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Legislation will be published today with powers to amend/scrap 100s of environment laws.
DEFRA has more EU retained laws than any other Dept, covering
#wildlife
, water, air & chemicals.
Scrapping them would be legislative vandalism. Rewriting them would pose unacceptable delay.
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Yesterday the Government chose to:
⛈️ delay the deadline for banning horticultural
#peat
by 7 years
⛈️ set a deadline for scrapping unrecorded rights of way
Both back-tracking, out of the blue and without consultation.
Bad news for nature, climate & communities.
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Thank you to everyone who defended
#NutrientNeutrality
protection for nature - the Government's proposals have been rejected.
Peers from all parties have concluded that we can build houses *without* sacrificing rivers or weakening environmental law.
Now on to restoring nature.
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Someone turned this beautiful wetland into a wasteland. Our village is trying to rescue this wonderful wild corner for
#nature
. We've raised half the funds (c.£30k) in the village, but we need help to find the rest *by Wednesday*. Can you help?
#rewilding
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The
#NutrientNeutrality
amendment has been published.
With these harmless-looking words, Government wants to disapply the
#HabitatsRegulations
to allow pollution without mitigation in England's most sensitive nature sites.
Parliamentarians concerned about rivers, plz vote "no".
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An amendment has been tabled to *stop* Government's
#NutrientNeutrality
plans.
It's in the name of the Duke of Wellington, a respected cross-bencher.
@uklabour
's
@WhitchurchGirl
has already added her support & we understand Peers from every party are lining up to fight this hard
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The
#StateofNature
report is comprehensive & devastating.
The next General Election must be a nature election.
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@elliegoulding
Thanks,
@elliegoulding
, and hello! Thank you for all your environmental campaigning and the soundtrack to go with it!
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The PM has targeted
#newts
&
#RedTape
in promising to "build build build", but review after review show well-implemented planning laws allow sensible development at the same time as protecting
#nature
.
#TheTimeIsNow
for a
#GreenRecovery
, not a rerun of old-fashioned
#deregulation
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.
@sainsburys
, you set a good example moving to 100% free range eggs, so why are you now wrapping them in
#plastic
? Your eggs in cardboard are now twice the price per egg than your eggs in plastic. That seems totally topsy-turvy. Is there a good reason please?
#Plasticfree
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Politicians pledge to stop
#nature
's decline by 2030, but vital funding & policies are no where to be seen.
Today, with 80 charities, we launch
#Nature2030
, calling on all political parties to commit to 5 actions to improve our environment. Please sign!
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Divvying up England into "protect, renew & grow" would be a disastrous over-simplification of the planning system.
#Nature
can't be cordoned off into AONBs &
#greenbelt
, leaving other areas a development free-for-all
Let's hit the brakes on
#ProjectSpeed
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This is a tremendous step forward:
If it's designed well, this target could power the policy & investment needed to turn round the decline of
#nature
at last.
Thank you to everyone who has joined the
#StateofNature
campaign! Keep going until it's in law.
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When there's a
#GeneralElection
, I'll be running for the
@LibDems
in my home constituency,
#Wantage
. I'll be standing for
#environment
,
#internationalism
&
#equality
. Watch this space.
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We're asking
@RishiSunak
to invest in
#nature
& a
#GreenRecovery
in his July budget. Projects proposed by
@WCL_News
members will help beat
#climatechange
, protect
#wildlife
and create thousands of jobs. Please join us in asking Government to
#GrowBackBetter
.
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Manifesto writers, please take note.
The law requires Government to halt wildlife decline by 2030. In case anyone thought it'd be easy, see new new bird stats today: relentless decline.
Success means transformation in
#nature
investment & regulation.
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It's fantastic to see
@Ed_Miliband
's
#GreatBritishEnergy
Bill published today.
Please would it be possible to amend its objects to include
#nature
?
We need clean energy quickly, but it'd be a wasted opportunity if it didn't consider nature recovery and green & blue carbon. 🌊🌳
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This is the Government Press Release on
#NutrientNeutrality
.
It's wrong in so many ways.
Here's a thread of three:
❌ environmental laws don't stop housing
❌ the
#HabitatsRegulations
are effective
❌ the new money won't stop the pollution
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🌳🧵Can you tell the difference between politicians who care about nature recovery and those who'll just back business as usual?
Here are 6 questions I'll be asking
#GeneralElection
candidates when they appear at my door.
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The
#RetainedEULawBill
is a serious danger to environmental law.
@CarolineLucas
is right to oppose the bill's 2nd Reading tomorrow with an amendment to stop the bill.
If the bill proceeds, hundreds of laws covering
#wildife
,
#water
,
#cleanair
,
#chemicals
&
#waste
could be lost.
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Net gain joins the chemicals strategy, deposit return scheme, extended producer responsibility, farming regulation & more in the Bermuda Triangle of missing DEFRA environmental commitments.
These delays are costly to Local Authorities, business & nature.
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📰Read all about it!📢
We've sent our News of the (Natural) World to MPs today, with the headlines we hope to see if a
#StateofNature
target is set in the
#EnvironmentBill
.
Please sign the petition and help make some good news come true:
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We urge Parliamentarians from all Parties to oppose Government amendments tomorrow - houses can be built while protecting nature.
There's still time for
@RishiSunak
to think again and withdraw these river-wrecking, market-obliterating, law-busting
#NutrientNeutrality
plans.
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Thank you everyone who came to
#RestoreNatureNow
.
If any politician was in doubt that nature is an electoral priority, surely they can be no longer.
What a wonderful day, with so many brilliant folk.
60,000 people have marched to Parliament Square today - all calling for one clear action from politicians👇
Commit to the laws & changes we need to
#RestoreNatureNow
We're proud to have marched alongside
@Natures_Voice
@wwf_uk
& many others
Read more:
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Update: Conservative Peer
@uxbridgewalrus
& Lib Dem
@kateparminter
have added their names in support of the amendment.
Environmental voices from across the political spectrum are coming together to press Government to withdraw its misguided
#NutrientNeutrality
proposals.
An amendment has been tabled to *stop* Government's
#NutrientNeutrality
plans.
It's in the name of the Duke of Wellington, a respected cross-bencher.
@uklabour
's
@WhitchurchGirl
has already added her support & we understand Peers from every party are lining up to fight this hard
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** An alarm call for us all **
The official nature watchdog,
@OfficeforEP
, says that "government is largely off track" to meet legally-binding nature targets.
That's true for 8/10 targets, including the overarching goal of halting nature's decline by 2030.
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On Monday, a
#StateofNature
proposal will be debated in Parliament
This humble-looking amendment could make the difference between Government's weak target and a powerful legal obligation to halt the decline of
#wildlife
by 2030
We hope all parties unite for this vital change.
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Reminder:
#EnvironmentAct
requires Government to lay nature targets before Parliament by 31 October. They must include a 2030 target to halt species loss. They should also include:
🌳good condition of protected habitats
🍄good ecological river status
💚reversing wildlife decline
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We need a
#StateofNature
target in the
#EnvironmentBill
to halt the decline of
#wildlife
by 2030.
As
@HenrySmithUK
points out in the
@DailyExpressRB
today, a "
#netzero
for
#nature
" is also essential to drive investment and a
#GreenRecovery
for our economy.
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Overlap between the areas of greatest unemployment and the areas with the greatest potential for restoring
#nature
is clearly mapped out in this excellent new
@GreenAllianceUK
report: .
Further weight to the case that the only recovery is a
#GreenRecovery
.
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Somehow an "emergency" application to use banned pesticides trumps the
#EcologicalEmergency
in government decision making.
Every time corporate short termism wins over environmental sense our hope of saving
#nature
fades a little further.
#NeonicsAreBack
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New polling: if you're of the 63% who think the Government is handling the environment badly, don't just be quietly cross.
Sign the
#Nature2030
letter to political leaders & let's see who really steps up for our environment ahead of the
#GeneralElection
.
Public approval of the government's handling of the environment reaches a new low of -36
Terrorism: +29 net
Defence: +2
Unemployment: -12
Environment: -36
Brexit: -43
Crime: -46
Economy: -60
Housing: -58
Inflation: -65
NHS: -68
Immigration: -72
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It may not be the biggest rally, but our little village is supporting
#ClimateActionNow
.
From Great Coxwell to
#COP26
: good luck, be brave, please do what's needed to stop
#climatechange
& save
#nature
!
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A powerful intervention from the Government's own nature watchdog -
#NutrientNeutrality
plans would be a "regression" in environmental protection.
We hope Parliamentarians from all parties will join us in asking
@RishiSunak
to abandon these damaging plans.
Proposed changes to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill will reduce the level of environmental protection provided for in law and amount to a regression, the OEP is warning. Find out more:
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On
#WorldRiversDay
, we hear
@RishiSunak
plans to revive plans to scrap
#NutrientNeutrality
rules despite the idea being:
❌harmful to rivers & nature law
❌unnecessary for housing
❌clear rejected in Parliament just days ago
Hope the report is inaccurate.
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Fantastic to confirm we're working with the
@TheGreenParty
under
@unitetoremain
in Wantage constituency. *Thank you* to
@WantageGreens
for your collaborative approach. Together we can
#StopBrexit
and get on with tackling
#climatechange
and working for
#nature
and social equality.
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Mr Johnson's 10 point plan includes a promise of new
#NationalParks
to help protect 30% of the land for
#nature
by 2030.
The
#30by30
commitment is v welcome, but Government has hugely underestimated the effort needed to deliver it.
New briefing here:
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Today, Section 19 of the
#EnvironmentAct
finally comes into force.
Government must now have "due regard" to ideas like the precautionary principle &
#polluterpays
in making law & policy.
From sewage to spending plans, Treasury to Transport, let's make sure they don't forget.
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*Thank you* to the 100,000 (& forty) people who've signed our joint
#StateofNature
campaign so far.
We need a legal target in the
#EnvironmentBill
to halt the decline of
#wildlife
by 2030. Please join our call for this vital law: a "net zero for
#nature
"
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Just 3% of England is well protected for nature.
We can't afford to swap balanced scientific process to designate SSSIs with political choice.
Here's a briefing explaining how the process really works & why we need more wildlife sites, not more politics:
REVEALED: 18 Tory MPs have written to Environment Secretary
@SteveBarclay
urging him to gut
@NaturalEngland
’s powers to create nature reserves (SSSIs)
This latest
#AttackOnNature
must not succeed
(Thanks to
@jgmarshallwrite
for obtaining the letter)
Thread 1/
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Good news. DEFRA agreed to strengthen legal links between Local Nature Recovery Strategies & local plans.
The change is in response to
@kateparminter
's proposals, supported by Kathy Willis &
@WhitchurchGirl
. Thanks to
@RichardHRBenyon
for listening.
Now to get the LNRSs flying!
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Thank you to everyone who supported the campaign for a
#StateofNature
target in the
#EnvironmentBill
& thanks to the Government for listening!
This amendment has just been published. It means that the Government MUST take action to halt the decline of wildlife by 2030. Great!
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In a brilliant speech, Lord Deben has just told Parliament that this amendment is one of the worst pieces of legislation he has ever seen.
Here is a 🧵catalogue of some of the opposition to Government's
#NutrientNeutrality
proposals, ahead of key votes in Parliament *tomorrow*.
Reminder: the proposals would:
❌polluter rivers
❌weaken environmental law
❌break the
#PolluterPaysPrinciple
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Good news: Government has accepted proposals to strengthen National Parks & AONBs for nature.
This is a positive change, responding to amendments by
@uxbridgewalrus
,
@WhitchurchGirl
& Kathy Willis. It's good for
#30x30
& should start to steer daily decisions. Thanks
@DefraGovUK
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We welcome the Government's announcement of a further £40m for the Green Recovery Challenge Fund.
For a
#GreenRecovery
, this will need to be the start of serious and sustained investment in
#nature
.
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The horror: 68% decline in
#wildlife
worldwide
The hope:
#conservation
& more
#sustainable
consumption can still avert catastrophe.
@WWF
&
@OfficialZSL
#LPR2020
: an urgent reminder that the UK must achieve a
#GreenRecovery
& reduce our
#GlobalFootprint
.
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Scrapping
#NeutrientNeutrality
would expose England's most sensitive rivers to yet more pollution.
If Government were to do this, it'd undermine our most vital nature laws, the
#HabitatsRegulations
.
Please don't make this environmental error
@RishiSunak
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The last government did a great thing setting the world's 1st legal target to halt wildlife decline, but we're not on track to meet it.
We're using the law as intended: to ensure whichever party wins the election has a credible plan to stop the decline.
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It's I0 yrs since the Lawton Review called for more
#wildlife
-rich habitat: bigger, better & connected.
Today, the panel has written to Government to propose £1bn capital investment in
#nature
at the Spending Review.
@hmtreasury
mustn't delay any longer.
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National Parks + AONBs should have nature & climate plans. Public authorities should deliver them.
It seems *so* obvious the Lakes, Peaks, Downs & Dales of England should be managed for nature, but they're often not.
Please support this Lords
#LevellingUp
proposal.
#Nature2030
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New
#NaturalHistoryMuseum
&
@Natures_Voice
report finds the UK is bottom of the league of G7 countries for ecological intactness.
Read
@martinRSPB
's blog to learn more:
& please sign the
#StateofNature
action to turn things round:
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I've been blown away by support on the doorstep😃.
Thank you everyone.
The winds of change are blowing in Wantage & Didcot!
I'm standing for
#environment
,
#equality
, internationalism and a fairer economy. Vote
#LibDem
tomorrow for a
#BrighterFuture
.
#GE2019
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Government's 25 Year
#Environment
Plan report is out today. Some good news, but this single arrow tells a hundred thousand stories of
#nature
's decline. We must
#GrowBackBetter
from the pandemic with a
#GreenRecovery
that invests £bns in our natural world.
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Please join us in London on 22 June to ask all political parties to
#RestoreNatureNow
.
The day will be family friendly, it'll be fun, it'll be peaceful & positive, but the message will be serious.
Political promises aren't enough, it's time for action.
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National Parks *ought* to be bastions of nature recovery.
Instead, they're often in worse condition for wildlife than the wider landscape, find
@Campaign4Parks
.
Will
@RishiSunak
,
@keir_starmer
&
@EdwardJDavey
commit the funds & reforms needed to restore these landscapes?
As National Parks turn 75, a new report highlights only 6% of their land is recorded as being in good health for nature - with the Yorkshire Dales having less tree cover than York and waterways across these special places heavily polluted by sewage released from storm overflows.
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As ardent in environmental conviction as many a green campaigner & as thoughtful and clear-thinking a leader as you could ask for, I'm grateful for my time supporting
@michaelgove
as
#Environment
Sec. Thank you & good luck at the Cabinet Office.
#environmentbill
#netzero
#farming
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Good move by
@SteveReedMP
today requiring water companies to have environment as a primary objective.
Next step?
All public bodies - including Ofwat - should have a statutory objective to help deliver
#EnvironmentAct
&
#ClimateChange
Act targets.
Low cost, high impact.
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We need a
#StateofNature
target in law to halt the destruction of our natural world by 2030.
Please sign & share the petition:
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#riverpollution
is a witch's brew of agricultural pollution, sewage, fatbergs, plastics & chemicals.
Under-reporting, under-funding & under-enforcement are to blame.
Government must get to grips with monitoring, investment & ensuring the
#polluterpays
.
Brilliant report.
A ‘chemical cocktail’ of sewage, slurry and plastic polluting English rivers is putting public health and nature at risk.
📖Read our Water Quality in Rivers report, published today, at 🔍
#EACRivers
#SaveOurRivers
#CleanItUp
#RiverPollution
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I think government should double the farming budget - it would still be a bargain for supporting over 70% of our land. But *only* if that public money is spent on public goods, finally backing farmers to work with nature. A return to area-based payments would be a dreadful waste.
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The
#PeoplesPlanForNature
, out today, is a challenge to politicians of every persuasion.
This citizens' assembly dreamt up an environment plan far bolder than any ever offered by a political party.
Add your voice & ask: who will rise to the challenge?
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Our new analysis with
@theriverstrust
shows that 81 of 105 of English river sites where PFAS "forever chemicals" have been found would breach proposed new EU safety thresholds, with 44 exceeding the level by more than *five times*.
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The
#BBCOurNextPM
asked
@trussliz
&
@RishiSunak
what three things *the public* should do to beat
#climatechange
.
What we really want to know is what three things *the new PM* would do to catch up on fast-fading hopes of
#netzero
&
#nature
's recovery.
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We're delighted that
@SteveReedMP
will strengthen the EIP.
Get it right and this will be more than an Environmental Improvement Plan.
It'll be an Economic, a Health, and a Climate Improvement Plan.
Nature is "mission critical" for all Labour's plans.
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Today, the UN
#GlobalBiodiversityOutlook5
confirms the world has failed its 10 year target to reverse the decline of
#nature
.
We've written to
@10DowningStreet
to challenge Government to champion a strong new deal, with the investment we need to succeed.
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It's
#WorldWildlifeDay
& it's UK
#BudgetSpeech2021
.
That's an important coincidence.
You can't have a
#GreenRecovery
without protecting
#nature
.
But nature's in trouble. Join our call for a
#StateofNature
target to halt the decline of
#Wildlife
by 2030:
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Please respond to the
#peat
consultation: voluntary targets have failed, it's time *now* for a ban on sale of peat products.
There should be no delay for the amateur sector & why not use point of sale charges & set a ban date in law for professional use?
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#RetainedEULaw
bill
Best case: green laws shift into UK law for proper review later = £millions in civil service time & lost opportunity
Worst case: key protections are lost, with a bill of £billions to environment & economy
The bill should be scrapped.
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Planning reform in support of
#RenewableEnergy
is good. Great care's needed to ensure it works for nature too:
🙏National & local spatial plans with 30x30 at heart
🙏Big, strategic investment in nature upfront
🙏Better ecological assessment & open info.
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Return to payments for owning land wouldn't "unleash British food & farming”.
It'd be to admit failure: failure on a manifesto promise to pay for public goods. Failure to stand up to vested interests. Failure to see the future of farming is regenerative.
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#Pandemic
caused by broken relationship with our
#environment
.
Millions find solace in
#nature
, millions left stranded by loss of it.
Huge potential for
#greenrecovery
This should've been Defra's year. Instead it stays in the doldrums of departmental spending.
#SpendingReview
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Our
#Nature2030
progress report is published today.
It shows just 3.22% of the land and 8% of the sea are effectively protected
#ForNature
in England.
The Government has made little progress toward its (excellent)
#30x30
promise to protect 30% by 2030.
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Our new chemicals study found every participant had "forever chemicals" & hormone-disrupting substances in their bodies.
While other places take toxic substances off the shelves, the UK is falling behind on chemicals regulation. 🧵
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Next Monday, Parliament will consider linking Local Nature Recovery Strategies with the planning system.
This is a vital missing link.
Development is so often poorly planned for nature.
This small
#LevellingUp
change could improve thousands of daily decisions for nature
@luhc
.
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*Thank you* to the 150,000 of you who've called for a law to halt the decline of
#nature
!
If you haven't yet, please sign the petition for a
#StateofNature
target & help ensure the Government is legally bound to stop the decline of
#wildlife
by 2030:
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We're 5 years into DEFRA's 25 Year Environment Plan.
Behind the glossy case studies, the figures in today's progress report show ongoing decline.
To have a hope of halting nature's decline, please support
#Nature2030
& campaign for real action:
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This humble looking amendment is an essential one.
Clause 127 of the
#LevellingUp
bill would allow Ministers to replace Habitats Regulations rules with their own "environmental outcomes".
Amendment 181 would ensure the new rules can't weaken vital
#nature
laws.
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Congratulations to all involved in striking a deal at
#COP15
"to halt & reverse biodiversity loss" and to protect 30% of the Earth for
#nature
by 2030.
Many thanks for FCDO & DEFRA diplomatic efforts to get a strong deal -
@ZacGoldsmith
and team.
Onwards for implementation.
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1/ The OEP is investigating Government for failing to follow scientific advice on new protected areas for wildlife.
This is exactly why proposals to give Natural England's powers to designate SSSIs to ministers is wrong - it will privilege short term politics over nature's need.
Today we announced we’re investigating Defra Secretary of State, Natural England and DAERA (in Northern Ireland) over possible failures to comply with environmental law in relation to Special Protection Areas (SPAs), for at risk wild birds. Read more 👉.
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In the face of Government opposition, the Lords voted to pass the amendment. Thanks to all who voted in favour.
Now it's back to the Commons.
Surely the Government must accept that these over-mighty powers to scrap or amend nature laws should be constrained?
The Lords improved the
#RetainedEULawBill
with a clause to prevent Ministers from weakening environmental law.
Last week, Government deleted the amendment in the Commons.
Tomorrow, Parliament will consider again.
Government should accept this legal guarantee of their promises.
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When the last Government created the Water Restoration Fund it said polluter "penalties will go straight into our new Water Restoration Fund".
Last week, 3 water companies were fined £168m, but it's going straight to Treasury. Shouldn't
#polluterpays
money fund
#nature
recovery?
Money paid up by water companies must be used to deliver for nature🪙
We're joining
@WildlifeTrusts
,
@theriverstrust
,
@AnglingTrust
& more to call on fines to be reinvested in green projects such as creating reedbeds & wetlands🫧
By
@luciemheath
👇
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40% of domestic waters are designated, but there are *no* areas where all damaging activities are prohibited to allow marine
#wildlife
to recover.
Please join
@WildlifeTrusts
campaign. It's time for Highly Protected Marine Areas to give
#nature
space.
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It'd be a mistake to obsess about the number - it doesn't matter if it's exactly £28bn - but it'd be a calamity to drop the ambition.
Major investment in nature &
#netzero
is vital for planet & prosperity. Hope
@Keir_Starmer
sets out clear plans today.
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Government has a legal duty to stop wildlife decline by 2030. It's a great target, but the main political parties don't have a credible plan to meet it.
Join us in London on 22 June & ask politicians how they'd
#RestoreNatureNow
:
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Ministers are giving emergency permission to use
#neonicotinoids
. 3rd year in a row.
Advice by Expert Committee on Pesticides &
@H_S_E
out today: "requirements for emergency authorisation have not been met"
New ELM
#IntegratedPestManagement
standards must break this toxic cycle
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Amendment to the
#QueensSpeech
motion by
@CarolineLucas
rightly calls for an
#Environment
Act to match & exceed
#EU
standards post-
#Brexit
.
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Good to see
@SteveReedMP
recognise that the next Government must redouble action to halt wildlife decline, with a promise Labour would do it.
Hints here about policies, but lots left unsaid. We'll need much more detail ahead of the election, please.
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New stats show almost every metric for UK
#wildlife
&
#nature
in short & long term decline.
Any hope of living up to the promise of passing on a better
#environment
means multiplying investment in nature now: land, sea & freshwater.
#GreenRecovery
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It's only a matter of time before governments recognise that prosperity & growth are 2 different things & move to a
#WellbeingEconomy
.
But will we be in time to stop
#climatechange
&
#EcologicalCrisis
?
Please join me in signing this excellent petition:
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#BigGardenBirdWatch2021
was Robin's second. Fewer
#species
this year, but a squadron of greenfinches and a whirlwind of blue tits made for exciting counting for everyone! Thank you
@Natures_Voice
.
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Government has given the public just *8 weeks* to consult on vital
#EnvironmentAct
targets.
2 weeks have gone by, but the (1000 page +) evidence packs to inform the consultation haven't been published.
They must have been finished to inform the proposals, so what's the delay?
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Extraordinary work by the
@GFI_green
today shows that damage to nature is slowing the UK economy and could lead to a 12% reduction in GDP - that's £150-£300bn - as early as the 2030s.
All political parties serious about the economy must invest and regulate to
#RestoreNatureNow
.
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Following the
#borisjohnsonspeech
today, we need "more haste, less
#ProjectSpeed
" for a
#GreenRecovery
.
#Nature
needs investment & stronger laws, not
#deregulation
and "build build build".
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It's a joy to see repair cafes pop up all over the UK, but it's a losing battle. The tide of "easy-to-break, hopeless-to-mend" stuff never ends.
Next week, Parliament considers a "right to repair". All parties should rally in support to save people money & save our environment.
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I'm standing in Wantage constituency
#GE2019
for
#environment
,
#internationalism
and
#equality
- a
#BrighterFuture
.
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Thanks,
@WCL_News
.
#ClimateCrisis
&
#nature
need urgent political attention, clear policy, and a united
#environment
movement. Link & its amazing members (with more supporters than all political parties combined) are an amazing force for good. I'm honoured & excited to join you.
We are delighted to announce that
@RSBenwell
will join
@WCL_News
as CEO from 1 October. Dr Benwell brings with him a wealth of skills and knowledge to help ensure the joint voice of the environment sector is heard & heeded.
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The Environmental Improvement Plan is launched today.
It's excellent to see a new Species Survival Fund, focused on delivering the 2030 target to halt the decline of wildlife.
The funding will need to be large and lengthy to succeed - we await details.
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Brilliant
@Unchecked_UK
report shows effects of severe funding cuts at
@NaturalEngland
&
@EnvAgency
on enforcement. They need major capital & revenue investment at
#SpendingReview
to fulfil current functions, let alone deliver the
#EnvironmentBill
&
#ELM
.
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A horribly common story with Local Authorities 1) too poor to risk legal challenge, 2) too often without ecologists & 3) facing big developers who easily risk small fines.
Any
#planning
reform must address this asymmetry. 100s of years to grow, days to destroy
#hedgerows
#nature
@ShaunSpiers1
@ExplorerDale
@resi_analyst
@prospect_uk
@RedrowHomes
This - no longer exists. Described by
@RedrowHomes
consultants as a poor and dying hedge.
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