22 Dec 2022

Nik Perepelov, Senior Water Policy Officer at RSPB and Vice Chair of Blueprint for Water, reflects on the year in water policy. This blog is reproduced in full from Wildlife and Countryside LINK. With 2022 drawing to a close, Blueprint for Water are pleased to present a festive bumper blog to look back at the year […]

25 Oct 2022

In its first annual 30×30 progress report, Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL) is calling on Government to send a clear international message that the UK will be a global leader in implementing 30×30. The 30×30 target is expected to be a key commitment in global nature talks at COP15 in Montreal in December.     The […]

19 Jul 2022

Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL) have released a report entitled ‘Tackling the climate crisis through ocean protection’. In it, they make the following key recommendations to the UK Government for tackling the climate crisis through ocean protections (alongside real term emissions cuts through ending the use of fossil fuels): Ensure that the Marine Protected Area […]

06 Jul 2021

Click here to access the quinquennial review section of the JNCC website. Guardian ‘Legal protections for wildlife and plants in the UK are set for a review that could result in some important species losing their entitlement to special status, ecology experts have told the Guardian.  Adders, slow worms, water voles, mountain hares, pine martens and red […]

26 Aug 2020

Wildlife & Countryside Link / Blue Print for Water: Recently, you spoke of “thoughtful reform” of the Water Framework Directive regulations to deliver “even better outcomes”. In light of growing public concern about water pollution, over-abstraction of sensitive rivers and streams, and serious ongoing shortcomings in water quality, any weakening of Water Framework Standards would […]

07 Aug 2017

Wildlife & Countryside Link’s Brexit Digest 02 August 2017 If you wish to receive Link’s fortnightly Brexit Digest or if you want to submit any content please contact Will Tricker, Brexit Policy and Campaigns Officer at Wildlife and Countryside Link From: Will Tricker [mailto:Will@wcl.org.uk] The Environment Secretary’s first set piece speech at WWF-UK’s The Living […]