Guy Shrubsole
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Environmental campaigner & author, The Lie of the Land (William Collins, Sept 2024), The Lost Rainforests of Britain, & Who Owns England? Agent: @JMLockhart2
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In the final talk at the #LandUseSummit , Tim Benton calls for the audience to take the conversation beyond this lecture theatre, beyond our academic community, and into communities.
Governments need to know that thereās appetite for change around land use.
Want to hear more about Right to Roam's new book, WILD SERVICE: Why Nature Needs You?
Join me, nickhayesillustration & Nadia Shaikh at 6.30pm TONIGHT for a live discussion and Q&A
Link to (free) tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/wild-serviceā¦
Great to hear Roger Mortlock, chief exec of CPRE The countryside charity, talk about the need for a land use framework, land value capture/ taxes, and the importance of democratic participation in how land is used #LandUseSummit
Today, a bill that seeks to ban peat sales in England will be introduced to parliament.
After 40 years of campaigning, could a ban on peat-based composts finally be within reach Rishi Sunak?
Itās time peat stays in #BogsNotBags . š wildlifetrusts.org/news/last-chanā¦
Today MPs will debate a new law to end the sale of precious peat bogs for garden compost.
This is hugely important and is supported by gardeners and nature groups.
A last chance for govt to act before the election.
Monty Don Conservative Environment Network The Wildlife Trusts
telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1ā¦
The legacy of ThĆ©rĆØse Coffey at Defra UK is not just awful but also unlawful.
Natural England Steve Reed Wildlife and Countryside Link The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Helena Horton Rebecca Speight Craig Bennett
Many thanks Leigh Day Matrix