05 Apr 2023
By Mike Burke, Programme Director – Sustainable Development Nutrient pollution is an urgent problem for freshwater habitats and estuaries which provide a vital home to many species including wetland birds, fish, and insects. Increased levels of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus can disrupt natural processes and harm wildlife. We know that nature is fundamental […]
01 Feb 2023
The government has published its long-awaited “five-year delivery plan to restore nature and improve the environmental quality of the air, our waters and our land”. Key aspects include Every household to be be within a 15-minute walk of a green space or water. A commitment to restore at least 500,000 hectares (1.2m acres) of wildlife habitat, […]
01 Feb 2023
Natural England has published the National Green Infrastructure Framework, a commitment in the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan. It is designed to help local planning authorities and developers in England meet requirements in the National Planning Policy Framework to consider green infrastructure in local plans and in new developments. The Green Infrastructure Framework comprises: Green […]
06 Dec 2022
The work of the Environment Agency, Natural England and partners was announced as the winner (29th November) for efforts across Cumbria to reinstate natural river processes that benefit both people and wildlife. The Cumbrian River Restoration partnerships programme has improved almost 100k of river length and restored over 150 hectares of floodplain across the catchments […]
30 Nov 2022
Natural England has been working closely with Defra and DLUHC, alongside the Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Homes England, the Planning Advisory Service and Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to develop the scheme across affected catchments in England. The first mitigation projects are currently being negotiated with two partners in the Tees catchment. Investment in feasibility studies […]
29 Nov 2022
24 Nov 2022
UK Nature agencies set out roadmap to protect nature to underpin food security, climate security and water security. In a joint statement the UK’s six official nature conservation bodies said that there has never been a more critical time to invest in restoring and enhancing nature across the UK and stressed how the economy cannot […]
27 Oct 2022
Catchment Sensitive Farming advice is now available to farmers, land managers and growers across England following the expansion of the programme. Local Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) advisers provide confidential on-farm support and advice across the farming community to encourage uptake of new and existing agricultural schemes and help farmers comply with regulation to deliver environmental […]
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