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”
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The future of the UK in the world – a personal view. Guest blog by Robert Seago
This post forms part of a series of guest blogs on thinkingcountry relating to the future of British agriculture and conservation in the light of Brexit. Over the coming months, the series will present a range of views relating to the future of British agriculture and environmental policy. In this post Bob Seago, a reserveContinueContinue reading “The future of the UK in the world – a personal view. Guest blog by Robert Seago”
Brexit: an opportunity for farmers and conservationists to unite?
I am eternally optimistic that one day, everyone involved in the land sector will share my view that in order to bring about a thriving countryside, both economically and ecologically, farmers and conservationists need to come together in discussions as to how to manage rural Britain. We have a governmental department that supposedly seeks toContinueContinue reading “Brexit: an opportunity for farmers and conservationists to unite?”
What do we want from a British Food, Farming, Environment (and rural communities) Policy?
In a recent article in the Huffington Post Ross Murray, President of the Country Land and Business Association, outlined some brief thoughts regarding a future British policy for ‘Food, Farming and the Environment’. He called on Andrea Leadsom and Defra not to ‘lose momentum’ and to ‘make an early commitment’ to establish a new Food,ContinueContinue reading “What do we want from a British Food, Farming, Environment (and rural communities) Policy?”
Moving towards a Rewilding Policy
At the Rewilding Dorset event a few weeks ago I was able to speak to Professor Paul Jepson from Oxford University who gave a presentation on the day about the need to link rewilding to the policy agenda, if it is to gain any real traction in the future. Earlier this week Paul released aContinueContinue reading “Moving towards a Rewilding Policy”
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