Published on: 22 February 2018
Responding to new waste and recycling figures published by DEFRA, Eighteen environmental groups (co-ordinated by Wildlife and Countryside Link) are warning that the UK Government must set ambitious and legally binding targets to deal with our growing ‘packaging waste mountain.’
Read More...Published on: 20 February 2018
Link's response to Michael Gove's 'Brighter future for farming' speech at the NFU Conference speech 2018.
Read More...Published on: 8 February 2018
UK marine campaigning charities, with EU counterparts are urging the French, Spanish and Irish Governments to take urgent action to cut alarming numbers of dolphin and porpoise deaths
Read More...Published on: 16 January 2018
Government urged to take action on cruel puppy trade, live farm animal exports, foie gras and fur imports, farm subsidies and severe animal experiments to ensure UK can maintain its role as pioneer for animals as Britain exits EU.
Read More...Published on: 11 January 2018
The Prime Minister’s commitments on the environment and the UK Government’s long awaited 25 Year Environment Plan - launched today - have been welcomed by a coalition of 31 organisations represented by Wildlife and Countryside Link.
Read More...Published on: 19 December 2017
UK environment and animal welfare charities are calling for: businesses to slash wasteful packaging; governments across the four nations to commit to a raft of strong measures to tackle plastic pollution in the New Year; and for the public to help cut the plague of plastic pollution this Christmas by using less and recycling more.
Read More...Published on: 26 November 2017
Crimes against wildlife are going unpunished, as crime figures aren’t properly recorded and assessed, warns a wildlife coalition as it launches a new report.
Read More...Published on: 15 November 2017
Environment groups have today welcomed the Chancellor’s commitment to investigate charges for single use plastics. This has the potential to make a big environmental impact, as plastic bag charges have shown, with a more than 80% fall in bags being handed out by retailers since charges were introduced.
Read More...Published on: 15 November 2017
Additional Link member quotes on relating to environmental and animal welfare principles post-Brexit.
Read More...Published on: 15 November 2017
A major coalition of twenty-eight environment and wildlife organisations are today warning that despite welcome commitments on environmental protections, the UK Government could still create loopholes in environmental law as part of the Brexit transition. This could have damaging consequences for the environment and animal welfare.
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