Have your say on a new nature-based carbon standard consultation
Read this post to find out more about a new standard that aims to boost investment into nature and support economic growth.
Land use
England’s major landowners to work together to drive nature recovery.
Last week, a group of landowners – who collectively own 10% of England’s land – met to accelerate nature’s recovery. Read this post to find out more.
The Habitat Target: creating and restoring habitats across England
The Government is working towards meeting the legally binding biodiversity target to restore or create more than 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat by 2042 in England. Read this post to find out what action the Government is taking to achieve this target.
Nature and farming friendly solutions drive agricultural transformation in the Peak District
In this post, Catchment Sensitive Farming Adviser Ben Rodgers shares an example of nature and farming-friendly solutions driving agricultural transformation in the Peak District.
New Tree Planting Taskforce launched during National Tree Week
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Forestry, Nature, Tree planting, Woodland management
A new Tree Planting Taskforce has been launched today to oversee the planting of millions of trees across the UK. In this post, the Environment blog team will highlight what this means, as well as some other ways we’re celebrating the week.
Reflections on Biodiversity Net Gain: 9 months after going live
In this post, Rachel Fisher, Deputy Director for the Land Use policy team at Defra, shares her reflections on Biodiversity Net Gain 9 months after the policy went live for major developments.
Kickstarting local nature recovery: a new strategy for the West of England
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Biodiversity net gain, Community, Land use, Local Nature Recovery Strategies, Nature
The first Local Nature Recovery Strategy has been published. Find out why that's important for local and national biodiversity.
England’s vision and criteria for 30by30 on land launched at COP16
This week the UN Biodiversity Summit (CBD COP16) is taking place in Colombia. In this post, Danielle shares what the UK has announced at the conference to support ambition for nature recovery.
How peatland partnerships are transforming and restoring degrading landscapes into healthy, vibrant peatlands
Peatland partnerships are transforming degrading landscapes into healthy, vibrant peatlands across England. In this post, Sam Joyce, from the Peatland Restoration team at Defra, shares more about the collaborative work he's seen taking place.
How the National Forest has transformed a scarred mining landscape to a thriving haven for nature
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Access and engagement, Community, Forestry, Land use, Nature, Wildlife
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.