help pollution-hit environment
Urgent UK nature rescue plan needed around COP16 talks to plug massive 30x30 target gap
‘Don’t let our chance to restore Britain’s rivers go down the drain’
Wildlife crime at worrying levels while convictions at an all-time low
Water company profits should not be soaring while performance for customers and the environment continues to fail
Bee killing pesticides polluting the vast majority of English rivers
Online giants to pay their fair share for electrical waste - reaction from Wildlife and Countryside Link
Biodiversity indicators in UK and England - reaction from Wildlife and Countryside Link
Environmental experts and industry call on Chancellor to invest in environmental planning expertise
Response to publication of National Planning Policy Framework
Nature-friendly planning reform needed
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Eagle Eye on the Environment
Blog
Hello and welcome
Will you help to #SaveOurWaters?
Saving our waters shouldn't be a dream
4 reasons why I have fallen in love with rivers
Natural drainage: a whole lot more than drains
Confusion reigns over water quality figures
EU rules reveal English rivers run dirty and dry
Saving Water through WaterSocial
Water experts urge Lords to fight for flood resilient homes in affordable houses debate
Water management that manages both flooding and drought
Soil is as important as air and water
What the EU referendum means for water
Discover Water – an online dashboard for household customers
Wet wipes turn nasty when you flush them
The National Flood Resilience Review - does it live up to its name?
Invaders, water quality and large scale water transfers
21st Century Drainage Programme - Protecting health, supporting communities, securing the environment now and for the future
Changing the status quo – will it reduce flood risk?
Ensuring water companies deliver for nature
New website for customers to see how their water companies are performing
The Government responds to the EFRA Committee’s Flood Report
Natural Flood Management
SuDS and Sovereignty: Parliament pushes back on impermeable paving!
Bringing farmland ponds to the fore in agri-environment schemes
The importance of our Natural Infrastructure
Taking Action to Save Water
Sustainable Shores – Are we doing enough to address habitat loss at our coast?
Water resilient cities and schools
Environmental Priorities for Future Water Company Investment
Unique Opportunity to Tackle Deepseated Failures in Water Management
What has water efficiency ever done for us - and what could it do…?
More than just a meter
Making the case for catchment management
Protecting water through catchment management
Resilient Water – How to Manage Our Precious Water Resources
Ground breaking multi-sector approach to long term water resource planning
Pollution - The biggest problem facing our freshwater environment
Preventing Pollution – progress towards a better environment
We need to protect the environment for future generations
Where have the rivers gone?
Hell or High Water – Tackling flooding and drought together with nature
#binit4beaches to keep our bathing waters clean
Microplastics research finds more than half of those released remain on land
Making a Great 25 Year Plan for the Environment
If you can’t measure it, how can you manage it?
Welcome New Farming Rules for Water
PR19 – what’s in it for the environment?
Christmas reflections, passions and hope for 2018
Solving the surface water problem naturally
Greater effort needed to restore our valuable coastal habitats
Putting housing over heritage threatens rural democracy and wildlife
British public want strong laws to protect the ocean after Brexit
Turtles in a tangle
Taking our future into our own hands
The forgotten sector
It's time to make our National Parks wilder
At home with nature
Water neutral development - passing fad or here to stay?
Engaging farmers in the vital challenge of reversing the soil crisis
Game changer?
Ivory ban challenge, dismissed for a second time
Time to Fix the Broken Water Sector
Duplicate of Moving to the 'Five Domains' model for assessing animal welfare
Something momentous is happening. Is this the ‘Green Spring’?
Save Water, Save Wildlife
Government publishes (half) a draft Environment Bill
Newts and Project Speed
Riskier Business
Restoring nature locally can help combat climate change
Beat the blues with blue spaces
Protecting our waters could bring our threatened animals back from the brink
Prioritising UK Wildlife Crime
The next chapter in the story of species decline
INNSpiring change in biosecurity
Filling the gaps to protect our sealife
Connecting the dots between land and sea
High temperatures and high demand lead to environment lows for our rivers
Marine Protected Areas for now, the future and beyond.
A whale too far for Icelandic whaling
The customer's voice as a tool to protect the environment
Change is on the horizon for National Parks
Wildlife crime policing strategy a big step forward
Celebrating our seas in National Marine Week
We need more than beach cleans to stem the plastic tide
Time to stop cheating cheetahs
Will Government take the chance to deliver on its promises for the environment?
No Drifting Back – Joint-working on Water is Key to Build on Environmental Achievements
Turning water innovation into everyday environmental benefit
Whaling without purpose: The unjustifiable commercial pursuit of peaceful ocean giants
It’s time to act now or never for British wildlife. Caring is not enough.
Judicial review – a blunt tool for badger protection
Judicial review – a blunt tool for badger protection
Collaboration across water planning, policy and practice
The International Whaling Commission: Conservation in the 21st Century
The case for controlled Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling
Making the future of UK fisheries bycatch-free
Our global oceans, our global responsibility
Why the flow of open and shared data is vital in protecting our waters
Trailblazing initiatives needed to make the waters fine for the environment and customers
Clean Water - the vital ingredient
Why should Labour care about food, farming and the countryside?
PCBs: An invisible, but whale sized problem
Eyes to the skies for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch - 26-28 January 2019
A drop in the ocean
Keeping a flash of blue a treasured sight on our riverbanks
Suffering salmon: A temperature-gauge for our worryingly low water-flow
Wanted: the Orange-spotted emerald - stolen from future generations
Better implementation and enforcement of nature laws needed
Britain’s Best Walking Neighbourhood 2019
Clear Access, Clear Waters
A Zero Carbon Countryside
Celebrating National Tree Week: The UK’s largest festival of trees
Let’s beat wildlife crime
Animals feel suffering, pain and joy too – animal sentience in law
Protecting and regenerating soil - the fragile skin of the earth
The Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy – everything you need to know
Ditching plastic? Don’t just paper over the cracks…
One year on, is the Government delivering on the 25 Year Environment Plan?
Philip Hammond must get drastic on plastic in the autumn budget
Customers Count... when it comes to environmental investment
Making healthy waters become ‘business as usual’
Japan just asked the world a big question
National Parks Minister: people power is making a difference to the National Parks
Ambition on Natural Capital recognised by Environmental Groups
Target 100, Southern Water’s new approach to managing demand and protecting the environment
Watchdogs straining at the leash for a #BetterDealForAnimals
The plight of wildbirds is a warning call for us all
A new era for our national landscapes
Deal or No Deal – whatever the outcome, we need a #BetterDealForAnimals
We all need our personal space. So do whales and dolphins. It’s #RudeToIntrude
Clean Waters, from Summit to Sea...
It’s not enough to celebrate National Parks: we must give them a brighter future
Have your say, make packaging polluters pay!
Getting a grip on urban invaders
Michael Gove asks: If not now, when?
Why the royal birth and planetary health check are everyone’s business
Deposit return for a #CleanPlanet
Forest foes: the invaders threatening our wonderful woodlands
Lurking beneath the surface: invasive species in freshwater
Save our Seabirds from Island Invaders
The species invading our seas
Mend Our Mountains
There can be no 'business as normal'
UK Governments must seize opportunity to make fisheries truly sustainable
Marine Protected Areas – more than just lines on a map?
Safeguarding our seafloors
Auditing Defra’s future farming programme: a crucial moment for farming and nature
The largest destruction of a protected species in living memory
The battle of contaminated UK seas has not yet been won
Going the extra mile for monitoring
Future of UK seabirds on a cliff edge
Marine litter: Do something drastic, cut the plastic!
Take action for wildlife on #CleanAirDay
What's really going on with Japan's return to commercial whaling
Farmers and conservationists on the same page about a brighter farming future
Reversing the loss of biodiversity - what does it mean for the countryside?
We need to get tough on tackling bycatch
We must fix our rivers before it's too late
The invisible threat of chemical pollution
Why we should #MakeFoodKinder to help animals and the planet
Shifting the debate from plastics to resources and waste
Brexit and the Precautionary Principle
Why beach cleans are so important
Our designated landscapes can be leaders – we need to ensure it happens
How thriving oceans can help to defend us against climate change
FSC Friday: What’s in a label?
Review the environmental cost of HS2
Queen’s speech: twelve words to watch for
Bovine TB - it’s not all black and white
Our farming future is key to balancing our carbon budget
Commitments we need to hear at the Oxford Farming Conferences
Pervasive pesticides: the cocktail effect
Environment Bill: praise today; raise ambition tomorrow
Brexit deregulatory power-grab tucked into Environment Bill
Government remain unable to report on extent of wildlife crime
Parliamentary debate on massive scale nature restoration to help stop climate breakdown
Treasury must treat invasive species like the ticking time bomb they are
Diversity is vital in our environment and in the debate about its future
Leaky Loos - it’s going down the pan!
A Blue Christmas
Agriculture Bill 2020: Do good things come to those who wait?
Whaling in the time of covid-19
Managing land for butterflies and moths in England
Get out walking this winter
Food choice and change
From packaging to porpoises, how forever chemicals in the food aisle impact our environment
8 steps to woodlands for climate, nature and people
A thriving countryside for all: getting the policies right
Join the search to save thousands of miles of lost historic paths
New report reveals major gaps in environmental protections post-EU Exit for soils and hedgerows
Our right to challenge environmental decisions at risk
The devil’s in the detail for future farming aspirations
The Reforming Regulation Initiative – deregulatory déjà vu?
Our Natural World: are we willing to meet the challenges ahead?
Hope for the planet
The fight for a more natural capital must go on
For wildlifes sake, let's not get back to normal
The sorry state of our water environment
A green recovery: growing back better
We need a tree strategy for England that delivers for carbon, nature and people
What does Covid-19 mean for food, farming and nature?
Why now is the time for a Fur Free Britain
High standards trade – protecting our planet
Brits count down the days until they can get back to the coast
Putting equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of eNGOs
A World Oceans Day to remember
Setting the new environmental land management scheme in England up for success
Urgent action needed to stop porpoises dying in nets in UK seas
Why we need to change course if we are to restore our waters
A small change, but a big impact for people, animals and the planet
Counting your lucky stars?
On the Conservation of Agro Biodiversity – because cows are part of nature too
Whither Environmental Land Management in England?
Who should pay to restore nature?
A green, reusable and refillable recovery
Call for a National Nature Service
New research shows huge public support for putting nature at the heart of Coronavirus recovery plans
We need to give cigarette butts the boot
Make clean ponds to save freshwater biodiversity
Everyone hates Bovine Tuberculosis
The Time Is Now lobby: A new day for democracy - a new start for nature?
“More haste less Project Speed”: one week for a Green Recovery recovery.
Resilience and Hope
The England Tree Strategy – a new start?
The EU gets tough on dolphin deaths
The first starling - we can all play our part in protecting nature
Planning for nature: can zonal planning deliver the 25 Year Environment Plan?
A National Nature Service
The Environment Bill: Importance of Information
The importance of species’ status data in developing strategies and plans
Using data to conserve species – what we’re learning from ‘newt counting’
Green recovery: a field guide
The importance of setting standards to support Environment Bill delivery
Going for bold!
Meeting biodiversity information needs - linking up local delivery with national monitoring
Democratising the environment - access to information is at its core
To improve water quality, we need high quality environmental data
Our “Climate Change Act moment”: targets for nature
A Nature Premium would help children recover from lockdown and set them up to learn
To create change we need to reach hearts and minds, citizen science is exceptionally well placed to do both
Increase resilience and manage pressures
What does it mean when a whole community of scientists from across the world calls for urgent action on whale, dolphin and porpoise conservation?
Standing at a crossroads for humanity and nature
Shouting the benefits of healthy oceans from the rooftops of Parliament
Water quality: the true story
Why you should be using native ponies for conservation grazing
Invasive species: politics and public opinion
Can we harvest hope this Organic September?
Making '30x30' meaningful
Setting the right targets can help to save the planet
Setting the right targets can help to save the planet
Thanks for the rejection - no, really!
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Requiem for a dolphin
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Speech by Hilary McGrady, Director General of the National Trust, at the launch of Natural England’s Nature Recovery Network Partnership
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The Year of the Ox: Reforming live animal transportation
Ensuring a sustainable future for water
Leaky Loos - a water wasting scandal!
Local Nature Recovery Strategies - an opportunity to turn warm words into meaningful action
We need less talk more action from UK governments on tackling whale and dolphin deaths in fishing gear
Using pigs in conservation grazing
Natural carbon-capturers - the neglected weapon in the climate fight
Healthy Soils, Healthy Food, Healthy People
Rewilding the soil
Grasping the low-hanging fruit: nitrogen reduction in soil
World Soils Day: when is good soil management a public good?
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Will Biodiversity Net Gain improve English biodiversity? Results from the first evaluation of Net Gain, and what's next
Improving health and wellbeing for all Londoners
How the next Mayor of London can clear the air on pollution
Ending dolphin, porpoise and whale deaths in UK fishing gear
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State-of-nature-amendment
Changing minds and money
2021: The year of the hare
Nature is Not a Free Good
Protecting our seabirds, from the seabed up
Natural flood management in future farming schemes – lessons from the Yorkshire Dales
London leadership for climate change action
The Charter for Parks: Championing London’s parks for nature and people
What is Beauty?
#StateofNature: join the fight to stop the destruction of nature by 2030
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Countdown to the COPs
The fight for 'A More Natural Capital' continues
Public money for private gain? Dissonance in Defra’s approaches to forestry and farming
The science, cross-party peers and the Minister agree: heather burning is bad for peat
World Water Day - valuing water for people and nature
The cost of exempting Major Infrastructure Projects from Biodiversity Net Gain
Recognising and rewarding the people protecting our National Parks
Tackling waste, water and light pollution in London
Why ocean recovery is a missing piece of the climate change puzzle
Good green growth in London - developing with nature in mind
Turning the tide on single-use plastic pollution in London
The Countryside Code
'Goodbye Bycatch' campaign – what have we achieved and what’s next?
Every tree matters in London: embracing natural solutions in the fight against climate change
The state of woods and trees
London needs less concrete and more nature
Planning should be at the heart of reaching net zero
Invasion of the Bug and Fly Snatchers
Bovine TB plans are still bad news for badgers
Why we’re launching a marine scorecard for Defra
Ministers must urgently reform our marine planning system this Marine Super Year
Why we’re calling for new ocean and nature targets
The Government must deliver action on new Highly Protected Marine Areas in 2021
Taking Action to Reverse Nature Decline Now Will Offer Good Jobs for a Green Recovery
Blue Carbon solutions to climate change need action in the ‘Marine Super Year’
The fight for 'A More Natural Capital' continues
A renewed social contract with UK farming to help secure a healthy environment for all
Is the Environment Agency doing its job?
Wild Fish: the importance of scientific evidence, as well as cultural and community initiatives, in seeking to save wild salmon
The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill
Three decades of sediment contamination and the need to address hidden sources for clean and healthy seas
The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill: Progress at long last, with further still to go
Nature-Positive Planning and the Mental Health Connection
INNS impacts on the UK's offshore islands
Everyone deserves to live in a flourishing natural world
Government moves to reduce burning on upland peat – a step in the right direction, more steps needed
Does the government’s long-awaited England Peat Action Plan deliver?
Tackling Invasive Non-Native Species
We need to demand more for our marine turtles and their habitats
Invasive Non-Native Species & Horticulture
Biosecurity in action: How effective is hot water pressurised spray to prevent the spread of INNS?
Making 30x30 meaningful: Reflections on the APPG Environment panel on 30x30
Launch of a new national strategy to tackle invasive Floating Pennywort
The three essential features of a State of Nature target
The Environmental Assessment we need
England Trees Action Plan: Welcome measures, but long term vision needed
The Habitats Regulations at Risk
Hope in a time of Anxiety
Lifting Baseline Syndrome: The tide of ocean restoration should now lift us all
A call for a truly ambitious Seabird Conservation Strategy
Species abundance target: what’s in a word?
Chemical pollution, the other driver of the nature crisis
We need to talk about ALAN
When will the government realise that National Parks hold the key to tackling climate change?
the-route-to-success-for-new-highly-protected-marine-areas
What legal change do we need for Nature to be truly protected?
Securing the full traceability of pets across Europe
Guiding the restoration of our rare wildflower meadows
Towards an effective environmental information infrastructure
Adopting a humane approach to all species: Bug sentience
Demanding more for the water environment
The health, wellbeing and prosperity of nature and people are inextricable
Shaping local food systems to deliver for people and nature
Why we need to rethink burning trees for electricity
Are vital farming reforms in peril?
Celebrating the Autumn Equinox
Time to deliver a Planning Bill that works for people and nature
Nature and the economy: how can we prosper within planetary limits?
One year on from the Leaders Pledge for Nature
What is inclusion?
How can citizen science support Blueprint for Water?
Celebrating National Badger Day during a tough time for badgers
Gene editing for livestock is not the answer, rare breeds are
Power to the People to Revive our Rivers
Weekly volunteering on Skomer Island
Digging deeper during the Agricultural Transition
Protest, Free speech and environmental defenders
A Global Agreement for Nature
How rewilding can help build a Nature-Based Economy
Concerted action is needed on Environmental Rights
It’s-time-to-get-ELM-right
A nature positive UK? Not without new money for nature in this week’s Spending Review
Environmental Land Management is too important to fail, but risks remain
Native trees need to be at the heart of woodland expansion
Ahead of COP26, Boris Johnson has recognised the flaws in our recycling system, now he must rapidly act to tackle the waste crisis
The UK’s marine strategy is inadequate to restore our seas to good health and is in urgent need of reform
Wildlife & Countryside Act: 40 years old today
Our climate needs nature
Hopes and aims for COP26 and beyond
Coastal habitats for climate change adaptation at COP26
Whales, trees and butterflies – how WDC is giving a voice to the ocean at COP26
Build Back Wetter after COP26
Tackling storm overflows - lifting the lid on the true costings
COP26: Beginnings of a green energy revolution for offshore wind
Nature and Mental Wellbeing: The importance of a post-pandemic inclusive green wellbeing recovery
Grasslands for climate
Hope for Britain’s degraded biodiversity?
Walking – a simple solution to a big problem?
People want England’s National Parks and AONBs to be richer in nature
Recycling our land, for the sake of the countryside
A critical time for National Parks – Government action needed
A new report, for the first time, maps and quantifies the English North Sea’s carbon assets
Trees on Farms: increasing agricultural ecosystem services from trees
The King of the Jungle needs our help – why a ban on hunting trophy imports is long overdue
A threat to environmental justice
The Sustainable Farming Incentive offers a low-ambition starting point
Delivering for nature, climate and people: What the Government's response to the Glover Review must include
The upcoming protected landscapes consultation is a huge opportunity for nature recovery
Saving Lake Windermere - My statement on the Lake District water campaign
Public access is a public good…isn’t it?
Emerging Regional Water Resources Plans - Ten Observations from Blueprint for Water
Is the Government's new Joint Fisheries Statement as transformational as we'd hoped for?
The Local Green Space designation, a little-known but powerful tool for people and nature’s wellbeing
A year ago the Government committed to ban destructive fishing in four protected areas, yet with no progress on the water what has caused the delay?
To put nature in recovery, we must overturn the decision to allow bee-killing pesticides
The Nature Recovery Green Paper: A missed opportunity for species recovery
Ask your MP to end badger cull cruelty on 21 March
The campaign to secure legal protection from disturbance for seals
#ShowTheLove for nature this February
From Bonn to Sharm el Sheikh: the road to COP27
The Government has been given a comprehensive plan to tackle wildlife crime – will it implement it?
The road to success for new Highly Protected Marine Areas
Enough is enough – it’s time for a total ban on peat use in horticulture
Government must aim higher on nature targets
Nature Green Paper: What’s the Big Idea, DEFRA?
Let's make our National Parks wilder
Government should go beyond nutrient neutrality
Drawing a line in the sand on nature loss
Whither the revolution? Reviewing the agricultural transition over a year in
Our Big Plastic Count will create evidence the government cannot ignore, showing it's time to cut plastic production
Our rivers need a change of course
To be, or not to be a world leader in fisheries management?
Celebrating National Parks – and ensuring they deliver more for people, nature and climate
To level up access to nature we need to act for people as well as wildlife
Tackling the INNS in our gardens
Environment Act targets for water must go further for nature’s recovery
Levelling up Blue Spaces
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill can deliver for nature
The impact of INNS on trees and woodlands
Working in partnership to tackle floating pennywort
Will the new world-leading ivory ban effectively bring an end to the ivory trade in the UK?
Recovering ‘Ratty’ - why we can’t shy away from tackling invasive American mink
Biosecurity for LIFE: protecting seabirds from invasive predators
Further and faster: the best way forward for sustainable farming and food security
Half of Britain’s butterfly species on new Red List
Is there a future for farming under ELMS?
We need political fuel on the fire to halt waste incineration
Greening the Blue – Ocean recovery and blue carbon
Crucial Convention on Biological Diversity meetings come to a close
The Big Butterfly Count 2022
Saving the Whales Again: Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the International Whaling Commission’s global ban on commercial whaling and looking ahead
Five ways to raise our game on diversity and racial justice
UK Government must use the opportunity of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to embed the right to a healthy environment in domestic law
River basin management plans – a levelling-up opportunity
We must increase our resilience to drought to protect people and nature from running out of water
Levelling up by restoring vulnerable & damaged floodplains
Levelling up on water efficiency
The case for nutrient negativity
Fix the Fells: Winners of the Park Protector Awards 2022
Chemical Pollution: The Silent Killer of UK Rivers
The UK’s new ‘Bycatch Mitigation Initiative’ is strong on words but light on action
Woodcocks need our help
The Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan: A missed opportunity to truly recover our waterways
Levelling Up National Parks and AONBs
Local Nature Recovery Strategies: We will reap what we sow
When will the UK governments roll out fishing vessel monitoring given the benefits for wildlife, fishers and the consumer?
Let’s wake up and act on water efficiency
The three pillars of success needed for Defra's farming review
Regulation is a public good not a dirty word
Paddlers’ Code will help people enjoy and protect our waterways
As the cost of living crisis hits, the Government must cut the cost of sustainable packaging
A World Richer in Nature: a rallying call for the UK to deliver a decade of action
Nature and business are not at war
The Retained EU Law Bill should be withdrawn
How should DEFRA catch up on its breach of the Environment Act targets duty?
Expanding the freedom to roam
The Governments flagship Highly Protected Marine Area programme is stalling, heres how to get things back on track
The Government must go for gold in defending our Marine Protected Areas
The case for an Environmental Rights Bill
Shaking up the system on toxic chemical cocktails
Meeting the objectives of the Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan is not enough
Energy planning improved but still doesn’t power nature’s recovery
When it comes to tackling the biodiversity crisis, international scientific collaboration is a must
We need a new vision for the road ahead
Natural capital: The view from a small family farm
Green Space Index finds more access to local parks required
How can the Government 'level up' access to nature for everyone?
Where is our water coming from?
“A goal without a plan is just a wish”: How updated Management Plans for protected landscapes can drive nature recovery
Keep Beavering away!
Bringing Rights Home – The Environmental Rights Bill
Lead ammunition ban: Ongoing delay means ongoing harm
Parliamentary Inquiry Exposes Government's Inadequate Protection for Marine Mammals, Identifying Bycatch as the Primary Menace
Our enigmatic seals are poorly protected by UK legislation, we’re supporting MPs’ recommendations to address this
How a mini-wetland revolution could help UK wildlife beat the heat and boost urban biodiversity
Adapting to a changing climate – UK public concerned, but is government paying proper attention?
Toxic tides, troubled whales: the toll of chemical pollution
Wildlife and Countryside Link publishes its first Bioenergy Position Statement
Reusable packaging has huge environmental and financial benefits, so why are businesses lobbying so hard against it?
Making Biodiversity Net Gain a success
The House of Lords is debating whether leopards and elephants should be ‘harvested’ as hunting trophies
Nutrient negativity: the Government is planning to weaken legal protection for rivers
UK lawmakers should extend Online Safety Bill protections to endangered wildlife
Iceland's Decision to Resume Whaling Raises Ethical and Environmental Concerns
Local Nature Recovery Strategies: Sowing the seeds for success
Nature can’t wait. We know the solutions, but our politicians must act now.
Rewilding and mitigation of floods and droughts: how much do we know?
UK’s biggest nature charities publish shared Nature Markets Principles to help build high integrity natural capital markets in the UK
Public access is a public good…isn’t it?
The planning system & nature: What next?
Violation Tracker UK: Tracking the regulation of our waterways
Why farming changes do not tick the box on cross compliance
New Tree Equity Score tool shows the connection between trees and health inequalities
Transitioning to a PFAS-free economy: NGOs propose Action Plan to tackle forever chemicals
Human Rights Day 2023: Time to Recognise a Right to Clean Air for All
More trees please
Where are we heading on sewage pollution?
Restore the Downs! A vision for the ecological restoration of the chalk landscape from Eastbourne to Brighton and beyond.
Ambitions of the GB Non-Native Species Strategy are undermined by lack of clarity on delivery
Make access to nature at school a statutory right
What can we do about the impact of neonicotinoids?
Outdoors For All Manifesto sets out a vision for a natural health service that is free and available for all
Getting Sustainable Solutions for Water and Nature to take flight
Blood tests reveal EU politicians’ exposure to “forever chemicals”, a silent threat to public health
If the UK wants to solve our plastic waste problems, we must limit production
Police and Crime Commissioner elections: Putting wildlife crime in the spotlight
Ultra-Processed Britain: time for a political response
Invasive American Mink and the Plight of Britain’s Water Voles
Game changers in giving nature a voice
A new focus on small waters would drive fast, cost-effective progress towards our nature recovery goals
Supporting farmers in the agricultural transition: Creating a better future for farming with a pay rise for nature
A Healthy Environment is Vital for Thriving Sport
Action to save our seabirds is needed now more than ever with five new species added to the Red List
The future of farming: the need for joined up support
A fresh start for England’s Environmental Land Management schemes?
The troubling reality lurking below the surface of our Marine Protected Areas
A win for nature: Amending the Crown Estate Bill
How nature in education can benefit teachers and students
Think Global Act Local: The latent power of the LNRSs to deliver global targets
District Level Licensing won’t work for bats, not all species are the same
The Spending Review leaves a lot to be desired for nature and the economy
Pylon projects – what do they mean for nature?
Rhododendron ponticum: a garden beauty and an ecological disaster
Environmental Improvement Plan - update on our legal case
The Water Industry Price Review: Getting value for billpayers and the environment
Nature-positive pathways for each economic sector to boost nature
Businesses must pay for digital nature data – for equity and for action
Helping wild plants to thrive, now and for future generations
World Animal Day - wildlife and conservation events from around the world
Nature is a long-term investment, but that investment must be made now.
A big opportunity for small freshwaters? Why ponds, streams and small wetlands should be integrated into Local Nature Recovery Strategies
A Right to Clean Rivers Why the Environmental Rights Bill is Key to Saving the UK's Waterways
COP promises on forests must be delivered, at home and overseas
