The Climate Change Committee has strongly criticised the government for its shortcomings in harnessing the power of nature to combat climate change. In a report released this week, the independent body responsible for advising the UK government on emissions reductions and climate change adaptation highlighted several key areas where the government’s […]
Senedd members this week passed groundbreaking new legislation to ban the use of snares in an effort to provide greater protection for the nation’s wildlife. The pioneering Welsh legislation marks a historic moment as it becomes the first nation in the United Kingdom to institute a ban on snares. This significant […]
Wales is on track to become the first country in the UK to ban the use of snares, with politicians voting on Tuesday to pass legislation to deliver greater protection for wildlife. The vote to ban snares was part of the stage three debate on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill, during which […]
A Sheffield court has convicted a grouse moor for allowing heather to be burnt without a licence in one of England’s most important places for nature. The case, which the Crown Prosecution Service said “is the first case of its kind”, followed areas of land on the Midhope Moors, in Upper […]
Bradford Council is set to expand its peatland restoration programme on the district’s moorlands as part of its response to the climate and nature emergency.
