Published on: 14 June 2024
Following this week's manifesto announcements Hannah Blitzer, Senior Policy Officer, Wildlife & Countryside Link, highlights the complex challenge the next Government will face to protect and restore nature, mitigate climate change, improve public health and support our domestic farming industry.
Read More...Published on: 24 May 2024
Policy analyst Susan Kerrison writes about the potential for rights for nature and environmental rights for people to boost nature recovery.
Read More...Published on: 23 May 2024
Behind the purple flowers of Rhododendron ponticum is a major threat to UK woodlands and temperate rainforests. Read about the impact of this plant species and what Government must do to protect habitats in this blog co-written by Lisa Manning, Policy & Engagement Officer at WCL & Erin Shott, Communications and Policy Officer at Plantlife.
Read More...Published on: 20 May 2024
Emily Sabin, Water Vole Officer at People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) explores how the success of the Waterlife Recovery Trust’s first three years of mink eradication brings hope that a century of destruction caused by mink can be brought to an end, bringing hope for Water Voles
Read More...Published on: 25 April 2024
Rob Percival, Head of Food Policy at the Soil Association, sets out the case for action to address the human health, environmental and animal welfare consequences of growing dependence on ultra-processed food.
Read More...Published on: 24 April 2024
Ahead of elections next week, Link's Matt Browne sets out how Police & Crime Commissioners can do more to effectively tackle wildlife crime.
Read More...Published on: 22 April 2024
Ahead of the penultimate round of the Global Plastic Treaty negotiations, Christina Dixon, Ocean Campaign Leader at the Environmental Investigation Agency, writes that the UK Government must match vital leadership on the international stage with greater ambition on domestic plastics policies.
Read More...Published on: 27 March 2024
Following the report from UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention, Mr Michel Forst, the need for an Environmental Rights Bill has never been clearer. Consultant solicitor Carol Day runs through recent developments, and how such a bill would protect environmental defenders.
Read More...Published on: 21 March 2024
With a General Election on the horizon, Paul de Zylva, Senior Nature Campaigner at Friends of the Earth, explores what party pledges of ambitious tree planting targets could mean for nature and how these promises must be delivered to break the cycle of failure.
Read More...Published on: 18 March 2024
With PFAS "forever chemicals" contaminating our environment, wildlife, and even our own bodies, the time for action is now. Noémie Jegou, Associate Policy Officer for Chemicals at EEB and coordinator of the Toxic-free Future campaign, explains the results of recent blood tests on EU politicians and how the public can help call for a future free of chemical pollutions
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