Published on: 15 October 2021
Georgina Chandler, Senior International Policy Officer at RSPB, reflects on this week's opening of the Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 in Kunming, and sets out what needs to happen in the run up to the main negotiations next year.
Read More...Published on: 14 October 2021
Dr Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link discusses the state of play on agricultural policy, and outlines the recommendations from Link's new report 'Digging Deeper'.
Read More...Published on: 14 October 2021
Dr Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link, discusses the future of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981
Read More...Published on: 12 October 2021
Ceris Aston, Assistant Warden at Skomer Island, shares the exciting upcoming weekly volunteering opportunities on Skomer Island in 2022 - home to 34,500 puffins, 350,000 pairs of Manx Shearwaters, and its own subspecies of vole!
Read More...Published on: 11 October 2021
Stuart Singleton-White and Janina Gray discuss the Angling Trust and Salmon & Trout Conservation's new 'shadow' strategic policy statement for Ofwat, and why what might seem a minor, technical detail is in fact vital for our freshwater environment.
Read More...Published on: 6 October 2021
To mark Badger Day 2021 Adam Laidlaw, Executive Director of Badger Trust, writes on the challenges facing this iconic British mammal.
Read More...Published on: 5 October 2021
A week on from their landmark 'State of Our Rivers' report, Mark Lloyd (CEO, The Rivers Trust) shares why 'knowledge is power' when it comes to our freshwater environment.
Read More...Published on: 30 September 2021
After the government announced that it will be relaxing rules on gene editing, Christopher Price, CEO of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust discusses the potential risks of gene editing for livestock.
Read More...Published on: 27 September 2021
National Inclusion Week 2021 takes place from Monday 27th September - Sunday 3rd October. Catriona Corfield, Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Woodland Trust, explores what inclusion is, and why it is vital.
Read More...Published on: 24 September 2021
Isabel Bishop, Freshwater Research Lead at Earthwatch Europe, discusses the importance of citizen science not only for collecting data, but for raising awareness of and engagement with our blue spaces.
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