Southampton airport expansion and the climate crisis
Response from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust's CEO on the decision to approve the planning application to extend the runway at Southampton Airport.
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The importance of green space
Populations are changing and more of us than ever now live in cities or urban environments. For many people this means less access to green space, as these developments have grown with little…
Mud Matters – Protecting Portsmouth’s ‘Squelchy Super Substance’
Along with The RSPB, we are opposing a damaging development proposal at Tipner in Portsmouth, that will destroy an area vital for nature and valuable for the city’s long-term sustainability. The…
Planning for a wilder future or planning to fail?
The planning system is broken. Not only is it failing to create the type of sustainable, healthy communities that we all need but new development continues to tear up valuable habitat and further…
Some like it hot, but our wetlands do not
Heatwaves can spell trouble for our freshwater habitats, as The Wildlife Trusts’ Water Policy Manager Ali Morse explains.
M3 Junction 9 - Putting nature in the driving seat
Nature’s recovery must be at the heart of any plans to change junction 9 of the M3.
Nests not nets
Nature can't be seen as an inconvenience - it must be protected
Time for developments to deliver net gain for wildlife
It's time to ensure that developments give back more than they take from nature
What does net gain mean for our wildlife?
Today the government opened a consultation on making ‘biodiversity net gain’ essential for all developments
Plants cleaning up our air
New figures are showing the benefits of vegetation to our health