Press releases - Wildlife and Countryside Link

Environmental experts and industry call on Chancellor to invest in environmental planning expertise to unlock growth

Published on: 10 September 2024

Ahead of the Autumn Statement and the Comprehensive Spending Review, over 30 organisations from the environmental, professional, and public sectors have signed a joint letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. They are calling for increased investment in environmental planning expertise as a way to unlock economic growth and deliver on infrastructure, homebuilding, and nature targets.

Environmental Groups call for Lords to ‘back the bill’ calling for a Green Duty

Published on: 3 September 2024

This week, nature organisations are calling on peers to back a bill that would place a "green duty" on public bodies in order to 'unlock' progress towards nature and climate targets.

Wildlife and Countryside Link welcomes Government review of Environmental Improvement Plan

Published on: 30 July 2024

The Government’s review of the Environmental Improvement Plan, has been welcomed by Wildlife and Countryside Link, though the green group cautions that the challenge now lies in turning the plan into effective action for nature.

It’s time to hold water and sewerage companies to account for their environmental performance

Published on: 23 July 2024

As data is released on the performance of water and sewerage companies, Wildlife and Countryside Link is calling for action to clean up our waterways

New PM must ‘Restore Nature Now’ as one of top priorities

Published on: 11 July 2024

The organisations behind the largest public demonstration in the General Election run-up (including the National Trust, WWF-UK, RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts,and Extinction Rebellion) have urged the new Prime Minister to make tackling the nature and climate crisis one of the top priorities of the new Labour government.

Over 60,000 people march to parliament to demand politicians Restore Nature Now

Published on: 22 June 2024

On Saturday 22 June 60,000 people marched through central London to parliament to direct one simple but powerful message to all the UK’s political parties – that they must Restore Nature Now.

Chris Packham, celebrities and wildlife CEOs issue rallying cry to UK nature-lovers

Published on: 19 June 2024

Chris Packham, Dame Judi Dench and Emma Thompson are among the celebrities joining with environment charity CEOs, Extinction Rebellion and over 300 organisations, in urging UK nature-lovers to take to the streets of London on 22 June and demand that politicians Restore Nature Now.

General Election hustings held on environmental policy

Published on: 18 June 2024

Environmental groups came together to hold the ‘Big Nature & Climate Debate’ on 17th June.

Hair and blood of UK politicians and environmentalists polluted by harmful chemicals

Published on: 13 June 2024

Political parties are being urged to take a tougher stance on chemical controls, as results are published from tests for toxic chemicals in the hair and/or blood of leading politicians and environmentalists showing pollution from PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, endocrine (hormone) disrupting ‘everywhere chemicals’ and heavy metals

To unblock development, parties must prioritise nature and climate, say environmental charities

Published on: 10 June 2024

Nature and climate groups have today published a joint statement and policy paper, calling on political parties to reform the planning system to prioritise renewable energy and nature-restoration.

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