Link: Tom Ash, Senior Policy Officer
Our oceans play a key role in regulating our climate and are home to the majority of our renewable energy capacity. However, too often the importance of protecting and recovering marine habitats and species is overlooked.
The Wildlife and Countryside Link Marine Policy Group advocates for policies that defend our marine environment to protect wildlife and act as a facilitator for economic growth, thriving coastal communities and healthy, productive seas. The Group is calling on the Government to:
These positions have informed a sector leading paper on the planning reforms needed to embed nature within the renewable transition, which has become the backbone of our work within the infrastructure and planning sphere.
For further information, contact Link's Senior Policy Officer, Tom Ash, at tom@wcl.org.uk
Last updated: January 2025
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