Link Blog

Turning the tide for nature: Earthwatch’s 2025 plans

Published on: 19 December 2024

A new focus on small waters would drive fast, cost-effective progress towards our nature recovery goals

Published on: 10 December 2024

Think Global Act Local: The latent power of the LNRSs to deliver global targets

Published on: 28 November 2024

How Local Nature Recovery Strategies can scale up to help England meet national and international commitments to protect biodiversity.

COP promises on forests must be delivered, at home and overseas

Published on: 27 November 2024

Lisa Manning, Policy Officer at Wildlife and Countryside Link reflects on the promises to limit deforestation made at COP29 and looks ahead to what the UK Government must do to ensure that this ambition is reflected at home as well as internationally.

District Level Licensing won’t work for bats, not all species are the same

Published on: 26 November 2024

District Level Licensing has been employed for newt protection for years, but Jan Collins, Head of Biodiversity at Bat Conservation Trust, argues that the same off-site mitigation approach, if introduced for our 18 bat species, could significantly undermine bat conservation.

How nature in education can benefit teachers and students

Published on: 19 November 2024

Suzanne Welch (Education and Families Manager at the RSPB) and Lauren Moore (Policy Officer at Link), explain how nature in education could be implemented to make the benefits equitable for all at school.

A win for nature: Amending the Crown Estate Bill

Published on: 12 November 2024

Link’s Matt Browne, reports on successful efforts to build nature into part of the Government’s renewable energy push.

A big opportunity for small freshwaters? Why ponds, streams and small wetlands should be integrated into Local Nature Recovery Strategies

Published on: 6 November 2024

Ponds, streams, ditches and flushes are common features of England's landscape but their small size can sometimes leave them overlooked when it comes to policy-making. In a new blog, Freshwater Habitat Trust's Dr Sam Tasker and Dr Naomi Ewald look at the oversized role these habitats play in supporting freshwater biodiversity and how Local Nature Recovery Strategies can help to make sure they get the protection they desperately need.

A Right to Clean Rivers: Why the Environmental Rights Bill is Key to Saving the UK's Waterways

Published on: 1 November 2024

With 85% of UK rivers falling below ecological standards, urgent action is needed to protect these vital ecosystems. In a new blog, Emily MacAulay, Communications Assistant at The Rivers Trust, looks at how an Environmental Rights Bill could help to turn the tide and bring them back to life.

Nature is a long-term investment, but that investment must be made now

Published on: 28 October 2024

With the budget high on the agenda this week, Carl Bunnage, Head of Nature Policy for RSPB England reflects on the essential role of the natural world and environmental planning in underpinning our wealth and wellbeing, and why investment in it for the long term cannot wait.