Published on: 10 September 2024
Following the Government's announcement of a review into the Environmental Improvement Plan, Wildlife and Countryside Link gives an update on the closure of the legal case and what we need to see happen next
Read More...Published on: 6 September 2024
Lisa Manning, Policy & Engagement Officer at WCL, sets out how the deployment of clean energy infrastructure can make a positive contribution to nature's recovery.
Read More...Published on: 3 September 2024
The latest assessment of the state of the UK’s seabirds paints a very grim picture. RSPB's Jean Duggan reveals more as the updated Birds of Conservation Concern (BoCC) seabird assessment.
Read More...Published on: 2 September 2024
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designed to safeguard the most vulnerable marine habitats and species from irreversible damage. Yet below the surface of our waters lurks a troubling reality. Cassie Rist, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer at Wildlife and Countryside Link, discusses the urgency of banning bottom trawling in these areas.
Read More...Published on: 12 August 2024
19 days into the new government, the National Audit Office (NAO) published its third report reviewing value for money in England’s Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs). This blog highlights some of the urgent improvements recommended.
Read More...Published on: 23 July 2024
Farming needs to change. The new government should support the sector better to ensure a resilient future for our countryside
Read More...Published on: 17 June 2024
Neil Heath of Paddle UK talks about how sports organisations are at the forefront of campaigning at the intersection of health, sports participation and environmental restoration
Read More...Published on: 14 June 2024
Following this week's manifesto announcements Hannah Blitzer, Senior Policy Officer, Wildlife & Countryside Link, highlights the complex challenge the next Government will face to protect and restore nature, mitigate climate change, improve public health and support our domestic farming industry.
Read More...Published on: 24 May 2024
Policy analyst Susan Kerrison writes about the potential for rights for nature and environmental rights for people to boost nature recovery.
Read More...Published on: 23 May 2024
Behind the purple flowers of Rhododendron ponticum is a major threat to UK woodlands and temperate rainforests. Read about the impact of this plant species and what Government must do to protect habitats in this blog co-written by Lisa Manning, Policy & Engagement Officer at WCL & Erin Shott, Communications and Policy Officer at Plantlife.
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