Published on: 26 November 2024
District Level Licensing has been employed for newt protection for years, but Jan Collins, Head of Biodiversity at Bat Conservation Trust, argues that the same off-site mitigation approach, if introduced for our 18 bat species, could significantly undermine bat conservation.
Read More...Published on: 19 November 2024
Suzanne Welch (Education and Families Manager at the RSPB) and Lauren Moore (Policy Officer at Link), explain how nature in education could be implemented to make the benefits equitable for all at school.
Read More...Published on: 12 November 2024
Link’s Matt Browne, reports on successful efforts to build nature into part of the Government’s renewable energy push.
Read More...Published on: 6 November 2024
Ponds, streams, ditches and flushes are common features of England's landscape but their small size can sometimes leave them overlooked when it comes to policy-making. In a new blog, Freshwater Habitat Trust's Dr Sam Tasker and Dr Naomi Ewald look at the oversized role these habitats play in supporting freshwater biodiversity and how Local Nature Recovery Strategies can help to make sure they get the protection they desperately need.
Read More...Published on: 1 November 2024
With 85% of UK rivers falling below ecological standards, urgent action is needed to protect these vital ecosystems. In a new blog, Emily MacAulay, Communications Assistant at The Rivers Trust, looks at how an Environmental Rights Bill could help to turn the tide and bring them back to life.
Read More...Published on: 28 October 2024
With the budget high on the agenda this week, Carl Bunnage, Head of Nature Policy for RSPB England reflects on the essential role of the natural world and environmental planning in underpinning our wealth and wellbeing, and why investment in it for the long term cannot wait.
Read More...Published on: 24 October 2024
Two years ago, delegates from almost 200 nations came together in Montreal, Canada, for the 15th Biodiversity COP and agreed on the Global Biodiversity Framework. Now, as COP16 kicks off in Cali, Claire Rumsey, Global Advocacy Coordinator for Plantlife, looks at what progress has been made to protect global plant life.
Read More...Published on: 17 October 2024
This year's World Animal Day saw groups across the globe take action to help wildlife. In a new blog, Natasha Wright, Campaigns Coordinator at the Naturewatch Foundation looks at some of the events that took place and looks ahead to actions over the next few months.
Read More...Published on: 4 October 2024
It’s plain that national nature targets won’t be met without clear duties on polluting industries to reduce their impact on nature and help pay for restoration. Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link outlines how payments by companies for “Digital Sequence Information" could be one way to get funding for nature going.
Read More...Published on: 1 October 2024
A new report from WWF makes the case for Government to develop “nature-positive pathways”, setting out how different economic sectors should contribute to halting and reversing nature’s decline by 2030
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