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2023

08/12/2023UK REACH - Lead ammunition - Link response - 08.12.23
08/12/2023Letter from Lead Ammunition APPG co-chair
05/12/2023Wildlife Crime Report for 2022
05/12/2023Link briefing: Working with nature to build resilience to flooding and drought
01/12/2023Link response: Industry & Regulators Committee Inquiry into UK Regulators
30/11/2023Link response to simpler recycling in England consultation
27/11/2023 Link response: Consultation on banning wet wipes containing plastic
16/11/2023Link briefing: Land use framework
15/11/2023Link briefing: Biodiversity Net Gain implemenation
14/11/2023Blueprint response: Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into the 'Work of Ofwat'
07/11/2023King’s Speech & Debate on the Address: Environmental Briefing
03/11/2023Species Reintroduction Letter - EFRA Committee
03/11/2023Species Reintroduction Letter - Sir Robert Goodwill
03/11/2023Species Reintroduction Letter - Shadow Secretary of State
03/11/2023Species Reintroduction Letter - Secretary of State
02/11/2023Link response: Call for evidence on Race and the Environmental Emergency
01/11/2023Link briefing: A land use framework for England
01/11/2023Habitat Restoration Fund - Policy Note - 01.11.23
26/10/2023Nature 2030 Minifesto - A Plan for People and Nature
24/10/2023Nutrient pollution - An alternative approach
20/10/2023Link evidence: EFRA inquiry on urban green spaces
19/10/2023Nature 2030 Public Policy Costs - summary document
18/10/2023Nature 2030 Public Policy Costs - eftec
18/10/2023Link response: Plan-making reforms consultation
11/10/2023Ethnic Diversity Route Map Benchmarking Report 2023
10/10/2023Plastic Packaging Tax - chemical recycling and adoption of a mass balance approach
06/10/2023Levelling Up Bill briefing - Nature recovery - 06.10.23
06/10/2023Blueprint response: Consultation on extending civil sanction VMP powers
05/10/2023Saving Britain’s Coasts and Rivers - chemical pollution briefing
05/10/2023Failures in water and sewage regulation - Briefing note - 05.10.23
25/09/2023Link response: Permitted development rights consultation and nature-based solutions call for evidence
22/09/2023EAC Inquiry on natural capital - Link response - 22.09.23
22/09/2023Blueprint response: Consultation on Scoping the Water Efficiency Fund
19/09/2023Link response: NSIP reforms consultation
15/09/2023Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) - Briefing note - 15.09.23
12/09/2023Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill - Protected landscapes & nature recovery - 12.09.23
12/09/2023Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill Briefing - nutrient pollution - 12.09.23
06/09/2023Levelling Up Bill briefing - nutrient pollution
05/09/20232023 Progress Report on 30x30 in England
04/09/2023Delivery of nutrient mitigation schemes - TWT & Link briefing
04/09/2023Letter to Michael Gove and Therese Coffey on nutrient neutrality
01/09/2023Levelling Up Bill briefing for Lords report stage - 01.09.23
23/08/2023Link letter: To Minister Harrison re BNG implementation concerns
17/08/2023Link response: consultation on extending the Growth Duty to Ofwat, Ofgem and Ofcom
16/08/2023Link People and Nature Statement - updated August 2023
11/08/2023Wildlife and Countryside Link bioenergy position paper
10/08/2023Link letter to Secretary of State: PR24 Ambition
07/08/2023Letter to Lord Benyon - Protected Landscapes - 07.08.23
07/08/2023Link evidence: OEP call for evidence on nature recovery
24/07/2023Link response: Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan consultation July 2023
24/07/2023Link letter to PM: Nutrient Neutrality
18/07/2023Nature 2030 - Executive Summary
18/07/2023Nature 2030: Five urgent reforms to meet natural environment targets in the next Parliament
14/07/2023Consultation on proposed changes to MCS Solar PV - Link response
13/07/2023Briefing for LURB Lord Report - Nature Recovery - 13.07.23 version
07/07/2023LNRS briefing from Wildlife and Countryside Link - 05.07.23
07/07/2023Briefing for LURB Lord Report - Nature Recovery - 07.07.23 version
07/07/2023Use of swift bricks in new housing - Link briefing - 07.07.23
06/07/2023Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill - Nature recovery - Briefing for Lords report stage - 05.07.23 version
05/07/2023Briefing for Levelling Up Bill Lords report stage - nature recovery - 05.07.23 version
27/06/2023Link response: Major health conditions consultation
23/06/2023Link letter: To Secretary of State Coffey on the 30x30 criteria
08/06/2023Link response: Infrastructure Levy consultation
08/06/2023Link response: Environmental Outcomes Reports consultation
06/06/2023Link response: Consultation on draft revised National Networks National Policy Statement
31/05/2023Blueprint letter to Ofwat: Promoting a transformational Price Review
25/05/2023Link response: Consultation on Planning for new energy infrastructure: revisions to National Policy Statements
23/05/2023Blueprint response: Consultation on PR24 storm overflows performance commitment
23/05/2023Blueprint response: Consultation on continuous water quality monitoring
15/05/2023Blueprint response: Consultation on strengthening environmental civil sanctions
05/05/2023 Blueprint response: Protecting customer interest on performance related executive pay
04/05/2023Briefing for LURB Lords committee - Nature recovery - 04.05.23
03/05/2023Improving public access to nature - Link briefing
02/05/2023Blueprint response: Ofwat Accelerated Infrastructure Delivery Project Draft Decisions
01/05/2023Link report: Mapping Access to Nature in England
01/05/2023Chemical Cocktails: how can we reduce the toxic burden on our rivers? - briefing- Link and UK Youth for Nature
27/04/2023Building on the baseline: the benefits of better regulation for farming and land management
27/04/2023Chemical Cocktails: how can we reduce the toxic burden on our rivers? Briefing: Wildlife & Countryside Link and UK Youth for Nature
26/04/2023Link evidence: Built Environment Committee Inquiry on the impact of environmental regulations on development
25/04/2023Link response: Consultation on Permitted Development Rights for temporary recreational campsites, renewable energy and film-making
25/04/2023Link response: Consultation on increasing planning fees and performance
24/04/2023Blueprint response: WCWR Draft Regional Plan
21/04/2023Link evidence: OEP Inquiry on Protected Sites
19/04/2023Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill - amendment 390 briefing from Link & others - 19.04.23
19/04/2023Briefing for LURB Lords committee - Nature recovery - 19.04.23 version
05/04/2023Briefing for LURB Lords committee - Nature recovery - 05.04.23
27/03/2023Link evidence: Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee Inquiry on Protected Areas
27/03/2023Link letter: To Minister Davison re Levelling Up Fund for nature
26/03/2023Reforming environmental markets - Link report - March 2023
21/03/2023Link evidence: LUHC inquiry on reforms to national planning policy
17/03/2023Link letter: To Minister Davison re Levelling Up Fund for nature
14/03/2023Briefing for LURB Lords committee - Nature recovery - 14.03.23 version
09/03/2023Briefing for LURB Lords committee - 07.03.23
02/03/2023Link response: Consultation on national planning policy
28/02/2023Link briefing: LURB Lords Committee on Health and wellbeing
27/02/2023Briefing for LURB Lords committee - 27.02.23 version
22/02/2023Scientist letter to PM - COP15
20/02/2023Blueprint response: Regional Water Resources Plans
17/02/2023Briefing for LURB Lords committee - Nature recovery
14/02/2023Letter to DEFRA re Beaver releases to the wild 14.02.23
30/01/2023Link briefing: The Habitats Regulations: Risks and Opportunities
27/01/2023Target briefing - Woodland
27/01/2023Targets briefing - Freshwater
27/01/2023Targets briefing - Waste
27/01/2023Targets briefing - Marine
27/01/2023Targets briefing - Biodiversity
20/01/2023Blueprint response: Ofwat H2Open Data Review
19/01/2023A Consensus on Food, Farming and Nature: forging a way forward
18/01/2023The economic costs of the Retained EU Law Bill
13/01/2023COP15 outcomes briefing
12/01/2023Briefing for LURB Lords second reading - Nature and climate points to raise

2022

18/12/2022Written evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee Food Security inquiry
15/12/2022The impact of the cost of living crisis on the nature sector - 15.12.22
12/12/2022What price deregulation? Link briefing 12.12.22
12/12/2022Briefing - LURB Report Stage - Nature
07/12/2022Letter to PM - Glover & COP15 - 07.12.22
07/12/2022UK Forestry Standard draft updated content - Link response 07.12.22
29/11/2022Joint complaint to OEP - legal breach of Environment Act targets deadline
28/11/2022WCL - Disposable Vapes Briefing - November 2022
24/11/2022REUL BIll Committee briefing - Greener UK and Link
23/11/2022Blueprint response: UK Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling consultation
11/11/2022Blueprint response: Consultation on serious pollution incidents and discharge permit compliance common performance commitments
11/11/2022Review of wild take licensing for falconry and aviculture - Link response
31/10/2022Joint complaint - legal breach of Environment Act targets deadline
27/10/2022Link & Green Alliance letter to PM
27/10/2022Link briefing on farming review
27/10/2022Consultation on net zero - Link response
21/10/2022Greener UK and Link REUL Bill second reading briefing
19/10/2022Progress Report 2022 on 30x30 in England
14/10/2022Briefing for Levelling Up Bill Committee - new clause 44
14/10/2022Briefing for Levelling Up Bill Committee - new clause 45 on health & wellbeing
14/10/2022Briefing for Levelling Up Bill Committee - new clause 46 on nature recovery
05/10/2022Changing the world from within report
05/10/2022Route map towards greater ethnic diversity in the environment sector
05/10/2022Route map towards greater ethnic diversity in the environment sector: guidance manual
03/10/2022Letter to Liz Truss on Environmental Regulation - 03.10.22
27/09/2022Link response: Biodiversity metric technical consultation
23/09/2022Alternatives to lead shot: Assessing supply and demand - report produced for Lead Ammunition APPG
16/09/2022Blueprint response: PR24 draft methodology consultation appendix
14/09/2022Link evidence to EFRA food security inquiry- Sept 2022
09/09/2022Accelerating the farming transition for future food security - Link briefing
08/09/2022Blueprint response: PR24 draft methodology consultation
06/09/2022A UK Chemicals Strategy That’s Fit for Purpose- Link briefing for Defra
05/09/2022BPC Briefing for Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill Committee - Environmental Outcomes Reports
20/07/2022End Chemical Pollution Briefing-July 2022-Final
07/07/2022Link evidence: DHSC Mental health and wellbeing plan call for evidence
03/07/2022Briefing: Priorities for Sustainable Farming Incentive and Local Nature Recovery, Environmental Land Management
01/07/2022Tackling the climate crisis through ocean protection
30/06/2022Link response: Draft Refreshed GB INNS Strategy 2022-2030
28/06/2022Burning vegetation on upland peat - Review of current protections
28/06/2022Environment Act Targets - Wildlife and Countryside Link Consultation Response
28/06/2022Link evidence: LUHC Committee Follow up Inquiry on Public Parks
27/06/2022BPC Briefing for Commons Committee Day 1 - Levelling Up Missions
24/06/2022 Blueprint response: Industry and Regulators Committee inquiry into Ofwat
10/06/2022Looking ahead to World Ocean Day 2023 - Ocean recovery briefing
01/06/2022Link/Better Planning Coalition: Briefing for Commons second Reading of Levelling up and Regeneration Bill
31/05/2022 Blueprint for Water Position Statement on Voluntary Enforcement Undertakings and the Sewage Investigation
30/05/2022Case for urgent, group-based regulation to prevent continued PFAS pollution in the UK environment
12/05/2022Blueprint response: draft Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan consultation
11/05/2022Link response: Nature Recovery Green Paper consultation
28/04/2022Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan Parliamentary Briefing - Blueprint for Water and End Sewage Pollution Coalition
26/04/2022Land Use Inquiry - Link response
22/04/2022Top lines on Environment Act Targets & Nature Recovery Green Paper
22/04/2022Blueprint response: draft River Basin Management Plans consultation
14/04/2022Nature Based Solutions - Link briefing note
08/04/2022Link response: Implementing the Glover Landscapes Review consultation
05/04/2022Link response: BNG Regulations and Implementation consultation
29/03/2022Link response: UK Biological Security Strategy - call for evidence
24/03/2022Link response: Department for Education draft Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy
21/03/2022Link Briefing: No time for a halt: Sustaining the farming transition to greater food security
14/03/2022Link response: Comprehensive Review of Species of Special Concern
10/03/2022Banning retail sale of peat in horticulture in England Wales - Link response
23/02/2022The road to success for new Highly Protected Marine Areas
21/02/2022WCL Letter to Michael Gove re Nature for Everyone campaign
21/02/2022Nature for Everyone campaign advocacy briefing - Spring 2022
10/02/2022ELUK report: Achieving harmony with nature (Summary report) - February 2022
10/02/2022ELUK report: Achieving harmony with nature (Full report) - February 2022
31/01/2022Link response: A Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain
21/01/2022Blueprint response: Consultation on draft Flood Risk Management Plans 2021-2027
20/01/2022Link letter re Online Safety Bill & animal abuse footage
17/01/2022Link - Marine Scorecard report results
14/01/2022Blueprint response: Consultation on performance commitments for future price reviews

2021

22/12/2021Blueprint response: Consultation on changes to the regulatory framework for abstraction and impounding licensing
22/12/2021Blueprint response: Consultation on amendments to Environmental Permitting Regulations
17/12/2021Link response: NSIP regime review survey
08/12/2021Link briefing: Sustainable Farming Incentive
06/12/2021Better Deal for Animals Briefing - Report stage of Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill 03.12.21
06/12/2021Link Strategy 2020 - 2030
29/11/2021Link response: energy National Policy Statements consultation
25/11/2021Wildlife Crime Report - November 2021
25/11/2021Public access is a public good: Connecting people to nature through Environmental Land Management
16/11/2021Approach to beaver reintroduction and management in England - Link response
10/11/2021Link response: Environment Agency Water Resources Charges Consultation
02/11/2021Link briefing: Farming Rules for Water - November 2021
26/10/2021Link briefing: ELM and 30x30 - Managing land for nature's recovery
26/10/2021Blueprint for Water - PR24 Environmental Manifesto
22/10/2021Link briefing: SEA and EIA - Proposition for an environmental assessment framework
19/10/2021Link & GUK briefing for Commons Consideration of Lords amendment to Environment Bill
19/10/2021Link evidence: Public Accounts Committee inquiry- Environmental Land Management
14/10/2021Digging Deeper: why the farming transition must go further and faster for nature and people- Link report
08/10/2021Link response: Consultation on Government’s Strategic Policy Statement for Ofwat
07/10/2021Link response: Consultation on the draft revised Water Industry Strategic Environment Requirements (WISER)
01/10/2021Greener UK & WCL consultation response on reforming the framework for better regulation
30/09/2021BRIEFING- A CSR for Nature and People
30/09/2021Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021- Link representation
21/09/2021Link response: Review of the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP)
14/09/2021Blueprint for Water Vision Report - Actions to Recover England's Waters and Wildlife
13/09/2021Greener UK &Link Environment Bill - Lords report stage briefing waste and water
10/09/2021Environment Bill - Greener UK Link Report stage briefing - nature, deforestation and new clauses
09/09/2021Achieving 30x30 in England on Land and at Sea
06/09/2021Environment Bill - Greener UK Link Report stage briefing - Parts 1 & 2
06/09/2021Link letter: To Chris Pincher MP re NSIP regime review
03/09/2021UK Water Efficiency Strategy Consultation: Blueprint for Water Response - September 2021
02/09/2021A State of Nature Target: The Business Case
01/09/2021ELUK Briefing: 30x30: Land and Sea for Nature's Recovery September 2021
25/08/2021 Link report: The full-year impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the nature sector
25/08/2021Greener UK & WCL consultation response on amending the Civil Procedure Rules to establish environmental review
12/08/2021Polling commissioned by WCL, RSPCA, HSI UK & CIWF
11/08/2021Wasted Opportunity? Report on UK Government waste reforms
10/08/2021UK Forestry Standard Review - Link response
22/07/2021Link response: Ofwat 'PR24 and Beyond - Creating tomorrow, together'
20/07/2021Blueprint for Water Asks for Regional Water Resources Plans - July 2021
13/07/2021Debate on the future of the planning system - The choices for nature 15.07.21
08/07/2021Link People and Nature Statement
06/07/2021Environment Bill Greener UK Link briefing - Lords Committee - nature chapter
06/07/2021Environment Bill Greener UK & Link briefing Lords Committee resources and waste 3.pdf
06/07/2021Environment Bill Greener UK & Link briefing Lords Committee water clauses
23/06/2021Environment Bill - Greener UK & Link briefing - Committee Day 2 - environmental principles
23/06/2021Environment Bill - Greener UK Link briefing - Committee Day 2 - targets and EIPs
21/06/2021Environment Bill Greener UK & Link briefing - Committee Day 1 - Targets and EIP
18/06/2021State of Nature amendment briefing
15/06/2021Link Annual Report 2020
14/06/2021Briefing for Second Reading of Animal Sentience Bill
10/06/2021Link Letter to the Prime Minister: State of Nature Target Amendment June 2021
04/06/2021World Ocean Day 2021 - Westminster Hall debate briefing
04/06/2021Environment Bill Lords second reading briefing - Greener UK and Link
28/05/2021Levelling up through the National Nature Service - Piloting the next step
26/05/2021Greener UK & Link response to draft environmental principles policy statement consultation
24/05/2021Greener UK Link briefing for Environment Bill Report stage May 2021
14/05/2021Blueprint response: Environment Agency consultation 'River basin management plans: use of strategic environmental assessment screening'
14/05/2021The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021 - Link Policy Briefing
14/05/2021Link evidence: EAC inquiry into the Sustainability of the Built Environment
13/05/2021Link briefing - Environmental planning
13/05/2021Queens Speech 2021 - Link briefing
04/05/2021Implementing the Ivory Act - Link response
30/04/2021Link evidence for HCLG inquiry on permitted development rights (PDRs)
27/04/2021Marine Super Year Scorecard
23/04/2021Link briefing: Carbon offsetting in the UK
22/04/2021Link response: Bovine tuberculosis - call for views on possible future measures to accelerate disease eradication in England
16/04/2021Link Briefing Note - The Biodiversity Emergency & the Dasgupta Review
15/04/2021End Wildlife Crime - An appeal to PCC candidates
07/04/2021Habitat loss from major infrastructure projects - The case for action April 2021
01/04/2021Letter to Defra on broadleaf woodland
26/03/2021Link response: NPPF and NMDC consultation
25/03/2021Link response: Bovine tuberculosis - consultation on proposals to help eradicate the disease in England
23/03/2021Link response: EFRA Inquiry into Moving Animals Across Borders
17/03/2021Link response to 'the regulation of genetic technologies' consultation
10/03/2021Link response: Environment Agency consultation 'Updating the determination of water stressed areas in England'
09/03/2021Link response: EAC Inquiry into Deposit Return Schemes
01/03/2021State of Nature letter to Prime Minister
01/03/2021Consultation Response - 01.03.2021 - UK Plan for Waste Shipments
24/02/2021Letter to Defra on lead shot
16/02/2021Link letter to the Secretary of State: Peat burning in the uplands
15/02/2021Link briefing: Wider Habitats Targets
12/02/2021Link response: EAC Inquiry into Water Quality in Rivers
05/02/2021Consultation on primates as pets in England - Link response 05.02.21
05/02/2021Consultation on improvements to animal welfare in transport - Link response 05.02.21
01/02/2021Link briefing: Proposals for SEA and EIA
29/01/2021EFRA evidence: Environmental Land Management and the Agricultural Transition
29/01/2021Link response: reducing ammonia emissions from urea fertilisers’ consultation
29/01/2021Link evidence EFRA- Environmental Land Management and the Agricultural Transition
29/01/2021ELUK Targets 2021 Briefing 29.01.21
28/01/2021Link response: Permitted development rights consultation
25/01/2021Link response: Farming Rules for Water Regulatory Review
21/01/2021Letter to Defra on close season for hares & snares ban
21/01/2021Environment Bill: GUK & Link briefing on Report stage amendments
14/01/2021Joint planning coalition 'Vision for Planning'
14/01/2021Link Briefing: Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill

2020

17/12/2020Tidal Power Inquiry - Link response 17.12.20
16/12/2020Joint Letter on Peatland Burning to the Prime Minister-16.12.20
16/12/2020Joint Letter on Peatland Burning to the Prime Minister-16.12.20
15/12/2020A More Natural Capital - An agenda for the Mayor of London
14/12/2020Misleading Environmental Claims - Link evidence 14.12.2020
11/12/2020Link 2018 Annual Report and Accounts
11/12/2020Link 2019 Annual Report and Accounts
30/11/2020Response to the Call for Evidence on Remote Electronic Monitoring (Greener UK and Wildlife and Countryside Link)
26/11/2020Climate Assembly UK net zero report - Link evidence note
26/11/2020Recognising animal sentience – principles for effective legislation
26/11/2020Full paper: Link ELM FFCP key principles-Nov2020
24/11/2020EFRA Select Committee Tree Planting and Woodlands Inquiry - Link response 24.11.20
23/11/2020Explanatory note on NGO concerns about the ‘Species Conservation Strategies’ amendment to the Environment Bill
23/11/2020Environment Bill new clauses briefing from Greener UK and Link
18/11/202030 x 30: managing land for nature's recovery
17/11/2020Marine Strategy Part 2 - Link response 17 November 2020.
16/11/2020Environment Bill briefing on species and sites strategies and wildlife licensing Greener_UK_and_Link
16/11/2020Environment Bill nature clauses briefing from Greener UK and Link
16/11/2020Greener UK and Link briefing Environment Bill Committee water clauses
16/11/2020Greener UK and Link Briefing Environment Bill Commons Committee Resources and Waste Clauses
14/11/2020Letter to Prime Minister: offshore renewables and ocean recovery
06/11/2020Wildlife Crime Report 2019
05/11/2020Link Letter to the Chancellor: Green Recovery Challenge Fund
05/11/2020Link briefing: The Planning White Paper and Nature
03/11/2020National Nature Service Overview and Plan 01.10.20.
02/11/2020Link briefing: improving environmental data for planning
30/10/2020Link Response to the 'Planning for the Future' white paper consultation
30/10/2020Greener UK and Link briefing - Environment Bill Committe - Environmental principles and protection (Clauses 16 to 20)
30/10/2020Link briefing: Protecting and enhancing designated landscapes through the planning system
27/10/2020Environment Bill Committee - Environmental Improvement Plans - briefing from Greener UK and Link
23/10/2020Link submission to IRAL 20.10.20
23/10/2020Agriculture Bill Commons consideration of Lords amendments in lieu briefing
12/10/2020Greener UK-Link Agriculture Bill briefing - Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments
07/10/2020Environment Bill Targets Policy Paper
07/10/2020Environment Bill Targets Paper Part 2 - Targets Proposals
25/09/2020Link Comprehensive Spending Review submission
24/09/2020Link invasive species cost saving calculations
24/09/2020Prevention is better than cure: a diagnosis on the state of UK invasive species biosecurity
22/09/2020Link letter to Secretary of State - Sustainable Farming Incentive and Future Farming and Countryside Programme
15/09/2020Letter to the Prime Minister: Global Biodiversity Outlook
14/09/2020Greener UK-Link Agriculture Bill Lords Report Stage briefing
10/09/2020Biodiversity and Ecosystems Inquiry - Link response 10.09.20
10/09/2020Link England Tree Strategy response 10.09.20
21/08/2020Blueprint letter to James Bevan - WFD
20/08/2020Link and Aldersgate Group letter - planning reform
20/08/2020Link Diversity and Anti-Racism Statement
20/08/2020HM Treasury Plastic Packaging Tax consultation response
20/08/2020Link Letter to the Chancellor: National Nature Service
13/08/2020Greening the post-Covid recovery inquiry - Link submission 13.08.2020
12/08/2020UK Internal Market - WCL submission
31/07/2020Link ELM Policy Discussion Document response
22/07/2020Project Speed - Link Briefing
21/07/2020WRSE Consultation Response Resilience Framework Feedback
16/07/2020Link response to BSI proposed PAS 9017 standard on biodegradable plastics
16/07/2020Blueprint Letter to Public Accounts Committee
13/07/2020Link response to freeports consultation
07/07/2020Greener UK-Link Agriculture Bill Lords Committee Stage briefing
03/07/2020Naturally Resilient Report
23/06/2020EFRA Flooding Inquiry Link Written Evidence Submission
08/06/2020Wildlife and Countryside Link Ocean Recovery Manifesto
04/06/2020Greener UK-Link Agriculture Bill Lords Second Reading briefing
03/06/2020Changing Course - a resilient future for water through the 25YEP
27/05/2020Blueprint for Water submission to the CMA on water company price redeterminations
13/05/2020Joint letter to MPs on Agriculture Bill and trade
11/05/2020Greener UK-Link Agriculture Bill Commons Report Stage briefing
28/04/2020Challenges and Choices - Link's detailed submission
20/04/2020Link response to MMO consultation on draft NW, SW, SE and NE marine plans
27/02/2020Link response to Defra trophy hunting call for evidence
27/02/2020Link response to Defra Trophy Hunting consultation
26/02/2020Environment Bill Supplementary Water Briefing
25/02/2020Greener UK-Link Agriculture Bill Committee Stage briefing - clauses 1 to 16
19/02/2020Greener UK Link briefing for second reading of the Environment Bill
10/02/2020Link Future Homes Standards Consultation Response
07/02/2020Link principles for woodland expansion
07/02/2020Link Bycatch Parliamentary briefing (Fisheries Bill Lords 2nd Reading)
06/02/2020ink Future Homes Standards Consultation Response
28/01/2020Greener UK and Link Agriculture Bill 2020 2nd Reading briefing
27/01/2020Joint letter to PM on Agriculture and Trade Standards 24 Jan 2020
07/01/2020Link briefing on whole site approach to management of MPAs

2019

13/12/2019Water Quality FOI Request
26/11/2019Green Party responses on key environmental questions - General election 2019
26/11/2019Labour Party responses on key environmental questions - General election 2019
18/11/2019SNP responses on key environmental questions - General election 2019
04/11/2019Greener UK Link submission to EFRA inquiry into the Environment Bill
31/10/2019Wildlife & Countryside Link and Northern Ireland Marine Task Force response to HPMA call for evidence
30/10/2019ELUK Statement on the UK’s Second Progress Report on compliance with the Aarhus Convention
30/10/2019Greener UK -Link Environment Bill second reading briefing
23/10/2019Annual Wildlife Crime Report 2018
15/10/2019Link net gain institutional framework paper
14/10/2019Wildlife & Countryside Link response to standards for bio-based and compostable plastics call for evidence
13/10/2019Blueprint's Response to Consultation on Water Drought Plan
11/10/2019Blueprint response to Defra personal water consumption consultation
08/10/2019WCL general election manifesto
17/09/2019Link leaflet on whale meat for rugby world cup
03/09/2019Link Briefing - Animal Sentience
28/08/2019Link Principles for a Future Regulatory Framework
28/08/2019Link response to INNS management measures consultation
28/08/2019Link response to Defra non-elephant ivory bearing species call for evidence
16/08/2019Link position on the bovine TB strategy review
13/08/201925 YEP one year report
05/08/2019ELUK UK Marine Strategy 2 page briefing
01/07/2019Link response to Defra 25YEP discussion document
24/06/2019Putting our eggs in a better basket: A survey of English farmers' opinions on agriculture policy
20/06/2019ELUK response to UK Marine Strategy part one consultation
01/06/2019Letter to CCG Chairs from Blueprint's Chair
30/05/2019ELUK UK Marine Strategy Summary Briefing
28/05/2019Link key principles for successful biodiversity net gain
21/05/2019Link Sentencing Council Consultation Response
13/05/2019Link response to Defra consistent household and business recycling collections
13/05/2019WCL and NIEL response to Defra Deposit Return Scheme Consultation
13/05/2019Environment Links UK response to Defra Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme consultation
10/05/2019Link evidence for EAC invasive species inquiry
10/05/2019Environment Links UK response to HM Treasury plastic packaging tax consultation
02/05/2019Link response to EFRA plastic food and drink inquiry
24/04/2019Link briefing: Governance and enforcement of Invasive Non-Native Species legislation after Brexit
19/04/2019Link, RSPB and PAN UK pesticides resignation open letter
26/03/2019Link Conservation Covenants Response
22/03/2019Putting an end to plastic pollution
18/03/2019Greener UK and Link Agriculture Bill Report Stage briefing
12/03/2019Blueprint response to Defra consultation on Improving our Management of Water in the Environmen
08/03/2019Link response to EAC Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life inquiry
06/03/2019ELUK additional evidence EU implementation of Aarhus Convention
01/03/2019Link notifiable offences review response
28/02/2019Link response to Protecting and Enhancing England’s Trees and Woodlands
22/02/2019Link response to Defra consultation on extension of the plastic bag charge
08/02/2019Link response to Defra net gain consultation proposals
01/02/2019Environment Links UK Statement: Access to Justice in the UK 2019
31/01/2019Blueprint for Water's NPS Water Resources response
22/01/2019Link evidence for pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill
21/01/2019Blueprint PR19 Environmental Assessment Scorecards
15/01/2019Link response to Planning Reform Consultation

2018

21/12/2018RBMP consultation response
14/12/2018Link response to Defra consultation on banning plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers
14/12/2018Link response to marine licencing exemption consultation
30/11/2018Wildlife Crime in 2017
30/11/2018Link response to Defra plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers consultation
27/11/2018Greener UK and Link evidence to EFRA fisheries inquiry
05/11/2018Link Response to NSIP Consultation
26/10/2018Greener UK and Link submission to Public Bill Committee on Agriculture Bill
26/10/2018Link response to USA trade consultation
26/10/2018Link response to New Zealand trade consultation
26/10/2018Link response to Australia trade consultation
18/10/2018Link EFRA Committee Agriculture Bill evidence
18/10/2018Wildlife and Countryside Link plastics Autumn budget briefing
04/10/2018Greener UK and Link Agriculture Bill 2nd Reading briefing
12/09/2018Greener UK, WCL, SEL and NIMTF response to Defra fisheries white paper
12/09/2018WCL Bycatch response to Defra fisheries white paper
10/09/2018Shared Principles - Blueprint for Water
01/09/2018Link EAC evidence on SDGs
27/08/2018Coalition Agriculture Bill letter to the Prime Minister
24/08/2018Link response to General Sentencing Guidelines consultation
15/08/2018Link response to draft Clean Air Strategy 2018
03/08/2018Link response to Environmental Principles and Governance consultation
20/07/2018Link submission to Defra consultation on third tranche of Marine Conservation Zones
18/06/2018Blueprint for Water EFRA Water Regulation Response
18/06/2018Link Ivory Bill Committee evidence
15/06/2018Greener UK and Link Agriculture Bill Briefing
01/06/2018Joint Link-Greener UK response to The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) “Secondary legislation and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: inquiry into the sifting criteria call for evidence”
01/06/2018Link response to European Commission consultation on the Implementation of the Aarhus Convention by the European Union (EU) in the area of access to justice in environmental matters
01/06/2018Link response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) inquiry into governance and principles consultation
01/06/2018Gearing up to eliminating cross-taxa bycatch in UK fisheries
31/05/2018Blueprint for Water Draft Water Resource Management Plans Analysis - May 2018
21/05/2018Link Annual Report 2017
18/05/2018Link response to Tackling the Plastic Problem: Using the tax system or charges to address single-use plastic waste
18/05/2018Link response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) inquiry into governance and principles consultation
18/05/2018ELUK submission to EAC sustainable seas inquiry
16/05/2018Link response to House of Lords Brexit: Biosecurity inquiry
11/05/2018Link Response to Permitted Development for Shale Gas Exploration Consultation
09/05/2018Wildlife and Countryside Link response to the revised NPPF draft
04/05/2018 Link response to Health & Harmony: The future for food, farming and the environment
02/05/2018Link response to EFRA Health and Harmony inquiry
17/04/2018Wildlife Crime in 2016
03/04/2018Link response to Invasive Non-native Species enforcement consultation
08/03/2018Link response to 25 Year Plan EAC inquiry
28/02/2018Environment Links UK Access to Justice Statement
27/02/2018Link response to Improving the Use of Planning Conditions
26/02/2018Link response to EAC Nitrates inquiry
09/02/2018Blueprint Response - EA Rationalising the Main River Network
29/01/2018Environment Agency Strategic Review of Charges Consultation
25/01/2018Link response to the Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry on Nitrates
25/01/2018Greener UK and ELUK: Essential elements of sustainable UK fisheries management
24/01/2018Link briefing on 25 Year Environment Plan for House of Lords debate
19/01/2018Link evidence to Environmental Audit Committee inquiry: Chinese waste import ban
16/01/2018Brexit: Getting the best deal for animals
14/01/2018Link response to National Infrastructure Commission Priorities Consultation

2017

22/12/2017Blueprint response to National Policy Statement for Water Resources
22/12/2017Link response to Lead Restriction
19/12/2017How the Marine Strategy can help deliver the 25 year environment plan
18/12/2017Link's proposed MSFD 2nd cycle indicators and targets
06/12/2017Environment Links UK briefing: Conversion of the EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation
25/11/2017WCL & WEL: Recording Wildlife Crime - Briefing
25/11/2017WCL & WEL: Recording Wildlife Crime Report
16/11/2017Environment Links UK & Greener UK briefing: Brexit and Devolution
09/11/2017Link response to the Right Homes in the Right Places Consultation
25/10/2017Response to EAC Inquiry on Chemicals Regulation Post-Brexit
11/10/2017Link evidence to NERC Act 2006 inquiry October 2017
10/10/2017Link Disposable Packaging Submission
05/10/2017 Link A-Law Animal Welfare Post Brexit Summary
03/10/2017Persistent threats need persistent counteraction: responding to PCB pollution in marine mammals
29/09/2017Link FAQs: A Future Sustainable Farming and Land Management Policy for England - Sept 2017
29/09/2017Link paper: A Future Sustainable Farming and Land Management Policy for England - Sept 2017
29/09/2017 Link briefing: A Future Sustainable Farming and Land Management Policy for England - Sept 2017
21/09/2017Link response to CCTV in slaughterhouses
20/09/2017Blueprint briefing on long-term wastewater plans
15/09/2017Link Guidance for Brownfield Registers
11/09/2017Environment Links UK Statement: Access to Justice in the UK
05/09/2017Blueprint response to Ofwat PR19 methodology
02/08/2017Wildlife and Countryside Link Annual Report 2016
28/07/2017Link response to National Infrastructure Commission environmental drivers paper
11/07/2017Link Briefing on Sentencing Guidelines for Wildlife Crime
03/07/2017ELUK Response to Repeal Bill White Paper
03/07/2017Link briefing on the 25 Year Plan for the Environment
03/05/2017Link response to the Housing White Paper
01/05/2017Blueprint for PR19 Environmental Manifesto
27/04/2017Link submission to EAC Coffee Cups and Plastic Bottles: disposable packaging inquiry April 2017
27/04/2017Link response to MMO online survey: Marine Planning Iteration 1 Engagement (NE/NW/SE/SW) March 2017
27/04/2017Response to the Lords Committee Inquiry into Farm Animal Welfare and Brexit
25/04/2017Blueprint for PR19 Summary
13/04/2017Response to the UK's National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention
11/04/2017Blueprint response to Defra's Strategic Policy Statement to Ofwat for PR19
15/03/2017Environment Links UK and Greener UK response to House of Lords Inquiry - Brexit and Devolution
13/03/2017Link briefing to Defra: Stockholm Convention compliance mechanism
28/02/2017 Environment Links UK Response to Defra, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland’s Microbeads Consultation
24/02/2017Link Submission to Delegated Powers in the GRB Inquiry (Procedure Committee)
23/02/2017Link Neighbourhood Planning Bill briefing on Clause 13
22/02/2017Link-Greener UK Briefing: Agriculture at a Crossroads
17/02/2017Link response to the Corporate Governance Reform Green Paper
17/02/2017Environment Link's UK Statement - 10th UNECE Task Force on Access to Justice
13/02/2017Blueprint National Infrastructure Assessment Call for Evidence response
01/02/2017Blueprint response to Ofwat Outcomes for PR19 Framework consultation
31/01/2017Blueprint response to EAC inquiry into the future of chemicals regulation after the EU Referendum
31/01/2017Link response to joint EIA consultation
27/01/2017Link Neighbourhood Planning Bill Clause 12 Briefing
27/01/2017Link response to South Marine Plan consultation January 2017
13/01/2017Link briefing to the House of Lords for Neighbourhood Planning Bill Second Reading

2016

12/12/2016Link response to MMO MPA site assessment call for evidence
12/12/2016Link response to Margate and Longsands Bottom towed fishing gear byelaw consultation
23/11/2016Link ACCOBAMS PCB briefing
11/10/2016Environment Links UK MSFD Consultation Response
10/10/2016Link Briefing on the Neighbourhood Planning Bill
07/10/2016Link EAC MPA revisited inquiry submission
07/10/2016Marine Charter Parliamentary Brief
06/10/2016IWC PCB Briefing
23/09/2016Wildlife and Countryside Link Annual Review 2015
21/09/2016Link response to EAC inquiry into the future of the natural environment following the EU Referendum
01/09/2016Environment Links UK call for a well-managed, coherent network of MPAs
01/09/2016Marine Charter 2016
04/07/2016Wildlife and Countryside Link 2015 Annual Report
02/06/2016Environment Links UK UNECE Statement on Access to Justice
30/04/2016Blueprint response to changes exemptionf for water abstraction licensing
26/04/2016Environment Links UK Harbour Porpoise protected area consultation response
26/04/2016Wildlife and Countryside Link Harbour Porpoise protected area JNCC consultation response
15/04/2016Link Response to Technical Consultation on Planning Changes
14/04/2016Environment Links UK SPA response
11/04/2016Response to Natural England consultation on European Protected Species Licensing
08/04/2016BP response to changes to water abstraction licensing exemptions
30/03/2016Blueprint for Water evidence for the EFRA Committee Inquiry into Future Flood Prevention
29/02/2016Blueprint for Water - Charging for Permits to Flood Risk Activities
22/02/2016Link Response to National Planning Policy Framework Consultation
16/02/2016Link response to the draft Code of Practice for Species Control Provisions in England
03/02/2016Link Proposed Amendments to the Housing & Planning Bill
29/01/2016Environment Links UK Response to JNCC Review
24/01/2016Link response to EAC Soil Health Inquiry
24/01/2016BP Water Resources Planning Guideline
24/01/2016BP Abstraction Incentive Mechanism
22/01/2016Housing and Planning Bill Briefing
15/01/2016Link Response to Cutting Red Tape Review of House Building

2015

10/12/2015Cost Protection in Environmental Claims Consultation Response
10/12/2015Executive Summary for response to Cost Protection in Environmental Claims
24/11/2015Blueprint response to diffuse water pollution
19/11/2015Joint Links EAC Inquiry on EU/UK Environmental policy
14/11/2015Housing and Planning Bill - Link Evidence Submission
10/11/2015Link Briefing to JR on Cost Protection for Environmental Claims
01/11/2015Link Response to the Diffuse Water Pollution Consultation
30/10/2015October Report 2015
01/10/2015WCL Annual Report 2014
25/09/2015Link Response to the Defra Consultation on Badger Cull Licences
22/09/2015Press Release to Governments Response on NCC's 3rd Report on Natural Capital
15/09/2015Farming Fit for the Future Vision Document
15/09/2015Blueprint for Water - Water Matters
15/09/2015Link Response to MoJ Consultation on JR Reform
28/08/2015Blueprint for Water Drought Consultation Response
28/08/2015Blueprint for Water Resilience Consultation Response
28/08/2015August report 2015
05/08/2015Link 25 Year Plan for Nature
31/07/2015July report 2015
30/07/2015Blueprint Save Our Waters Advocacy Plan
24/07/2015Joint Links Press Release: Final calls to defend nature
24/07/2015Joint Links Further Evidence Submission - The Birds and Habitats Directives and Climate Change
24/07/2015Joint Links Further Evidence Submission - What would have happened to Europe's wildlife without the Nature Directives?
24/07/2015Joint Links Further Evidence Submission - Responding to the European Environment Agency's State of the Environment Report, 2015
24/07/2015Joint Links Further Evidence Submission - The "ecosystem services" approach and the Nature Directives
24/07/2015Joint Links Further Evidence Submission - A review of progress made against the UK Government's recommendations for improved implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives
24/07/2015Joint Links Further Evidence Submission - Why it makes sense not to merge the Birds and Habitats Directives
24/07/2015Joint Links Further Evidence Submission - List of organisation sign on
02/07/2015Link appoints new Chair of Trustees Press Release
30/06/2015June 2015 Report
16/06/2015Joint Links response to the Fitness Check Questionnaire
16/06/2015Joint Links Fitness Check evidence - Annex I
16/06/2015Joint Links Fitness Check evidence - Annex IIa
16/06/2015Joint Links Fitness Check evidence - Annex IIb
16/06/2015Joint Links Fitness Check evidence - Annex III
16/06/2015Joint Links Fitness Check evidence - Annex IV
16/06/2015Joint Links Fitness Check evidence - Annex Va
16/06/2015Joint Links Fitness Check evidence - Annex Vb
16/06/2015Joint Links Fitness Check evidence - Annex VI
16/06/2015Joint Links Fitness Check evidence - Annex VII
16/06/2015 Joint Links Fitness Check evidence - Annex VIII
05/06/2015Joint Links statement on UK Access to Justice
03/06/2015Brownfield Land Guidance Press Release
01/06/2015May 2015 Report
01/06/2015Link Guidance for Brownfield land of high environmental value
12/05/2015Joint Links Position Statement: European Commission 'Fitness Check' of the Birds and Habitats Directives
12/05/2015Joint Links Press Release: European Commission 'Fitness Check' of the Birds and Habitats Directives
30/04/2015April 2015 Report
27/04/2015Joint Links response to the consultation on the MSFD proposals for UK programme measures
27/04/2015Link response to the consultation on the second tranche of MCZs
23/04/2015Blueprint response to River Basin Management Plans Consultation
09/04/2015Joint Links Marine Planning Report
31/03/2015Link response to COTES review
31/03/2015March 2015 Report
26/03/2015Blueprint for Water press release: The shocking state of England's rivers
28/02/2015February 2015 Report
24/02/2015Blueprint for Water response to 'Making flood defence consents part of the environmental permitting framework' consultation
05/02/2015Blueprint for Water response to the Flood Risk Management Plan consultation
02/02/2015January 2015 Report

2014

18/12/2014December 2014 Report
01/12/2014November 2014 Report
07/11/2014Link Marine Charter photobook
03/11/2014Link 2014: October Report
30/09/2014Link 2014: September report
30/09/2014House of Lords Marine Inquiry Link response
26/09/2014Link response to the Environmental Damage Regulations consultation
15/09/2014Marine Charter press release September 2014
04/09/2014Link response to the informal cross compliance consultation: soil GAECs
01/09/2014Link Marine Charter
30/08/2014Link 2014: August report
31/07/2014Link position statement on GMOs
31/07/2014Link 2014: July report
10/07/2014EAC Scorecard Link response July 2014
09/07/2014Marine Charter Parliamentary Briefing July 2014
30/06/2014Criminal Justice Courts Bill Link Briefing
30/06/2014Link 2014: June report
30/06/2014ECN MPA report for Joint Links
30/06/2014Link response to the GB Strategy Review
27/06/2014Link response to Review of the Balance of Competences: Subsidiarity and Proportionality
15/06/2014Response to the Government’s consultation on its Review of the Balance of Competences: Subsidiarity and Proportionality
10/06/2014Blueprint for Water response to the Consultation on Small Sewage Discharges
30/05/2014Link 2014: May report
01/05/2014Link response to Defra's consultation on the National Pollinators Strategy
30/04/2014Link 2014: April report
23/04/2014Costs of INNS management and eradication
23/04/2014Link response to the inquiry on foods and application of the precautionary principle in Europe
15/04/2014Blueprint for PR14
15/04/2014Blueprint for PR14 press release
08/04/2014Marine Strategy Framework Directive consultation: UK Marine Monitoring Programmes
31/03/2014Link 2014: March report
20/03/2014Blueprint for Water coalition briefing for the Water Bill
14/03/2014Informal Cross Compliance Consultation: Link response
13/03/2014Wildlife and Countryside Link Annual Report 2013
11/03/2014Expert Committee warns that nature's decline will damage UK Plc - press release
11/03/2014Blueprint for Water briefing on the abstraction reform consultation
28/02/2014Link 2014: February report
14/02/2014Floods and Dredging - a reality check
14/02/2014Floods and Dredging report - press release
11/02/2014Blueprint for Water coalition response to Ofwat's Forward Programme for 2014-15
31/01/2014Link 2014: January report
24/01/2014Blueprint for Water coalition press release: NGOs welcome improved environmental resilience in otherwise 'timid' Water Bill
21/01/2014Blueprint for Water Lords Second Reading Briefing Water Bill
17/01/2014Joint Links response to the consultation on the proposed temporary derogation to use cypermethrin

2013

19/12/2013Link 2013: December report
29/11/2013Link 2013: November report
28/11/2013Link response to the Defra consultation on the implementation of CAP Reform in England
19/11/2013Link Nature Check 2013
19/11/2013Link Nature Check 2013 News Release
19/11/2013ComRes Nature Check 2013 Survey
19/11/2013Link Nature Check 2013 Dr Elaine King speech
11/11/2013Link response to the Green Paper on biodiversity offsetting
01/11/2013Link response to the review of Wildlife Guidance
31/10/2013Link 2013: October report
31/10/2013Link response to the Judicial Review - Proposals for further reform
28/10/2013Link response to the Draft Aarhus National Implementation Report
15/10/2013Link response to the Draft East Inshore and East Offshore Marine Plans consultation
15/10/2013Link response to the Triennial Review of the Marine Management Organisation
14/10/2013Link response to the National Planning Policy Guidance website
09/10/2013Blueprint for Water briefing on the Water Bill - concise version
09/10/2013Blueprint for Water briefing on the Water Bill - full version
30/09/2013Link 2013: September report
26/09/2013Link response to the consultation on a Draft bTB Strategy
23/09/2013Blueprint for Water response to Water for Life and Livelihoods: England's waters: Challenges and Choices
23/09/2013Link initial comments on the EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation
17/09/2013Link response to the Joint Committee on the Draft Deregulation Bill Call for Written Evidence
10/09/2013Link red lines for the new Public Forest Estate management organisation
09/09/2013Link press release - new European Invasive Alien Species regulation
01/09/2013Link Response to the Draft Strategy for Achieving "Officially Bovine Tuberculosis-Free" Status for England
30/08/2013Link 2013: August report
29/08/2013Link response to the Crown Prosecution Service consultation on the Interim Guidance on Victims' Right to Review
29/08/2013Link briefing for MEPs: Funding for more sustainable agriculture: Modulation and co-financing
22/08/2013Blueprint for Water response to the consultation on Southern Water's draft Water Resource Management Plan
12/08/2013Joint Links response to the Government's consultation on its Review of the Balance of Competences: Environment and Climate Change
31/07/2013Link 2013: July report
26/07/2013Link response to the Transport Committee's call for evidence on the Government strategy for the maritime sector
22/07/2013Link press release - New farming technology strategy needs to work with nature
19/07/2013Blueprint for Water press release - Environmental groups warn of dredging 'triple whammy'
04/07/2013Blueprint for Water position paper on proposals to alter the consenting regime for dredging associated with Main River
04/07/2013Link position statement on badgers and bovine tuberculosis in England
28/06/2013Link response to the Law Commission consultation on conservation covenants
28/06/2013Link 2013: June report
18/06/2013Blueprint response to the consultation on the proposal to use Environmental Improvement Usage Charge funds to implement hydromorphological changes
03/06/2013Response to Catchment Based Approach to freshwater management and conservation in the UK - press release
03/06/2013Blueprint for Water vision for a Catchment Approach
31/05/2013Link 2013: May report
16/05/2013Sustainable and Secure: 10 steps for the future of food
30/04/2013Link 2013: April report
19/04/2013Link response to the consultation on the Duty for non-economic regulators to have regard to growth
12/04/2013Joint Links response to the Triennial Review of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee
05/04/2013Blueprint response to the supplementary consultation on revisions to river flow and water abstraction standards for hydropower
29/03/2013Link 2013: March report
29/03/2013Link Annual Report 2012
28/03/2013Link response to the consultation on proposals for the designation of Marine Conservation Zones in 2013
14/03/2013Link response to the DCMS consultation on broadband deployment
14/03/2013Link position paper on the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive Review
08/03/2013Countdown for the countryside: 5 days left to urge MEPs to vote for nature-friendly farming
28/02/2013Blueprint response to the UKTAG consultation on phosphorus and biological standards
28/02/2013Link 2013: February report
25/02/2013Link briefing on the Growth and Infrastructure Bill House of Lords report stage
18/02/2013Link response to the consultation on the Review of Planning Practice Guidance
08/02/2013Link response to the consultation on Core Guidance for Developers, Regulators & Land/Marine Managers
08/02/2013Link response to the consultation on the simplification of guidance in England
06/02/2013Link briefings for MPs on CAP Reform: RDPs
06/02/2013Link briefings for MPs on CAP Reform: EFAs
06/02/2013Link briefings for MPs on CAP Reform: Cross Compliance
06/02/2013Link briefings for MPs on CAP Reform: HNV Farming
04/02/2013Link response to the Triennial Review of Natural England and the Environment Agency
31/01/2013Link 2013: January report
29/01/2013Link response to the UK ban on the sale of five aquatic invasive non-native species
24/01/2013Link key messages on the Invasive Non-Native Species Framework Strategy for Great Britain
24/01/2013Link analysis of the Invasive Non-Native Species Framework Strategy for Great Britain
07/01/2013Link briefing on the Growth and Infrastructure Bill House of Lords second reading

2012

21/12/2012Link response to the consultation on extending permitted development rights
21/12/2012Link 2012: December report
20/12/2012Link response to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Biodiversity's inquiry into the implementation of the Natural Environment White Paper and Biodiversity 2020
13/12/2012Link briefing on the Growth and Infrastructure Bill - Report stage
13/12/2012Link Position Statement on Food Security
11/12/2012Blueprint for Water comments on Defra's consultation on strategic policy statement and social and environmental guidance to Ofwat
04/12/2012Blueprint for Water response to the consultation on the classification of Water Stressed areas
30/11/2012Link response to the Law Commission Consultation on Wildlife Law
30/11/2012Link 2012: November report
29/11/2012Link Parliamentary Bulletin: Marine Conservation Zones
27/11/2012Link Nature Check 2012
27/11/2012ComRes Countryside Survey 2012
27/11/2012 Link Nature Check 2012 Press Release
27/11/2012Link briefing on the Growth and Infrastructure Bill - Committee stage
27/11/2012Link Nature Check 2012 Joan Walley MP speech summary
27/11/2012Link Nature Check 2012 Dr Elaine King speech
14/11/2012Police and Crime Commissioner elections - candidate responses to Link
06/11/2012Blueprint for Water Scorecard 2012
06/11/2012Blueprint for Water Scorecard 2012 Press Release
31/10/2012Link response to the consultation on draft guidance on the application of Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive
31/10/2012Link 2012: October report
26/10/2012Link response to Defra consultation on the draft UK National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides
26/10/2012Link response to the Independent Panel on Forestry's final report
18/10/2012Link response to the Defra consultation on Sustainable Development Indicators
15/10/2012Link briefings for MEPs on CAP Reform: RDPs
15/10/2012Link briefings for MEPs on CAP Reform: Greening EFAs
15/10/2012Link briefings for MEPs on CAP Reform: Cross Compliance
15/10/2012Link briefings for MEPs on CAP Reform: HNV Farming
09/10/2012Blueprint for Water response to the consultation on Smart Metering Implementation
28/09/2012Link 2012: September report
17/09/2012Blueprint for PR14
31/08/2012Link 2012: August report
31/07/2012Link 2012: July report
13/07/2012Link thoughts on the implementation of the Natural Environment White Paper - one year on
29/06/2012Link 2012: June report
18/06/2012Link response to the MSFD consultation
15/06/2012NGO briefing to the UK Government: key issues for the 64th meeting of the International Whaling Commission
08/06/2012Joint Links response to UKTAG consultation
31/05/2012Link 2012: May report
28/05/2012Link response to the Pesticides Forum Annual Report 2011
10/05/2012Link response to the abstraction compensation consultation
30/04/2012Link 2012: April report
20/04/2012Targeting Nature's Recovery - Data Appendix 1
20/04/2012Targeting Nature's Recovery - Data Appendix 2
18/04/2012Targeting Nature's Recovery
30/03/2012Link 2012: March report
30/03/2012Link Annual Report 2011
21/03/2012Link Budget Statement
19/03/2012Link response to the Defra consultation on the Implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England
14/03/2012Blueprint for Water response to the SuDS consultation
08/03/2012Link Red Lines for the NPPF
08/03/2012Media Release: NPPF red lines
05/03/2012Link response to Defra CAP discussion paper
01/03/2012Blueprint for Water Fitness Check of EU Freshwater Policy
29/02/2012Blueprint evidence for the Institute of Civil Engineers State of the Nation report on water
29/02/2012Link 2012: February report
27/02/2012Link response to the Environmental Audit Committee's inquiry into wildlife crime
07/02/2012Link response to Nature Directives
31/01/2012Link 2012: January report
30/01/2012Link Marine Act Parliamentary Bulletin 3: The true state of our seas
23/01/2012Link response to the EFRA Select Committee inquiry into the Water White Paper
10/01/2012Link evidence to APPG on Biodiversity inquiry into Planning and Biodiversity

2011

09/12/2011Link Biodiversity 2020 critique
09/12/2011Link suggetions for implementing the Making Space for Nature recommendations
06/12/2011Link report: Local Nature Partnerships - delivering for nature
23/11/2011Link Statement on Marine Conservation Zones
23/11/2011Link Marine Act Policy Bulletin 3: The true state of our seas
11/11/2011Link response to Government consultation on Biodiversity Indicators
08/11/2011Link Report: Crunch Time for CAP - November 2011
08/11/2011Link Crunch Time for CAP Press Release
27/10/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Localism Bill Briefing HoL Third Reading
26/10/2011Link briefing: House of Lords debate on the draft NPPF
21/10/2011Link 2011 Q3 Report: July - September
17/10/2011Link response to draft NPPF Consultation
14/10/2011Link Nature Check Press Release
14/10/2011Link Nature Check Report - October 2011
14/10/2011Link response to EIA public guidance
10/10/2011Localism Bill: Joint Statement on Sustainable Development
10/10/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Localism Bill HoL Report Stage - Overall Briefing
14/09/2011Link letter to The Independent re: Peter Marren article 'Our wildlife needs a voice'
01/09/2011Link Blueprint for Sustainable Water White Paper - Key Tests
31/08/2011Link statement on Charting Progress 2: Assessment of UK seas seriously misleading
30/08/2011Link briefing: Charting Progress 2 - Fish, sharks, rays & skates
30/08/2011Link briefing: Charting Progress 2 - Cetaceans
30/08/2011Link briefing: Charting Progress 2 - Waterbirds & seabirds
30/08/2011Link briefing: Charting Progress 2 - Marine benthic habitats
01/08/2011Job Description: Director, Wildlife and Countryside Link
01/08/2011Job Application: Director, Wildlife and Countryside Link
29/07/2011Link Forests: Link submission to the Independent Panel on Forestry
26/07/2011Link 2011 Q2 Report: April - June
14/07/2011Link Agriculture: Joint Links Briefing on CAP and EU Budget
04/07/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Localism Bill Briefing HoL Committee Stage - Neighbourhood Planning
04/07/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Localism Bill Briefing HoL Committee Stage - Strategic Planning and Duty to Cooperate
04/07/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Localism Bill Briefing HoL Committee Stage - Sustainable Development
21/06/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Localism Bill Briefing HoL Committee Stage - Third Party Right of Appeal
21/06/2011NGO briefing to the UK Government: key issues for the 63rd meeting of the International Whaling Commission
21/06/2011Link briefings: Charting Progress 2 - The State of UK Seas (complete set)
02/06/2011Link Marine Act Policy Bulletin 2: Delivering a network of MPAs - highly protected sites
01/06/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Localism Bill HoL Second Reading - Overall Briefing
16/05/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Localism Bill Briefing HoC Report Stage - Overall Briefing
13/05/2011Link cetaceans letter to Chair of the MCZ Project Science Advisory Panel
09/05/2011Link Marine Act Parliamentary Bulletin 2: Healthy Seas - why we need Marine Protected Areas
09/05/2011Link response to Defra consultation on River Basin Planning Guidance Volume 3
09/05/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Localism Bill Briefing HoC Report Stage - Sustainable Development
03/05/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Localism Bill Briefing HoC Report Stage - Community Right of Appeal
27/04/2011Link 2011 Q1 Report: January - March
27/04/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition: Joint Statement on Localism Bill - Sustainable Development
31/03/2011Link Annual Report 2010
11/03/2011Link response to consultation on reducing the horticultural use of peat in England
08/03/2011Link NEWP: Key tests for the Natural Environment White Paper
02/03/2011Link initial comments on the National Planning Policy Framework
28/02/2011Halting Biodiversity Loss by 2010 - Fifth Annual Assessment
24/02/2011Parliamentary fact sheet 1: An introduction to Parliament
24/02/2011Parliamentary fact sheet 2: The passage of a Bill through Parliament
22/02/2011Link position on Ecological Restoration Zones
21/02/2011Link response to East Inshore & East Offshore marine plan areas - draft Statement of Public Participation
18/02/2011Link response to consultation on Council Regulation (EC) 1185/2003 on the removal of shark fins on board vessels
17/02/2011Link position on the England Biodiversity Strategy Review
04/02/2011Link response to Defra's consultation on biodiversity offsets
25/01/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition - Localism Bill amendment: Sustainable development
24/01/2011Link response to the revised draft National Policy Statements for Energy Infrastructure
12/01/2011Greenest Planning Ever Coalition - Localism Bill briefing: HoC Second Reading
04/01/2011Link Operational Strategy 2010 - 2012

2010

18/12/2010Link 2010 Q4 Report: October - December
09/12/2010Link full membership application form
09/12/2010Link associate membership application form
30/11/2010Blueprint for Water reponse to Defra's Water White Paper
19/11/2010Planning reform must protect the environment, say conservation groups
12/11/2010Link response to consultation on Dogger Bank possible Special Area of Conservation
11/11/2010Our Vision for the Future of Planning
09/11/2010Blueprint for Water
05/11/2010Link response to the Natural Environment White Paper discussion document
29/10/2010Link's position on Coastal Partnerships
28/10/2010Open consultations - October 2010
27/10/2010Link 2010 Q3 Report: July - September
22/10/2010Link response to CLG consultation on draft regulations of the Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2010
13/10/2010Joint Links response to the draft UK Marine Policy Statement
13/10/2010Link response to consultation on a Marine Planning System for England
01/10/2010Link Marine Act Policy Bulletin 1: Marine Conservation Zones
17/09/2010Link response to MMO on selecting the first areas for Marine Plans
03/09/2010Link briefing: MPAs & species protection under the OSPAR Convention
01/09/2010Link Marine Act Parliamentary Bulletin 1: Making the Marine Acts work
22/07/2010Link 2010 Q2 Report: Apr - Jun
14/07/2010Informing Defra spending decisions
14/07/2010Don't cut the countryside!
14/07/2010Making the Link: Thirty years of Wildlife and Countryside Link
06/07/2010Link letter to Defra: Consideration of socio-economics in the MCZ Regional Stakeholder Projects
02/07/2010Blueprint for Water response to consultation on 'Streamlining permitting of hydropower projects in England and Wales'
02/07/2010Blueprint for water response to consultation on streamlining permitting of hydropower projects in England & Wales
30/06/2010Link Marine Planning Principles
22/06/2010Link response to the biodiversity chapter of the National Ecosystem Assessment
14/06/2010NGO briefing to the UK Government: Key issues for the 62nd meeting of the International Whaling Commission
10/06/2010NGO Priority issues for IWC62
03/06/2010Link response to the European Commission's public debate on the future of the CAP after 2013
01/06/2010Link response to consultation on a new Planning Policy Statement: Planning for a natural and healthy environment
12/05/2010Link briefing: Protecting important sites for mobile marine species through the Marine & Coastal Access Act
07/05/2010Joint Links response to pre-consultation on the draft UK Marine Policy Statement
04/05/2010Link response to consultation on implementing European pesticides legislation
30/04/2010Joint Links 2010 Seminar Booking Form
30/04/2010Joint Links 2010 Seminar draft agenda
09/04/2010Link 2010 Q1 Report: Jan - Mar
09/04/2010Link comments on the Natural England and JNCC Marine Conservation Zone project draft ecological network guidance
29/03/2010Link response to Open Source Planning Green Paper
24/03/2010Blueprint for Water response to the Environment Agency proposals to designate Lower Lee as a Water Protection Zone
16/03/2010Link post-publication briefing on the Ministerial Statement on the creation of a network of Marine Protected Areas
08/03/2010Link pre-publication briefing on the Ministerial Statement on the creation of a network of Marine Protected Areas
01/03/2010Link response to consultation on whether to establish a Marine Protected Area in the British Indian Ocean Territory
28/02/2010Link response to Space for Nature - a review of England's wildlife sites and ecological network
28/02/2010Link position statement on Landscape Scale Conservation
16/02/2010Halting Biodiversity Loss by 2010 - Fourth Annual Assessment
16/02/2010Link response to consultation on marine plan areas within the English inshore and offshore marine regions
12/02/2010Link response to the revised statutory guidance to the Marine Management Organisation on its sustainable development objective
22/01/2010Joint Links response to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
15/01/2010Link response to the draft Energy and Ports National Policy Statements
15/01/2010Link position statement on soils
11/01/2010Link response to the new strategic plan from the Convention on Biological Diversity
01/01/2010Link Direction Statement 2010 - 2012
01/01/2010Link Operational Strategy 2010 - 2012
01/01/2010Link full membership application form 2010
01/01/2010Link associate membership application form 2010

2009

31/12/2009Link 2009 Q4 Report: Oct - Dec
22/12/2009Link response to Defra's draft statutory guidance on Sustainable Development for the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
02/12/2009Link press release: Celebrating the Marine and Coastal Access Act: a giant leap forward for UK sea life
01/12/2009Joint Links report: Across the Waters - Implementation of the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act and devolved marine legislation: cross-border case studies - The North Channel
01/12/2009Joint Links report: Across the Waters - Implementation of the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act and devolved marine legislation: cross-border case studies - The Severn Estuary & Bristol Channel
01/12/2009Joint Links report: Across the Waters - Implementation of the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act and devolved marine legislation: cross-border case studies - The Solway Firth
01/12/2009Link Marine Vision
26/11/2009Blueprint press release: Environment gains from water company investment but question marks remain over long-term
09/11/2009Link briefing: Sustainable development, rights and democratic accountability: the new major infrastructure system
30/10/2009Link response to consultation on the Policy Statement on Regional Strategies and Guidance on the establishment of Leaders' Boards
29/10/2009Link 2009 AGM Registration Form
16/10/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Briefing: House of Commons Report Stage
16/10/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: The general offence and sea fishing defence (Report Stage, Oct 09)
12/10/2009Link response to consultation on a new planning policy on development and coastal change
09/10/2009Current planning consultations
08/10/2009Link 2009 Q3 Report: July - September
02/10/2009Blueprint for Water response to future water and sewerage charges 2010-15: draft determinations
28/09/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Highly protected sites (House of Commons Report Stage)
15/09/2009Link response to IUCN's post 2010 Options Paper: Options for a new vision for biodiversity
11/09/2009Link response to Defra consultation on secondary legislation for England and Wales under the Marine & Coastal Access Bill: Part 4 Marine Licensing
28/08/2009Blueprint for Water response to the Interim Report of the Walker Review of Charging for Household Water and Sewerage Services
14/08/2009Link response to the Conservative Party consultation on biodiversity policy and conservation credits
31/07/2009Link response to Natural England's draft policy on the Ecosystems Approach
24/07/2009Blueprint for Water response to Defra consultation on the draft Flood and Water Management Bill
23/07/2009Blueprint for Water press release - Ofwat decision on water investment encouraging for the environment and wildlife
21/07/2009Link 2009 Q2 Report: April - June
13/07/2009Link response to Defra's draft strategy for Marine Protected Areas and Guidance Note 1
03/07/2009Link position statement on the Forestry Commission's Woodfuel Strategy for England
30/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Briefing, House of Commons Committee Stage
22/06/2009Blueprint for Water response to Environment Agency consultation on River Basin Management Plans
19/06/2009Link response to CLG Consultation on the Pre-Application Consultation and Application Procedures for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
11/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Briefing, House of Commons Second Reading
01/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Furthering sustainable development
01/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: The general offence & sea fishing defence (Committee Stage, June 09)
01/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Highly protected sites
01/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: IFCA duty to manage the exploitation of sea fisheries resources
01/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Including disturbance within the scope of general offence
01/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: IPC strengthening the role of the MMO
01/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Marine plans covering the whole of UK waters
01/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Mitigating the impacts of the socio-economics clause when designating MCZs
01/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Removing the socio-economic requirement from the identification and designation of MCZs
01/06/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Inshore fisheries in Wales
28/05/2009Link response to Defra consultation on proposed changes to standards in Cross Compliance Good Agricultural & Environmental Condition (GAEC) & related measures in England
26/05/2009Link letter to The Guardian - Intensive Farming threatens all wildlife
17/05/2009Link briefing on key issues for IWC61
13/05/2009Link letter to The Telegraph - Farmers must choose to help wildlife
07/05/2009Link briefing on the position of the European Community at the 61st meeting of the International Whaling Commission, June 2009
01/05/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Briefing, House of Lords Report Stage
20/04/2009Link response to consultation on Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority District Boundaries
16/04/2009Link response to consultation on Planning Policy Statement: Ecotowns
09/04/2009Link 2009 Q1 Report: Jan-Mar
31/03/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Parliamentary Briefing: Coastal Access
27/03/2009Link response to Natural England consultation on 'Future Landscapes'
20/03/2009Blueprint for Water: 2009: the time to act
20/03/2009Blueprint for Water public opinion poll results
20/03/2009Blueprint for Water press release: Would you swim in your local river?
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Membership of the IFC Authorities (Clause 147)
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: IFCA duty to manage the exploitation of sea fisheries resources (Clause 149)
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: IFCA byelaw provisions (Clause 152)
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: IFCA emergency byelaw making power (Clause 153)
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Enforcement - including powers of IFC officers (Clause 162)
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Amendment to the IFCA duty to gather information
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Regulation of nets and other fishing gear
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Power to restrict fishing (Clause 189)
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Update of powers to restrict fishing for marine environmental purposes (Clause 189)
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Purposes for which tolls may be applied (Clause 194)
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Amendments to the legislation for Several and Regulating Orders
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Amendment to Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) Act 1992 - duty on MMO and Ministers
28/02/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Inshore Fisheries in Wales
26/02/2009Halting Biodiversity Loss by 2010 - Third Annual Assessment
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Consideration of stakeholders views through consultation on Marine Licenses
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Environmental safeguards on Marine Licenses
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Controls and safeguards for exempted activities
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Exemptions for dredging - Briefing seeking clarity regarding Clause 72
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Removing duplication in overlapping licensing regimes
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Removing exclusion of the Oil & Gas and CO2 Storage licensing regime
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Sustainable development purpose
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Climate change duty on the MMO
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Eligible Bodies
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Composition of the MMO Board
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Ensuring MMO cooperation with Devolved Administrations
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: The role of the MMO vs. the IPC; and the relationship between Marine & National Policy Statements
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Duties to designate a network of Marine Conservation Zones
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Socio-economic considerations and the designation of Marine Conservation Zones
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Conservation objectives and management plans for Marine Conservation Zones
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Duties of public authorities towards MCZs
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Advice and guidance by conservation bodies: MPA network objectives
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Public authority failure to comply with duties etc
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Offences against MCZs
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Fixed monetary penalties
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: The definition of 'marine flora and fauna'
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Denotification of SSSIs
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Strengthening the provisions whereby a Marine Policy Authority can 'opt out' or withdraw from the Marine Policy Statement
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: A requirement to produce Marine Plans covering the whole of UK waters
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: A requirement to produce the Marine Policy Statement
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) & Sustainability Appraisal (SA) of the Marine Policy Statement (MPS) and Marine Plans
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Statement of Public Participation
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Expansion on the term 'relevant considerations'
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Mandatory Independent Investigation of all Marine Plans
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Joint Planning across Borders and Boundaries
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Timetables for the adoption and publication of the MPS and Marine Plans
30/01/2009Link Parliamentary Briefing: Long title of the Marine & Coastal Access Bill
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Byelaws for protection of MCZs in England and orders for the protection of MCZs in Wales: Permit provision
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Extension of Byelaw making powers beyond 12nm
30/01/2009Link Marine & Coastal Access Bill Amendment: Timetable for the review of the Marine Policy Statement (MPS)
26/01/2009Blueprint for Water response to the Walker Independent Review of Household Charging for Water and Sewerage Services
01/01/2009Link Protocols and Procedures 2009

2008

31/12/2008Link 2008 Q4 Report: Oct - Dec
19/12/2008Frequently asked questions: the partnership approach
19/12/2008Link response to Defra consultation on directions to the EA for the classification of water bodies
18/12/2008Link & Wales Environment Link response to Defra's stakeholder letter on the National Ecosystem Assessment
15/12/2008Link Marine and Coastal Access Bill briefing: House of Lords Second Reading
19/11/2008Link Marine Bill Parliamentary Bulletin 6: Making sure the Marine Bill is effective
11/11/2008Link response to BERR consultation on Regulatory Budgets
14/10/2008Link 2008 Q3 Report: Jul - Sep
19/09/2008Joint Links rseponse to consultation on 'Our Seas - A Shared Resource'
19/09/2008Link and Wales Environment Link response to the draft guidance notes for Marine Conservation Zones
30/08/2008Thames Water's response to the Blueprint for Water
26/08/2008Link response to Defra consultation on the CAP "Health Check"
26/08/2008Link position statement on cross compliance
26/08/2008Link position statement on revised Article 69/ National Envelopes
26/08/2008Link position statement on set-aside
26/08/2008Link position statement on modulation
26/08/2008Link position statement on New Challenges: Climate change, bioenergy, water management and biodiversity
05/08/2008Link response to the Government's Draft Legislative Programme 2008/2009
23/07/2008Link briefing to the Minister for Water on draft River Basin Management Plans
18/07/2008Link position statement on Community Infrastructure Levy
15/07/2008Blueprint for Water published letter to The Guardian
02/07/2008Blueprint for Water press release - Water industry should seize opportunity to protect environment and consumers
01/07/2008Link 2008 Q2 Report : Apr - Jun
26/06/2008Link response to Defra consultation on the draft Marine Bill
25/06/2008Seabed User & Developer Group and Wildlife and Countryside Link Joint Statement on the draft Marine Bill
24/06/2008Link response to Consultation on eco-towns
20/06/2008Link response to consultation on the Sub National Review
19/05/2008Link response to consultation on River Basin Planning Guidance Volume 2
06/05/2008Link briefing on the key issues for IWC60
30/04/2008Link response to Ofwat guidance consultation
30/04/2008Link response to consultation on options for controls on phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning products in England
30/04/2008Link response consultation on improving surface water drainage
23/04/2008Link statement paper on eco-towns
14/04/2008Link response to EU Budget Review consultation
03/04/2008Link Marine Bill Parliamentary Bulletin 5: Legislating for the marine environment
01/04/2008Link 2008 Q1 Report: Jan - Mar
20/03/2008Halting Biodiversity Loss by 2010 - Second Annual Assessment
17/03/2008Link response to consultation on Planning Policy Statement 4 (PPS4): Sustainable economic development
11/03/2008Beyond the Pillars: Wildlife and Countryside Link's policy perspective on the future of the CAP
31/01/2008Joint Link response to Review of Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the ban on sale of certain non-native species
11/01/2008Link response to the first public consultation the the CAP 'Health Check'
11/01/2008Link response to BRIG Success Criteria Paper

2007

29/12/2007Link 2007 Q4 Report: Oct - Dec
21/12/2007Link response to Lyme Bay consultation
13/12/2007Link response to consultation on Implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England
28/11/2007Blueprint for Water One Year Review - 2008: a year of opportunity
28/11/2007Blueprint for Water press release: Government "must try harder" on water
13/11/2007Link response to Defra consultation on diffuse sources of pollution from agriculture
12/11/2007Link press release: Farming policies need a radical 'Health Check' say green groups
09/11/2007Link letter to the Times: Where has the Marine Bill gone?
01/11/2007The IWC - Modernisation to avoid extinction
23/10/2007Blueprint for Water letter to The Mail
11/10/2007Link response to Defra consultation on COTES Ports of Entry
01/10/2007Link 2007 Q3 Report: Jul - Sep
27/09/2007Link response to Cabinet Office consultation: 'Effective Consultation'
04/09/2007Joint Links response to the Marine Bill White Paper: Campaigning for a Sea Change
20/08/2007Blueprint for Water letter to The Times
17/08/2007Link response to the Planning White Paper consultation
08/08/2007Joint Links response to UKTAG Phase II consultation: Surface water standards and conditions
31/07/2007Blueprint for Water Briefings for Defra Water Strategy
18/07/2007Bioenergy in the UK: Turning green promises into reality
18/07/2007Link press release: Link's policy paper - Bioenergy in the UK - is published
01/07/2007Link 2007 Q2 Report: Apr - Jun
21/06/2007Woodlands in England: Wildlife and Countryside Link's Manifesto June 2007
15/06/2007Link statement on the forthcoming ISG report and recommendations to control Bovine tuberculosis in cattle
08/06/2007Link response to Marine Bill White Paper consultation
01/06/2007THINK LINK - A Guide on How to Make the Most of Your Link Membership
23/05/2007Joint Links response to consultation on GB Non-Native Species Framework Strategy
21/05/2007Link Marine Bill Parliamentary Bulletin 4: Link's response to the Marine Bill White Paper, 'A Sea Change'
18/05/2007Link letter of clarification to Chief Executive of the Environment Agency - Annex to Link response to River Basin Planning: Working Together
14/05/2007Link briefing on key issues for IWC59
01/04/2007Link 2007 Q1 Report: Jan - Mar
30/03/2007Link letter to The Times (unpublished): ES funding following Defra announcement
30/03/2007Link response to EA consultation on River Basin Planning: Working Together
08/03/2007Link response to NE/EA proposals for extending water bodies and identifying new ones of biodiversity significance in England
08/03/2007Link response to consultation on planning & climate change supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1 (PPS1)
19/02/2007Joint Links response to consultation on options for implementing the Environmental Liability Directive in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
24/01/2007Link press release: Halting Biodiversity loss by 2010 - UK on course to miss target
23/01/2007Halting Biodiversity Loss by 2010 - First annual assessment
01/01/2007Bioenergy: Environmental impact and best practice

2006

29/12/2006Link 2006 Q4 Report: Oct - Dec
29/11/2006Link press release on Barker II Report: Green safeguards help business too
20/11/2006Link Marine Bill Bulletin Issue 9: Marine Nature Reserves: Lessons we must learn
01/11/2006The Blueprint for Water
20/10/2006Link response to Defra consultation on proposals for managing the coexistence of GM, conventional & organic crops
09/10/2006Wildlife and Countryside Link's Spatial Planning Guidance
01/10/2006Link 2006 Q3 Report: Jul - Sep
30/09/2006Link letter to The Times on Natural England's vesting day
08/09/2006Link Marine Bill Bulletin Issue 8: Response to the Marine Bill consultation
08/09/2006Link response to proposals to modify Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967
08/09/2006Link Marine Bill Parliamentary Bulletin 3: A future for our seas - Link's response to the Marine Bill consultation
07/09/2006Link response to Barker Review of Land Use Planning - Interim Report
07/08/2006Link letter to the Chancellor: Defra budget cuts
07/08/2006Link letter to the Secretary of State
03/08/2006Link response to consultation on England's Trees, Woods & Forests
01/07/2006Link 2006 Q2 Report: Apr - Jun
30/06/2006Link response to consultation on the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &C.) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006
27/06/2006Link introductory briefing on river basin planning for NGO Liaison Panel representatives
23/06/2006Link response to consultation on a Marine Bill
22/05/2006Link response to consultation on the draft National Strategic Reference Framework for Future Structural Fund Programmes in the UK
12/05/2006Link Marine Bill Bulletin Issue 7: The case for Highly Protected Marine Reserves
04/05/2006Link comments on the Provisional Annotated Agenda for IWC58
19/04/2006Link response to consultation on Rural Development Programme for England 2007-2013
18/04/2006Joint Links response to UKTAG consultation on UK Environmental Standards & Conditions draft report
01/04/2006Link 2006 Q1 Report: Jan - Mar
31/03/2006Link response to consultation on Barker Review of land use planning evidence
31/03/2006Link response to consultation on European Commission Marine Strategy Package
29/03/2006Link press release: Marine Bill weighs anchor
10/03/2006Link response to Defra consultation on 'Controlling the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis in cattle in high incidence areas in England: Badger Culling'
06/03/2006Link response to consultation on Guidance on River Basin Planning
03/03/2006Link response to Consultation on Local Strategic Partnerships: Shaping their future
03/03/2006Link response to consultation on draft Planning Policy Statement 3 (PP3): Housing
28/02/2006Link response to consultation on Planning Policy Statement 25 (PPS25): Development and Flood Risk
28/02/2006Link response to consultation on draft Sheep Dip Pollution Reduction Programme
17/02/2006Link Marine Bill Bulletin Issue 6: The Overfalls case study
01/02/2006Link Marine Bill Parliamentary Bulletin 2: Marine spatial planning
27/01/2006Link briefing on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill for Lords Committee
27/01/2006Link press release: PM urged to take action on whaling
23/01/2006Link campaign leaflet: Halting biodiversity Loss by 2010

2005

29/12/2005Link 2005 Q4 Report: Oct - Dec
22/12/2005Making the link
02/12/2005Link Marine Bill Bulletin Issue 5: Marine spatial planning
15/11/2005Link statement on Bovine Tuberculosis in cattle
14/11/2005Link Marine Bill Bulletin Issue 4: The Marine Bill and Marine Protected Areas
07/11/2005Link response to consultation on Annexes to Minerals Policy Statement 1
03/11/2005Link briefing on Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill for second reading in House of Lords
02/11/2005Joint Links Review of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan
21/10/2005Link Marine Bill Bulletin Issue 3: The future management of inshore fisheries in England
01/10/2005Link Marine Bill Parliamentary Bulletin 1: A Future for our Seas - What should the Marine Bill contain?
01/10/2005Link 2005 Q3 Report: Jul - Sep
18/09/2005Link Committee Briefing on the Commons Bill
14/09/2005Marine Spatial Planning Question Time: Twenty Questions
13/09/2005Link Marine Bill working paper: The future management of the inshore fisheries in England
09/09/2005Link response to consultation: Planning for Housing Provision
09/09/2005Link Marine Bill Bulletin Issue 2: Biodiversity protection and conservation in the marine environment
26/08/2005Link Marine Bill working paper: The Marine Bill and Marine Protected Areas
25/08/2005Link Marine Bill working paper: Biodiversity protection and conservation in the marine environment
03/08/2005Link Marine Bill Bulletin Issue 1: A Future for our Seas - What the Marine Bill must contain
05/07/2005Link letter to the Deputy Prime Minister: Climate change; the urgent need for a clear statement of planning policy
01/07/2005Link 2005 Q2 Report: Apr - Jun
23/06/2005Link briefing on the Rights of Way sections of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill
22/06/2005Link background briefing for Biodiversity sections of Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill
22/06/2005Link briefing on the Amendment for Committee; duty to conserve biodiversity in the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill
16/06/2005Link Briefing on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill & the establishment of Natural England
08/06/2005Link press release: World Oceans Day; marine campaigners press for protection of UK seas
01/06/2005Link briefing on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill
28/05/2005Link response to consultation: A framework for assessing soundness and focusing representations on Development Plan Documents and Statements of Community Involvement
17/05/2005Link press release: Govenment's Marine Bill pledge welcomed
15/05/2005Link press release: Queen's speech must include Marine Bill
13/05/2005Link comments on the Provisional Annotated Agenda for IWC57
29/04/2005Link response to Environment Agency consultation: Water for Life and Livelihoods - a strategy for River Basin Planning
05/04/2005Link response to Defra consultation on COTES (Enforcement) Regulations 2005
05/04/2005Link response to the Fourth Quinquennial Review of Schedules 5 & 8 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981
01/04/2005Link 2005 Q1 Report: Jan - Mar
23/03/2005Link response to consultation: Review of Part 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act
09/03/2005Link press release: UK mobilised to save sea life
03/03/2005Link statement on the launch of the new Environmental Stewardship Agri-Environment scheme
02/03/2005Link response to consultation: Climate change programme review
01/03/2005Link press release: Government report confirms need for a Marine Bill
28/02/2005Link response to consultation on draft Minerals Policy Statement 1: Planning and Minerals
24/02/2005Link written evidence to the EFRA Committee on the Draft Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

2004

29/12/2004Link 2004 Q4 Report: Oct - Dec
09/12/2004Link response to consultation on Planning Policy Statement 9 (PPS9): Biodiversity and geological conservation
30/11/2004Link headline response to Environment Agency Risk Assessment and Characterisation for Water Framework Directive Article 5 report
01/11/2004Link discussion paper: Biodiversity in a changing climate
01/10/2004Link 2004 Q3 Report: Jul - Sep
09/09/2004Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture: a proposed solution from Wildlife & Countryside Link
09/09/2004Link response to consultation on developing measures to promote catchment-sensitive farming
03/08/2004Link's 10 principles of sustainable minerals planning
30/07/2004Link response to 'Taking it on', the UK sustainable development strategy
26/07/2004Link press release: Government marine review must lead to action
01/07/2004Link 2004 Q2 Report: Apr - Jun
18/06/2004Link response to Defra consultation: Proposed and possible measures for implementation of Cross Compliance in England
09/06/2004Link Response to consultation on the draft Code of Practice to Prevent the Spread of Ragwort (Ragwort Control Act)
01/06/2004Link Biodiversity Manifesto
24/05/2004Link response to consultation on PPS1: Creating Sustainable Communities
20/05/2004Link statement on Bovine TB
07/05/2004Letter to Defra Permanent Secretary: The Integrated Agency: duties, resources and delivery
19/04/2004A future for our seas: Act before it's too late
19/04/2004A future for our seas: The right governance of our seas
19/04/2004A future for our seas: What future do we want for our marine environment?
19/04/2004A future for our seas: Protecting our nationally important marine sites
19/04/2004A future for our seas: Better protection for marine wildlife
19/04/2004A future for our seas: A planning system for our seas
06/04/2004Link position statement on modernising Government's (rural) delivery
01/04/2004Link 2004 Q1 Report: Jan - Mar
19/03/2004Link response to Defra consultation: Use of mechanically propelled vehicles on rights of way
10/03/2004Cetacean Bycatch Statement of Concern
02/02/2004Link water pricing letter to Tony Blair
23/01/2004Link response to consultation on draft Planning Policy Statement 12 (PPS12): Local Development Frameworks
23/01/2004Link response to consultation on new Planning Policy Statement 11 (PPS11)
05/01/2004Link response to consultation on a new Planning Policy Statement 7 (PPS7): Sustainable Development in Rural Areas
01/01/2004Link Marine Campaign Leaflet: The Last Living Wilderness, A Future for Our Seas

2003

29/12/2003Link 2003 Q3/4 Report: Jul - Dec
17/12/2003Customer Research 2003: Periodic Review - Company Results (Final Report)
17/12/2003Customer Research 2003: Periodic Review - National Report (Executive Summary)
17/12/2003Results of further joint industry research into customers views on water & sewerage services published (Joint Statement)
17/12/2003Customer Research 2003: Periodic Review - National Report (Final Report)
17/12/2003Link Parliamentary Briefing: Sustainable Development and the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill
17/12/2003Link letter to Secretary of State: CAP MTR Single Farm Payment
08/12/2003EFRA Committee Inquiry: Marine Environment. Supplementary written evidence from Wildlife and Countryside Link
27/11/2003Top twenty policies to test delivery of the biodiversity strategy for England
24/10/2003Link response to DEFRA consultation on Options for Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
02/10/2003Link Position Statement on Ragwort Control
29/09/2003Open letter: Concerns on the lack of transparency with regards to EU decisions on wildlife trade
22/09/2003Link response to DEFRA third consultation paper on the Implementation of the EC Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
05/09/2003Link response to Consultation on the Freshwater Fish Directive
29/08/2003Principles of Planning for Sustainable Development: PPS1
20/08/2003Sustainable Development and the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill
11/08/2003Link response to the consultation framework for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) in England and Wales
01/08/2003Review of marine nature conservation: Paper WG/14/5/2
01/07/2003Link Q2 Report 2003: Apr - Jun
05/06/2003Reflections on the UK Biodiversity Partnership
24/04/2003Link response to Defra Consultation on Protection of Countryside boundary features and amendment of the hedgerow regulations 1997
23/04/2003Link response to Minerals Policy Statement 2: Controlling and mitigating the Environmental Effects of Mineral Working
04/04/2003Link response to the consultation paper: Review of Statutory Instrument 1997 No 1372 The control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 (COTES)
04/04/2003Link letter to Secretary of State: CAP Mid Term Review proposals
01/04/2003Link 2003 Q1 Report: Jan - Mar
21/03/2003Link Parliamentary Briefing on the Water Bill: The need for realistic time limits on abstraction licences
10/03/2003Link response to Defra consultation on the future of Agri-environment Schemes
03/03/2003Link letter to Parliamentary Under-Secretary: Economic Review of Forestry Policy
01/02/2003Link Scoping Paper: Issues to be included in the new Biodiversity Planning Policy Statement replacing PPG9: Nature Conservation
29/01/2003Review of Planning Policy Guidance 7: 'The Countryside: Environmental Quality and Economic and Social Development'
28/01/2003Link response to DEFRA/WAG Second Consultation Paper on the Implementation of the EC Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
20/01/2003Link letter to The Times: CAP Reform
08/01/2003Link position statement on Aviation
01/01/2003Science strategy for the Water Directorate

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