Wildlife Laws Under Threat: Water Regulations
We're sharing a series of blog posts about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are currently under threat from decisions being made by the UK Government. Today, Ali Morse…
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Wildlife Laws Under Threat: Habitats Regulations
We're sharing a series of blog posts about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are currently under threat from decisions being made by the UK Government. Today, Sue Young…
#DefendNature: The UK Government's attack on nature and what you can do to help
Stephen Moss, president of Somerset Wildlife Trust, urges more people to get involved in the #DefendNature campaign to help protect our wildlife and wild places.
Food and Nature: A Four-Way Conversation
There needs to be a four-way conversation between food producers, conservationists, politicians, and consumers. Find out more in this blog post from Ed Green, Trustee of Somerset Wildlife Trust.…
Defra fails to assuage fears over deregulation and farming reforms
The Wildlife Trusts' response to Defra's blog ‘Government reiterates commitment to environmental protections’.
UK Government’s deregulation agenda is dangerous: for the good of future generations, we must retain existing laws and enhance nature protection instead
We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with more than one in ten species in England on the brink of extinction and the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in…
UK's energy security must be tackled alongside the nature and climate crises... if not, we shoot ourselves in the foot
The 2020s are a time of great uncertainty and our actions in this decade will determine if we experience, or avoid, a catastrophic collapse in global biodiversity and runaway climate change.…
New measures needed to help struggling wildlife cope with water shortages
The Wildlife Trusts call for efficient water management, huge reductions in pollution, and support for landowners to create more space for nature
More action needed to combat – and cope with – avian flu
The Wildlife Trusts call for a new approach to poultry farming
The worldwide pandemic of avian flu is having a devastating effect on UK birds – the tragic effects of the disease are being…
Will targets help tackle the nature crisis?
Somerset Wildlife Trust has set its own nature recovery targets for 2030; to work with communities, partners, land owners, local authorities and businesses to get 1 in 4 people taking action for…