Our Government's epic gamble where wildlife loses
BBOWT Chief Executive Estelle Bailey explains why the country needs to #DefendNature from the new Government's attacks.
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Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
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Government changes could spell permanent open season for wildlife
Our wildlife protections cannot simply be about stopping extinctions. They need to be about helping populations recover and creating healthy ecosystems.
BBOWT dismayed at government's HS2 decision
On behalf of all the wildlife that will be destroyed by HS2, we are dismayed that the Prime Minister has decided to give the go ahead to the environmentally disastrous project.
Nature recovery needs Government's new plan to succeed - but wildlife declines will persist
Dramatic increase of £1.2bn extra per year is needed to restore nature say The Wildlife Trusts
New Government targets could mean less wildlife in future
BBOWT urges people to take action for nature now.
Government U-turn on pesticides at first opportunity
The Government has bowed to pressure to agree to the use of a highly damaging pesticide neonicotinoid thiamethoxam in 'emergency situations'.
Government puts bees at risk
The Government, for the second year running, has allowed for a banned bee-harming pesticide to be used by sugar beet farmers in England, threatening our precious pollinators.
Government’s Nature Recovery Green Paper not as green as it could be
Why the proposals as they stand will fail to stop nature’s decline, let alone enable it to recover, and what you can do.
UK Government must raise ambition for nature positive development say The Wildlife Trusts
From Monday 12 February, a new era for nature positive development began when Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) became mandatory for major developments in England; it will apply to minor sites in…
Government’s planning reforms must address the nature and climate crisis
The Wildlife Trusts call for a new designation – Wildbelt – to allow nature’s recovery.