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: 27 February 2020
Legislation it seems are like buses. After the stagnation of 2019, the policy taps are well and truly flowing, with Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries bills in Parliament, and the publication on Tuesday of important papers on Defra’s plans for future farming, and separately their environmental land management scheme.
Read More...Published on: 19 February 2020
Julia Eriksen, Phil Michaels Legal Scholar at Friends of the Earth, explains how legislative reforms are frustrating access to environmental justice.
Read More...Published on: 14 February 2020
Dr Kerry Dinsmore of Scottish environmental charity Fidra shares findings of PFAS in food packaging and explores how we can stop these chemicals of concern reaching our environment.
Read More...Published on: 11 February 2020
Jack Cornish, Don’t Lose Your Way Programme Manager at the Ramblers, explains why we could lose thousands of miles of historic footpaths across our beautiful countryside unless we act now.
Read More...Published on: 7 February 2020
Heading towards COP 26, the UK Government have designated 2020 ‘a year of climate action’, during which the UK will be setting the pace to deal with CO2 emissions and deliver net zero as soon as possible. Trees and woods are right at the top...
Read More...Published on: 3 February 2020
Today the Agriculture Bill will be debated in the House of Commons for the first time since it was (re)introduced in January. As this Link blog explains, the bill presents a welcome transformative vision for agriculture in which payments will be made to farmers to tackle the climate and nature crisis. However, the bill is silent on the rules and regulations for farming in the future.
Read More...Published on: 22 January 2020
Crispin Truman, CEO of CPRE, the countryside charity, explains how the organisation's new purpose and strategy aim to tackle the complex challenges, and make the most of opportunities, facing the countryside today and into the future
Read More...Published on: 17 January 2020
For the organisations involved in Greener UK and Wildlife and Countryside Link, the Agriculture Bill, announced this week, is one of the most important pieces of legislation for decades. Tom Lancaster analyses the significant changes made to the bill as it returns to Parliament after a year's hiatus.
Read More...Published on: 9 January 2020
Our CEO Richard Benwell discusses the issues of choice and change in making our food greener and healthier for both consumers and our environment.
Read More...Published on: 8 January 2020
Professor Tim Benton explains why helping for farmers to become 'Net Zero Heroes' is so vital to solving our nature crisis and balancing our carbon chequebook.
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