Ben Eagle

State of Nature 2: Farming in the spotlight

Despite the BBC editorial team not passing today’s launch of the second State of Nature report sufficiently newsworthy to be included in this evening’s News at 10, it was included in this morning’s episode of the Today programme on Radio 4. If you didn’t catch it it can be found just under two hours intoContinueContinue reading “State of Nature 2: Farming in the spotlight”

A super day at the Naze

This is a short post to say thank you to everyone at Essex Wildlife Trust for making the AGM at the Naze on Saturday such a super day. The centre looked splendid and the sun shone as if seeming to give its own congratulations to what has been a long and sometimes difficult project, yetContinueContinue reading “A super day at the Naze”

Teenagers blamed for a future milk crisis

I have a confession to make. I am a milk drinker. I am a cheese eater. I will also have cream (if it is available) with my strawberries. I am not going to stop drinking milk or eating cheese or having cream on my strawberries anytime soon. However, I am also, according to recent statistics,ContinueContinue reading “Teenagers blamed for a future milk crisis”

Preparing to meet an old friend

This Saturday I am volunteering at Essex Wildlife Trust’s AGM, the flagship event of one of the East of England’s largest conservation organisations. It will be a rather special event for me personally as it is being held at ‘the Naze’, a part of the county that holds a particular place in my heart, asContinueContinue reading “Preparing to meet an old friend”

When will the UK ratify the Paris Agreement?

Both China and the United States, the world’s biggest polluters when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, have now ratified the Paris Climate deal (COP21) and yet the UK still does not have a date for doing so. Theresa May was pushed on the matter by Green MP Caroline Lucas at PMQs this afternoon andContinueContinue reading “When will the UK ratify the Paris Agreement?”