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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.

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Young People are Stuck in the Joint Crises of Housing and Nature

Published on: 25 October 2025

Robson Peisley, BSc (Hons) Ecology and Conservation graduate and UK Youth for Nature Key Organiser, reflects on what the Planning & Infrastructure Bill means for young people.

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A wild day - reflections on the Wild Summit

Published on: 26 September 2025

Nick Hawkes, Campaigns Lead at Wildlife and Countryside Link, reflects on the first ever Wild Summit - the urgency for nature, uplifting atmosphere on the day, and what we need going into 2026

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With Global Plastics Treaty talks ending without agreement, what role can the UK play in the next phase?

Published on: 22 September 2025

One month on from the deadlock of Global Plastics Treaty Talks, Christina Dixon of Environmental Investigation Agency reflects on what can come next for the treaty and what role the UK must play

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Protecting Harbour porpoises from fisheries bycatch in English waters

Published on: 18 September 2025

More than 30 years ago, scientists first sounded the alarm about the deadly toll of fisheries entanglement (also known as bycatch) on dolphins and porpoises in UK waters. Tragically, the situation remains as urgent today as it was in the 1990s. Sarah Dolman (Senior Ocean Campaigner at Environmental Investigation Agency) discusses solutions that would prevent the death of thousands of marine mammals each year.

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The message from educators is clear: equitable access to nature belongs in every school

Published on: 1 September 2025

A recent stakeholder survey conducted by the Link’s Education and Learning Policy Group reveals near-unanimous support for an evidence-based proposed policy: that regular and high-quality access to, and engagement with, nature should be a statutory requirement in all education settings across England. Co-chair Suzanne Welch from the RSPB shares the results from the stakeholder survey.

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Duplicate of Why the UK must stand firm against obstructionism in the Global Plastics Treaty

Published on: 29 July 2025

Plastic pollution is a key driver of the climate and environmental emergency and the UK, as a major producer, exporter and polluter, has a responsibility to lead efforts in finding a comprehensive global solution to the challenge. With the final round of talks for a new UN Global Plastics Treaty set to resume in August, the UK Government must seize this moment.

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100,000 people raised their banners and marched for nature: did Government listen?

Published on: 23 June 2025

The Restore Nature Now march, a year ago, brought up to 100,000 people to the streets united by one message: politicians must put short-termism aside and heal our wounded natural world. The Labour Party manifesto pledged to meet the promise of restoring nature, where other Governments had failed. So, twelve months on, how are they doing?

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As drafted, the Planning Bill is not the promised win for nature or communities

Published on: 23 May 2025

As the Planning and Infrastructure Bill heads out of Committee and back to the floor of the House of Commons for Report Stage, we consider how the debate around the Bill is shaping up and whether our concerns that the Bill will fail to deliver for people, communities and nature have been addressed.

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An Introduction to the Non-native Species Inspectorate

Published on: 12 May 2025

12 – 18 May is Invasive Species Week. Rob Wakefield, Deputy Chief Non-native Species Inspector, explains the role of the Non-native Species Inspectorate in helping to tackle invasive non-native species in Great Britain.

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We’ve been delivering a successful newt offsetting scheme for seven years. Here’s why the Planning and Infrastructure Bill has us worried

Published on: 8 May 2025

The Government argues that planning changes will deliver a ‘win-win’ for development and nature recovery. However, the potential weakening of existing nature protections - along with anti-nature rhetoric from senior Government figures - has caused widespread concern amongst environmental experts.

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