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Pay farmers to restore habitat on least productive farmland, think tank says

Paying farmers to restore natural habitat on England’s least productive land would both boost their income and increase wild bird populations by almost 50% by 2050, according to a new study. Environmental think tank Green Alliance is calling for the ...

15 Aug 2022 at 19:23

Keep up pressure to ensure landscape recovery scheme remains – conservationist

Both farmers and environmentalists need to “keep the pressure” on the Government to ensure planned subsidies to help restore nature are not diluted, a leading conservationist has warned. There was a backlash this week in response to reports the ...

28 Sept 2022 at 17:07

Increased payments for farmers to protect the environment

Farmers are to get increased payments for protecting and boosting nature, the Government has announced as it faces pressure to deliver new environmental subsidies. Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, Farming Minister Mark Spencer ...

05 Jan 2023 at 13:45

Scotland

Rural businesses unite to voice concern over grouse shooting licence plans

Nearly 400 businesses have joined together to urge the Scottish Government to rethink “disastrous” plans to licence grouse shooting. Upland estates, farmers, tradespeople and hotels are among those who have written to environment ...

11 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

RSPB calls on MSPs to support grouse moor legislation

RSPB Scotland has urged MSPs to back legislation to introduce a licensing system for grouse shooting, as it recorded further cases of protected raptors “disappearing”. The charity said 35 satellite-tagged birds of prey ...

24 Nov 2023 at 11:07

Scotland

Holyrood committee backs snares ban

A Holyrood committee has backed plans to ban the use of snares in Scotland, with environment minister Gillian Martin telling MSPs the devices cause “unacceptable levels of suffering” for animals. She said banning ...

07 Feb 2024 at 15:30

Scotland

Potential legal challenge looms as shooting group says Bill ‘cannot pass’

Changes must be made to a wildlife management law before it is passed, a shooting group has said. The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill is due to be put before MSPs for its third stage vote next ...

13 Mar 2024 at 18:51

Scotland

Consultation opens on tightening laws around grouse shooting

A consultation has been launched on tighter laws around grouse shooting in Scotland. The proposals will form a new Wildlife Management (Grouse Moor) Bill in a bid to ensure grouse moors are managed in a ...

26 Oct 2022 at 17:52

England ‘seen as world leading on nature-friendly farming at Cop16’

England’s farming subsidy reforms that aim to benefit nature are considered “world leading” by other countries at the UN biodiversity summit, UK officials have said. Tony Juniper, chairman of Natural ...

28 Oct 2024 at 18:16

Fate of Thames Water and budget for nature-friendly farming in Labour’s in-tray

Labour inherits a host of environmental issues that will need to be dealt with by a department which is unprotected and could face a further financial squeeze. The new Government is already being ...

08 Jul 2024 at 12:13

Campaigners call for ‘Domesday’ survey of nature efforts by large landowners

Campaigners have called for an “ecological Domesday survey” requiring large landowners to report on how they are looking after their land for nature. They say the assessment, so-called for its ...

07 Nov 2024 at 18:19

Get nature-friendly farming ‘right’ to meet legal green goals, watchdog warns

The Government should “put the wind in the sails” of landscape-wide nature-friendly farming schemes to meet key environment targets, a watchdog has warned. The Office for Environmental ...

16 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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