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Wildlife charities urge Labour to scrap ‘licence to kill nature’ in planning bill

Conservationists say part of bill allowing developers to avoid environmental laws by paying into nature fund should be ditched

The Guardian - UK

Planning reforms break Labour’s promise to protect nature, green groups say

Campaigners say there is little evidence that nature protections are blockers to developments and economic growth.

The Independent UK

UK housebuilders ‘very bad’ at building houses, says wildlife charity CEO

Land speculation to blame for lack of progress amid Labour drive to build 1.5m new homes, says Wildlife Trusts head

The Guardian - UK

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Wildlife Trusts buy Rothbury estate in largest land sale in England in 30 years

Charities plan to create flagship for nature recovery on 3,850-hectare portion of estate sold by Duke of Northumberland’s son

The Guardian - UK

Sunak accused of trying to ‘reset’ climate credentials at Cop28

British PM to tell UN summit of plans for rainforests and new national park – but green groups remain sceptical

The Guardian - UK

‘Let them garden’: call for landlords to help tenants and wildlife flourish

Garden designer says landlords have a responsibility to let renters improve outdoor space and help environment

The Guardian - UK

UK rivers cannot be restored without reversing Industrial Revolution, says environment secretary

Achieving high ecological status for UK rivers would mean ripping up cities, says Coffey

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England needs new reservoirs or food supplies will be at risk, warns NFU chief

Farming leader Minette Batters says government needs to take action to tackle worsening water shortages

The Guardian - UK

Labour gave us national parks – how can Keir Starmer be so silent on nature’s survival now?

The party talks of a green and fair future, but that will be impossible without protecting Britain’s natural habitats, says Craig Bennett, chief executive of the Wildlife Trusts

The Guardian - UK

New farm subsidies regime could be great for nature – if properly funded

Environmentalists are giving England’s newly announced post-Brexit subsidies system a cautious welcome

The Guardian - UK

What’s this unfamiliar feeling I have after the Cop15 meeting? It might just be hope

The Montreal biodiversity conference set some ambitious targets, says Craig Bennett, chief executive of the Wildlife Trusts

The Guardian - UK

‘We have a long way to go’: can the UK hit its ambitious 30% rewilding targets?

Britain is a vocal supporter of the global bid to return 30% of land to nature, but its record is dismal. Can it make up lost ground in time?

The Guardian - UK

Thérèse Coffey accused of undermining Cop15 talks with weak targets

Environment secretary disappoints campaigners by failing to set overall targets for river health and protected habitats

The Guardian - UK

$UK government fracking U-turn ‘sets a good tone’, say climate activists$

UK government fracking U-turn ‘sets a good tone’, say climate activists

Reversal comes as MPs warn national security is being jeopardised by climate-fuelled extreme weather

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‘He’s a believer’: will Sunak rebuild green agenda torn up by Truss?

Environmental groups see new PM as welcome relief but restoring climate credentials will be difficult

The Texas Tribune

EPA may try to block what could be the first seawater desalination plant built in Texas

Citing water quality concerns, the Environmental Protection Agency may refuse to recognize a permit that Texas approved Thursday for a marine desalination plant at the Port of Corpus Christi.

The Guardian - UK

Plan to scrap Natural England will disrupt net zero targets, experts say

Campaigners spotted proposal to absorb conservation watchdog into Defra buried in recent government consultation

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Wildlife trusts announce new strategy to put nature in recovery by 2030

The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world but the Wildlife Trusts hope that their new plans could put nature in recovery by the next decade

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