RSPB
Environment must not be compromised by Brexit, say NGOs
Some of the UK’s largest conservation groups have joined forces to urge the government to restore and enhance the environment as the UK prepares to leave the EU. The National Trust, RSPB and WWF are among 13 organisations to throw… Read More
NGOs present green vision for farming policy
Britain’s leading conservation organisations have called for the adoption of a food and farming policy that works better for nature and the environment in the wake of Brexit. WWF-UK, the National Trust, The Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB said Britain’s… Read More
Brexit could break the environment
Leaving the EU would create “identifiable and substantial risks to the UK’s future environmental ambitions”, according to an analysis published by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP). The research, commissioned by WWF-UK, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts, suggests that… Read More
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall backs new food alliance
HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL and a number of key national organisations from health, environment, social justice, animal welfare, development, faith and consumer sectors have launched a new alliance to promote the idea that eating ‘less and better’ meat is fairer, greener and… Read More
EU vote threatens progress on green farming
ENVIRONMENTALISTS ACCUSE MEP’S of watering down eco-friendly plans for Common Agricultural Policy. Much has been done to improve the environmental performance of agriculture, but a recent vote in… Read More