Government U-turn on promise to reform farming post-Brexit
New farming policy stripped of ambition to aid nature recovery
New farming policy stripped of ambition to aid nature recovery
The first significant announcement from Defra since the UK took centre stage at COP 26 does not give much cause for celebration says Harry Barton, CEO Devon Wildlife Trust
Environment, conservation, animal welfare and access charities challenge Government to set a State of Nature target to make the hopeful headlines come true.
Today’s announcement that a banned neonicotinoid will not be used on sugar beet is good news – but does not halt the risk to wildlife in future years.
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…
The new year offers an opportunity for the first Environment Bill in over 20 years to do more for wildlife, and have clear targets to reverse nature's decline within a decade. You can ask…
New report reveals that there are no clear plans on how regulation gaps will be plugged to protect nature.