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SOS for sea-life - UK Marine Strategy shows spectacular failure to protect our seas

Published on: 10 May 2019

Conservation and environment groups are highlighting the spectacular failure of UK Governments to deliver on their collective promises to keep our seas healthy and biologically diverse.

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Phase-out single-use plastics by 2025 not 2042

Published on: 22 March 2019

Government urged to stop 4,000 billion more single-use plastic items being thrown away

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MPs push Gove to take action for animals post-Brexit

Published on: 27 February 2019

The #BetterDealForAnimals campaign launches in parliament with backing from Michael Gove, Sue Hayman, Tim Farron and Caroline Lucas as cross-party group of MPs join World Animal Protection and 35 animal welfare groups call on Government to commit to legislation on animal sentience

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British celebs send open letter to PM demanding a better Brexit deal for animals

Published on: 26 February 2019

23 high-profile British celebs including Joanna Lumley, Thandie Newton, Alesha Dixon, Simon Pegg and Matt Lucas send open letter to Theresa May demanding a better Brexit deal for animals

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36 animal welfare organisations warn of public dismay as animals become victims of Brexit

Published on: 19 February 2019

A huge coalition of animal welfare organisations call on Governments in the UK to heed passionate public opinion on protecting animals and a major Parliamentary event with cross-party support to fully recognise animal sentience in UK law post-Brexit.

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New environmental scorecards reveal good news but gaps in water company five-year plans

Published on: 29 January 2019

Blueprint for Water publishes environment assessments of water companies' PR19 business plans.

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Clean Air Strategy: progress for wildlife and people on ammonia - the ‘poor cousin’ of air pollution

Published on: 14 January 2019

NGO's response to ammonia measures in the Government's final Clean Air Strategy.

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The plastic cost of Christmas – the weight of 215,000 polar bears in plastic waste

Published on: 20 December 2018

The plastic cost of Christmas will still be huge this year despite increasing recycling rates, 23 nature charities co-ordinated by Wildlife and Countryside Link, are warning today.

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Reform essential to tackle rising wildlife crime and ‘appallingly low’ number of convictions

Published on: 30 November 2018

The second Annual Wildlife Crime Report, produced by members of the Wildlife and Countryside Link and Wales Environment Link coalitions, reveals that reported terrestrial wildlife crime incidents against bats, badgers and birds of prey rose by an average of 24% last year, with the number of wildlife crimes incidents reported rising by 9% overall.

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Government urged to remove ‘badger blinkers’ to cut bovine TB and save taxpayer funds

Published on: 13 November 2018

Wildlife charities are warning that badger-blaming is blinding the Government to more effective ways to stop TB and protect both cattle and our native wildlife as a new review is published today

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