The Labour Party has pledged to introduce a comprehensive land use strategy should it assume power in the upcoming general election. The announcement, featured in the Labour Climate and Environment Forum’s Climate, Justice and Jobs essay collection, outlines the pledge as part of the party’s vision to foster green prosperity throughout […]
Grouse shooting faces uncertain future as landowners turn to rewilding
Senior members of the grouse shooting industry have warned that the controversial sport is facing an uncertain future amid the growing popularity of rewilding. In a talk given at the Game Fair in the run up to the ‘Glorious Twelfth’ of August, the traditional start of the grouse shooting season, shooting […]
Climate Change Committee calls for major land use change to deliver carbon net-zero
The Government’s independent advisor on climate change has called for a comprehensive land use strategy to help tackle climate change. The Climate Change Committee warns in its newly-released Progress Report to Parliament that there is a high risk of the UK not achieving net-zero without widescale land use change, which includes […]
Peatland restoration value hits £470m, outpacing grouse shooting as an income source for landowners
A new analysis has shown that restored upland peatlands could be worth more than four times the economic value of grouse shooting.
Burning issue: councils unite to save England’s peatlands
Thirteen local authorities and their leaders have teamed up with conservation organisation Wild Moors to encourage the government to take urgent action to protect fragile moorland habitats.It comes ahead of a review by the Environment Minister Rebecca Pow in the spring which will consider whether to extend existing legislation to implement […]