Time is running out for new farm schemes to halt nature’s decline and adapt to climate change
New Environmental Land Management Schemes described as vital by UK Government, but still - after six years of waiting - no detail is provided.
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Large parts of civil society are united in opposition to the Retained EU Law Bill – it’s time the UK Government listened
The Wildlife Trusts urge the UK Government to withdraw the Retained EU Law Bill (REUL). Along with others across industry, business, unions and charities, we believe this bill will endanger rights…
Defend nature campaign - where are we now?
It's been two months since the UK Government launched an Attack On Nature, through a raft of announcements which had an overarching tone of deregulation. DWT's CEO Harry Barton gives an…
Hibernation – wildlife’s winter survival strategy
The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through…
Wildlife laws under threat: pesticide regulations
With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected soon, we're sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today, Dr…
Wildlife laws under threat: water regulations
With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected soon, we’re sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today, Ali Morse…
Wildlife laws under threat: Habitats Regulations
With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected soon, we're sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today, Sue…
Pursuing unsustainable development on some of our most important sites for nature must not be tolerated
The Wildlife Trusts have significant concerns about the impact that Investment Zones will have on wildlife
New Secretary of State says Defra should be seen as an economic growth department, not a regulatory one
There was little in his speech to reassure us that the UK Government will not break their manifesto promises, write Katherine Hawkins and Dr Joe Llanos of The Wildlife Trusts
Attack on nature
This is a dark time for our natural world. We’ve just experienced the worst drought in living memory and a summer pockmarked by wildfires, rivers swollen with sewage and beaches closed due to the…