☠️ STOP THE POISONING OF BRITAIN'S WATERWAYS 📅 26 Oct 2024. 📍London ⚠️ Water is life. Yet here in Britain, it's on life support. ⚠️ 📢 Join us on the #26Oct as we march on the streets of London to reclaim our right to clean water for everyone across the UK... 1/2🧵

Did you know that beavers work their magic in every major river catchment in Wales, Scotland and England⁉️ Find out more about these incredible mammals and why we need to bring them back to the wild🐾 wtru.st/3XcOF3o

Sewage dumping has nothing whatsoever to do with heavy rain. It is caused by greed, profiteering, financial engineering and regulatory incompetence, fix those you fix the sewage scandal. Time to turn that outrage into action. Sign up today marchforcleanwater.org

Government shouldn't cut the agriculture budget. To meet environment targets it should be doubled. If that can't be done with public money, rapid regulation is needed to #MakePollutersPay. Nature-friendly farming funding is vital for wildlife & economy. fwi.co.uk/news/opinion/e…

⚠️ Water is life. Yet here in Britain, it's on life support. ⚠️ 📢 Join us on the #26Oct as we march on the streets of London to reclaim our right to clean water for everyone across the UK. Find out more & see you there! 👉 wtru.st/3z9wvGu #FloodTheStreets

The thing that bothers me most about the moving of Margaret Thatcher's portrait is that atmospheric concentrations of CO2 are at their highest level in 3m years, temperature records keep being toppled, and our food systems and infrastructure are not prepared for what comes next.

#RewildingWin: the #NatureRestorationLaw entered into force on 18 August and requires the EU to restore 20% of European land and seas by 2030, to boost biodiversity and increase resilience against climate change. #Rewilding could help Britain reach a similar target 🌲

We firmly believe that culling badgers is NOT the answer to bovine tuberculosis and welcome the UK Government’s commitment to #endthecull. Badgers are part of our iconic wildlife and protected by law. bbc.com/news/articles/…

I hear the chairman of Thames Water 💧 is claiming that the water industry "deserves a fresh start". Stupidity or arrogance, you decide?

Biodiversity Net Gain promises a nature-friendly approach to new housing but potential abuse of exemptions can put wildlife at risk. Urgent action is needed to close these gaps: bit.ly/3Xr9Grr Danny Chambers MP 🔸🩺 Richard Quigley MP 🌹 Stephen Morgan MP Amanda Louise Martin Satvir Kaur

Superbugs are increasingly resistant to antibiotics. We are heading back to the Middle Ages where people will die of mundane infections and every day operations will become lethal. This isn’t a futuristic scenario, it is happening. The cause is perfectly understood- the more we

Cutting England’s #NatureFriendlyFarming budget is an absolute disaster for nature & wildlife & totally self-defeating & short-sighted for the economy. Our prosperity depends on the natural world. I hope Govt can be persuaded to reverse this terrible idea theguardian.com/environment/ar…

This is very disappointing and, at the end of the day, it's a false economy... ...because nature friendly farming boosts the economy, reduces flood risk, supports food production, and is good for the nation's health theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Shaun Spiers OVO DrGuddiSingh Steve Reed MP Defra UK Continuing, Steve Reed MP underlines that collaboration with the environmental movement is core to the delivery of the renewal that nature needs.   “We want to make this the most nature positive government this country has ever had”. #GAevent

Shaun Spiers OVO DrGuddiSingh Steve Reed MP Defra UK Concluding, Steve Reed MP speaks on Labour’s ambitions to clean up nature in this government. “Nature underpins absolutely everything we do and everything that we are.” #GAevent

Congratulations to ⁦CumbriaWildlifeTrust⁩ - soon to rewild #Skiddaw with temperate rainforest with £5m donation from ⁦Aviva UK⁩ 👏 And what a wonderful piece by ⁦Channel 4 News⁩ - full of ambition and hope. Well done to all. 💚💚 channel4.com/news/exclusive…

Please support this fundraiser- an incredible and important project for climate, wildlife and all of us 💚

Yesterday, we hosted a crucial parliamentary event on the exploitation of exemptions to Biodiversity Net Gain. We welcomed key environmental charities, green businesses, MPs and Peers. Special thanks to @LukeMurphyMP for hosting this vital discussion! Jenny Jones

Biodiversity Net Gain should ensure all development projects are helping nature by creating spaces like wildflower meadows & wetlands🏡 But flaws in the design of the scheme means take up is low, with reports of just 0.5% of planning projects being subject to net gain rules👇

See below thread for new Link briefing on Biodiversity Net Gain - lots needs to be done, and quickly, to make the policy deliver for nature: