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Landmark COP15 agreement gives nature hope for the future, if implementation follows
After twelve days of talks and two years of delay, negotiators at COP15 in Montreal have agreed a historic global deal to protect nature.
UK risks major embarrassment on global stage at nature COP15 as wildlife declines at home
Devon Wildlife Trust urges South West MPs to back ambitious nature recovery targets
Beavers in the news
It’s been a noisy week for beavers in the media, but still not a lot of clarity about what their future will be.
River Otter Beaver Trial news
On Valentines Day 2020, while couples across the country were celebrating the passing of another year together, something momentous quietly happened in east Devon. The five year River Otter…
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
MPs receive nature ‘news from the future’ on April Fool’s Day
Environment, conservation, animal welfare and access charities challenge Government to set a State of Nature target to make the hopeful headlines come true.
Will Rishi Sunak scrap the Retained EU Law Bill?
This week, our Prime Minister chose not to meet other World leaders at COP15 to discuss the crisis facing the Earth’s wildlife, 70% of which has disappeared in 50 years. Politicians face a massive…
Yet again World Oceans Day is a good news day for our seas! - Joan Edwards
Joan Edwards of The Wildlife Trusts reflects on being a member of the HPMA review panel and is calling for an ambitious delivery plan for Highly Protected Marine Areas within a year
UST Dart e-news story - Shallowford Trust
Farming Rules for Water Updates (UST Dart e-news)
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