Press releases

"The days of fluffy wish lists must end" - Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to Progress on Environmental Improvement Plan

Published on: 19 January 2023

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has found that of 32 trends assessed across the breadth of the natural environment; nine trends were improving, eleven were static, and eight were deteriorating. Of 23 environmental targets assessed, none were found where Government’s progress was demonstrably on track.

“An economic and environmental wrecking ball” – new figures reveal ripping up of retained EU laws could cost £82bn for the UK

Published on: 18 January 2023

Figures released today by environmental organisations reveal that the economic costs of removing or weakening laws in just four of the areas covered by the REUL Bill could reach £82.94bn over thirty years.

"A job half done" - Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to publication of new environment targets

Published on: 16 December 2022

Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link, reacts to the publication of the Government's new legally binding environment targets

Maintain UK nature laws or risk losing our iconic wildlife: warning as key nature talks at COP15 approach second week

Published on: 12 December 2022

What a Christmas waste! – Government urged to get tough on packaging as new figures show scale of waste in the festive season

Published on: 5 December 2022

Legal right to nature vital to public health - as cost of living could see 5 million+ exercise memberships cancelled

Published on: 4 December 2022

Record high wildlife crime levels could be worsened by new Government law, warn wildlife campaigners

Published on: 29 November 2022

Prime Minister challenged to fast-track not back-track on support for farmers and nature

Published on: 2 November 2022

Green groups launch complaint against the Government after it misses its own legal deadline to set new legally binding environmental targets

Published on: 1 November 2022

Government has made no appreciable progress on its policy to protect 30% of the land and sea for nature by 2030. New deregulatory plans risk sliding backwards, warn experts

Published on: 19 October 2022