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.
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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.
Newly recognised Official Statistic tracks the environmental impact of our consumption
Nearly all the food we eat, clothes we wear, and cosmetics we use contain commodities grown in fields and forests around the world.
The environmental impact of our consumption habits is becoming more widely understood. To understand this, in this post, JNNC Evidence Specialist Ethan Workman discusses the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption (GEIC) Indicator which is gathering key insights on this.
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.
Living England: a national habitat map for everyone
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Amy Woodget, Posted on:
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Nature, NCEA programme, Research and data analysis, Wildlife
Amy Woodget is the Communications and Engagement Lead for the Living England project. In this post, she introduces the latest release of Natural England’s ‘Living England’ dataset – a digital map providing information on England’s broad habitats.
75th Anniversary of the National Parks Act: New legislation to ensure Protected Landscapes are fit for the future
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Amber Inman, Posted on:
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30by30, Access and engagement, Nature, Protected Landscapes, Wildlife
Today is the 75th anniversary of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. Read how the government is marking the occasion by empowering our Protected Landscapes.
Celebrating one year of Projects for Nature
It has been one year since Projects for Nature was launched. In this post, Justin Francis, the nature lead for The Council for Sustainable Business, shares his reflections.
New Tree Planting Taskforce launched during National Tree Week
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Environment blog team, Posted on:
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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.
South Devon’s ancient woodlands: reducing flood risk through natural means
Emma Magee introduces us to the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve, where the Wild Water project is finding natural solutions for reducing flood risk.