We’ll be responding to Defra’s new consultation on biodiversity net gain. Here are a few of our initial thoughts. The UK Government has published a consultation on a mandatory system for ‘biodiversity net gain’. This means a system where developers have to fund net increases in nature when they cause harm. Development can put significant…
With the government working on its replacement of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, its proposed environmental land management system will provide farmers with an income for managing land to deliver public goods such as healthier soils, cleaner water and better access for people to the countryside. In a new report, released today, we and our…
Today the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has released its report on the Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill. Here’s an outline of our views on some of the key recommendations from the Committee. Our Outdoors and Natural Resources Director, Patrick Begg, has already commented on the report, saying: “The Committee is right that, above all else,…
This week the UK Government’s response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on its major environmental set piece (the 25 Year Environment Plan) failed to fill many with confidence that the ambition gap is closing between what Government has promised and what it has delivered on the environment. Mary Creagh, Chair of the Committee, was…
More than 130 environmental practitioners from organisations including Historic England, Manchester University, Cancer Research UK, Historic Environment Scotland, RSPB, National Trust and Guide Dogs came together on October 17th at the Law Society in London for Fit for the Future’s annual members conference, The Network Harvest. Fit for the Future is a collaborative environmental network…
This weekend Georgie Holmes-Skelton, our Head of Government Affairs, spoke at the AHRC Heritage Priority Area and Rescue: The British Archaeological Trust conference on engaging with policy in the UK. On the theme of “Planning for People: the changing role of culture, museums and the arts for wider society”, Georgie talked about the sector’s challenge…
Together with Heritage Lottery Fund we’ve launched a new £10 million ‘Future Parks Accelerator’ initiative that aims to secure a future for urban parks and green spaces. We hope to find and back ambitious and sustainable solutions to protect and enhance the local green spaces that really matter to communities. Currently open for Expressions of Interest,…
