Unless farmers, food companies and retailers can make a profit switching to more sustainable production methods and consumers can afford sustainably produced products, the food… Read More »How to create a sustainable food system
“After years of uncertainty, England’s first wild breeding population of beavers for 400 years has been given the permanent right to remain in their East… Read More »On the River Otter: beavers here to stay
“a mission to establish an exciting environmental education project to enhance the Byes” . The Byes Environmental Education project was set up some ten years… Read More »Friends of the Byes: ten years on
And yet: “planning remains a good thing. Mostly, we only realise that when it is not applied.” . To reiterate what’s been said before: The… Read More »New housing to get ‘automatic’ permission
“If we want a better, greener future, we have to hold governments of any stripe to account.” . Central government would like to build, build,… Read More »Making your voice heard on building projects
“Taking further planning powers away from communities and councils will only deprive them of the ability to define the area they live in and know… Read More »Keeping planning local
Bringing together landowners who could offer environmental services with developers who need to offset carbon costs . There’s a lot of uncertainty facing farmers: The… Read More »Farming carbon
1: Choose a place to spot butterflies and moths. 2: Watch for 15 minutes. 3: Then record which species you see. . It starts tomorrow:… Read More »Big Butterfly Count: Friday 17 July to Sunday 9 August
“Pardon the weeds, we’re feeding the bees” . Yesterday’s Café Scientifique looked at biodiversity projects in the Sid Valley: online: Biodiversity Special – Vision Group… Read More »Letting grass verges grow
The principles for building a resilient recovery: Low-carbon retrofits and buildings that are fit for the future. Infrastructure to make it easy for people to… Read More »Green housing
… and a Beautiful Demoiselle damselfly comes to visit . One of the most helpful ways to improve biodiversity in your back yard is to… Read More »Building a garden pond to help us cope
Digging and scrubbing around helps to create landscapes that attract all manner of wildlife. . The ideas and practice of ‘rewilding’ are gaining ground: Wild… Read More »A guide to rewilding your backyard
“Achieving the UK’s climate goals and rebuilding the economy fit naturally together. Each makes the other possible. Success demands that we do both. The actions… Read More »A green new deal for the UK?
A new language, a lexicon of blue that includes terms like blue economy, blue new deal, blue co-ops, blue carbon and blue biotech. . The… Read More »A blue new deal…
“If people find our beach covered in rubbish they won’t come back. If they experience antisocial behaviour until late in the night, they won’t come… Read More »“We need to show Sidmouth in its best light.”