Great to see this additional investment in seagrass restoration by Welsh Government gov.wales/dolphins-voles…

Boat Race: Oxford rowers criticise sewage levels in River Thames bbc.co.uk/news/uk-687014…

🗣️"We don’t have enough land to do everything we need to do. We certainly don’t have enough land if we’re not smart and data driven." Matthew Gould opens the #LandUseSummit, adding that a big issue with land use is siloed planning from different departments. ZSL Science

Excited to be at the ZSL Science & British Ecological Society #LandUseSummit today. A timely discussion on how we best make strategic decisions on land use to ensure we can deliver our environmental, economic and social targets via a robust #LandUseFramework

Great to hear David Hill Director-General for the Environment at Defra UK restate at the ZSL Science and British Ecological Society #LandUseFramework that 'The Government has committed to publish a Land Use Framework. We are due to publish this before July"

Interesting presentation from Tara Garnett at #LandUseSummit on the options for the future of the food system that would enable us to meet people's nutritional needs as well as remain within global planetary boundaries ZSL Science British Ecological Society

Dr Paul Behrens at #LandUseSummit highlighting that when you consider feed 82% of agricultural subsidies go towards livestock agriculture ZSL Science and British Ecological Society

Interesting report from the House of Lords which called for a Land Use in England Committee to support effective land use decisions, focused on multi-functionality. Rejected by government in their response with view that the Land Use Framework would address #LandUseSummit

Great to hear about the new Land Use for Net Zero hub - bringing together trans disciplinary experts to explore the challenges and solutions in transforming land use to meet net zero as well as other environmental and social objectives. #LandUseSummit British Ecological Society ZSL Science

Thought provoking presentation from Peter Cruddas at #LandUseSummit on the need for more effective long term solutions for nutrients. Land offsetting a useful short term bridge but won't deliver required reduced nutrient load & ensure reduced impact ZSL Science British Ecological Society

Tom Finch from RSPB Science talking about how we can use scenario modelling to identify trade-offs and co-benefits between GHG emissions, habitats and food/timber production #LandUseSummit

Great to see this new Green Finance Institute analysis which quantifies the impact that nature degradation, both domestically & internationally, could have on the UK’s economy & financial sector. Loss of UK GDP could be in the region of 12% - greater than #Covid19 greenfinanceinstitute.com/news-and-insig…

Fab 2 see new bathing water designations.Essential that action follows 2 ensure sites are safe 2 swim in.'Last yr of 423 bathing sites in England 405 met at least min standard but no rated as Excellent fell & rated as Poor rose 2 highest level since 2015' rb.gy/v87pj8

Thanks to the efforts of 220 volunteers, 16,000 oysters have been introduced into the Forth this spring! 👏 European flat oysters have a rich local history. #RestorationForth hopes they benefit local communities once more by enhancing water quality & supporting biodiversity. 🦪

Great to see Câr-Y-Môr and Caeriad Market Garden (Regenerative Growers) featured on BBC Countryfile last night. Showcasing projects in Wales seeking to innovate with more sustainable fertiliser and helping to start up a bio regenerative economy in the area #Pembrokeshire

I was lucky enough to join this trip to Skye & Oban earlier in the year. I left totally inspired by the fledgling seaweed industry & the people working in it 👏theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Parties `Awol´ on environment, charity warns as poll highlights... mol.im/a/13571279 via Daily Mail Online

Great to see GlobeScan & ERM Sustainability Institute 2024 Sustainability Leaders survey naming WWF as the top NGO in sustainability across all sectors & geographies for 9th consecutive year. Survey underscores the urgency of action & highlights significant ESG backlash shorturl.at/JyIE2

My daughter at her school leavers assembly today 💚💚💚

4/ Set out clear mechanisms for reconciling competing demands for use of land and sea 5/ Develop a circular economy framework 6/ Mobilise investment at the scale needed 7/ Regulate more effectively 8/ Harness the support needed to achieve ambitions theoep.org.uk/report/oep-sub…