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Investing in nature: global action is needed for a sustainable future  

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Ruth Davis is the UK’s first-ever Special Representative for Nature. In this post, she shares her reflections on the role the UK government has played at COP29 and why we need to put nature at the heart of our discussions on climate change.

Funding announced at COP29 for 20 projects to support marine protection and fight poverty

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Today, we have announced the 20 projects that have been successful in the first round of funding of our Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Grant Programme (also referred to as OCEAN). Read this post to find out more.

How the National Forest has transformed a scarred mining landscape to a thriving haven for nature 

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image of wildflower meadow at the National Forest

In this post, Stuart Dainton, Head of Land Management and Estate at the National Forest, tells us how the Minorca Wood is being transformed to create a haven for nature and people.

Improving environmental outcomes in Protected Landscapes

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In this post, Catherine Brabner-Evans gives an introduction to Protected Landscapes, as well as an insight into the action Defra is taking to meet targets within these landscapes to halt and reverse the decline in nature.