This should have been the year we turned the tide for nature. Instead, the Government appears poised to preside over the worst environmental rollback in decades.

As the Planning and Infrastructure Bill progresses through the Lords, we highlight the issues that still remain with Part 3, what must change, and how to keep nature at the heart of decisions.

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.

Much like trying to get healthy in the new year, I consider whether government plans to restore nature are a meaningful commitment, wishful new year pipedream, or a bit of both.

Protected sites once again on the chopping block after Council ignores cross-party attempts to avoid crossing red lines for nature

As the government launches an unprecedented attack on nature protections, we demand that they remember the promises they made to secure nature’s recovery.

Portsmouth City Council has ruled out no development at Tipner West but building close to protected sites is immensely challenging. We set out the hurdles that the council must overcome if they…

Portsmouth City Council leaders continue to trot out mistruths in their march to breach red-lines for nature with super-peninsula plans

Last Wednesday afternoon, Portsmouth’s councillors overwhelmingly voted to 'pause and rethink' plans for Tipner West.