Third Queen's Speech to announce Environment Bill
Today was the third successive Queen’s Speech which has promised to pass an Environment Bill. With half of wildlife already in long-term decline, there's no time to lose.
Today was the third successive Queen’s Speech which has promised to pass an Environment Bill. With half of wildlife already in long-term decline, there's no time to lose.
The Wildlife Trusts have long called for ambitious new laws that aim to put nature into recovery and we hope that next week’s Queen’s Speech will mark a significant point in history by including…
On Wednesday 26th May, the Environment Bill returned to the House of Commons for its second day of report stage and its third reading. These are the final steps before it moves into the House of…
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Michael Gove, promised to deliver a “green Brexit” in a keynote speech today and said that leaving the European Union provides a "once-in-a-…
The Wildlife Trusts call for major improvements to draft Environment Bill to put nature into recovery
The Wildlife Trusts have long campaigned for ambitious laws for nature, and we welcome the new Environment Bill and its ambition. We hope this long-awaited Bill drives real action to tackle the…
The Wildlife Trusts welcome the Government’s decision to set a net zero target by 2050, in line with recommendations by the Committee on Climate Change. As the first major economy to do this, it’s…
We need to turbo charge investment in nature for recovery
The response to the announcement of a new Fisheries Bill.
In the face of “no deal” environmental aims are made more challenging. Stephanie Hilborne, The Wildlife Trusts' Chief Executive, explains the effects it could have on the natural world.
Today’s long-awaited publication of the Environment Bill is welcome but The Wildlife Trusts are concerned that the Bill must not be delayed further if we are to tackle the serious environmental…
Part of our Mental Health Awareness Series: Gavin Atkins is Head of Community Programmes and Grants for Mind, overseeing a team that administers large scale projects with Mind’s network of 138…