
Slight tweaks, same threat: Why the Planning and Infrastructure Bill still harms nature
The amendments are a small shift forward, but they don’t change the big picture. This is still a bad bill for nature – just slightly less damaging than before.
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The amendments are a small shift forward, but they don’t change the big picture. This is still a bad bill for nature – just slightly less damaging than before.
Debbie Tann MBE, Chief Executive at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust shares her views on the latest reading of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
At the end of June, a small delegation from the Trust attended Groundswell – the regenerative agriculture festival. Founded just eight years ago, it’s grown into something of a phenomenon –…
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In 2019 1 in 7 species were threatened with extinction, now it’s 1 in 6, according to the State of Nature 2023 report launched today. When the last State of Nature report was released in 2019, it…
Following the disappointing outcome from the Hampshire County Council Decision Day last week, there remain unanswered questions around the reasons for our bid being rejected as well as the long…
"The Big One" on Earth Day saw thousands of people coming together in common cause to push for urgent government action on the climate and nature crisis. But it's sad to see the…
How seeing beavers making a comeback is giving us hope for a wilder future
After the Conservative Party Conference, we still seek assurances from Government about the #AttackonNature