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..
Published on: 9 November 2018
Sturgeons are one of the most threatened animals in the world. But protecting, and enhancing the use of, our water protection laws could bring these creatures back from the brink and perhaps even back to the UK.
Read More...Published on: 8 November 2018
Wildlife is in crisis. According to the Living Planet report, published recently by Link member organisations WWF and ZSL, the world has lost 60% of its wild animals since 1970.
Read More...Published on: 7 November 2018
Tough standards, protections, and investment resulting from our strong water laws might have saved the striking Orange-spotted emerald dragonfly from extinction in the UK, but these protections for our rivers and streams are now under threat.
Read More...Published on: 6 November 2018
Our rivers, lakes and wetlands are vital habitats for many of the UK’s iconic wildlife species such as kingfishers and otters. Yet our efforts over the last 20 years to improve the quality of our aquatic habitats could be compromised.
Read More...Published on: 11 October 2018
Ofwat is bringing the customer voice to the heart of the water industry. We know people care about their rivers and environment, and we must make sure that the environment is not a victim of the customer engagement process.
Read More...Published on: 9 October 2018
How do you like a cold beer in summer, a wee dram in winter, or even a vodka or a gin? Clean and plentiful water has a very important role to play in our taste and enjoyment of such beverages.
Read More...Published on: 5 October 2018
I know this project, however inspiring, cannot solve the world’s problems, and is just a drop in the ocean, you might say, but the ocean is made from drops of water. Put enough of them together….
Read More...Published on: 28 September 2018
The evidence is clear, whales, dolphins and other wildlife around the world are dying at the hands of an invisible but whale sized problem – Polychlorinated Biphenyls.
Read More...Published on: 21 September 2018
So it’s official, Summer 2018 was the hottest ever recorded in England. It was also one of the driest summers in living memory, and our rivers withered in the heat.
Read More...Published on: 20 September 2018
It’s not often that I get the chance to go out and talk to people outside of the NGO, government or industry world about the work we do and their views on the issues we are trying to address, but recently I had a great opportunity.
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