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David Dunlop

@lawt-d.bsky.social

Senior Conservation Officer for Policy & Advocacy at The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester, & North Merseyside. Repost does not necessarily imply support. Views my own, except when quoting others', and are not necessarily the views of my employer.

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David Dunlop@lawt-d.bsky.social · 2d ago

By bringing people’s experiences and testimony to bear, we want to strengthen the case to bring nature back to people's doorsteps in every postcode. Factual evidence alone is clearly not enough. Pass it on. www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved... @domhiggins.bsky.social @daveenwallis.bsky.social

Fix nature. Fix health. | The Wildlife Trusts

Nature improves everyone's physical health and mental well-being. When we fix nature, we can fix health. How does nature help you? Share your story.

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Drew Bennellick@drewbennellick.bsky.social · 2d ago

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social any chance of a retweet of the below please as this is, as you know, a vital source of funding for UK nature. Just thinking Back from the Brink, Woodbury Wetlands, The Flow Country, RSPB Minsmere etc etc…

Drew Bennellick@drewbennellick.bsky.social · 2d ago

Dear All. Government is reviewing how money from the National Lottery Good Causes is used in the UK. £53billion has been raised since 1994 with around £2billion awarded by Heritage Fund for land, sea and nature projects. This is your chance to have you say by 23 Sept. www.gov.uk/government/c...

David Dunlop@lawt-d.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Prominence of sustainability-tagged infrastructure items indicates that Armitt’s call will probably be judged not only on supply security but also on how England’s water schemes integrate carbon, biodiversity & drought resilience into long-term investment plans" www.geomechanics.io/news/article...

Armitt’s call for cross-party water investment: design and risk notes for engineers

Sir John Armitt is urging cross-party backing for long-term investment in England’s water infrastructure, warning that current reservoir and strategic storage capacity is inadequate for intensifying d...

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David Dunlop@lawt-d.bsky.social · 2d ago

Across the UK, the impacts of climate change are no longer a distant warning for future generations. Gemma Lane, The Wildlife Trusts' Land Use Policy Manager, discusses how the summer's heat and drought is affecting food production. www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/policy/...

When the rain stops, food stops | The Wildlife Trusts

Across the UK, the impacts of climate change are no longer a distant warning for future generations. Gemma Lane, Land Use Policy Manager, discusses how the summer's heat and drought is affecting food ...

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Green Alliance@green-alliance.org.uk · 6d ago

Preventing methane emissions is one of the fastest ways to slow down climate change. And the UK has signed a global pledge to cut them. Our story, out today, explores the evidence around this hidden issue and what needs to be done about it. (3/3) 🔗 bit.ly/3U2PIUl

David Dunlop@lawt-d.bsky.social · last wk.

www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/matt-br... 16 of our wildlife trust's 46 parliamentary constituencies feature in this list of 238 in England assessed as having low access to nature -20% or more of properties in the constituency being more than 15 minutes’ walk away from accessible green or blue spaces.

Too many people are stuck without access to nature | The Wildlife Trusts

In a joint blog, Matt Browne of The Wildlife Trusts and Elliot Chapman-Jones of Liberal & Democrats for Nature & Climate publish new data analysis laying bare England’s lack of access to nature.

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.

Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85

Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85

Coming to fame in The Goodies, Oddie was later known for his wildlife expertise and presented BBC Springwatch The writer, comedian and conservationist Bill Oddie has died aged 85. Having come to prominence with the comedy group The Goodies, Oddie later established himself as an authority on wildlife, presenting television series including the BBC’s Springwatch and Autumnwatch. Oddie’s agent paid tribute to his “intelligence and wit”. In a statement, David Foster said: “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of Bill Oddie, the country’s best-loved birder. Bill was a multitalented celebrity – wildlife presenter, broadcaster, comedian, writer, songwriter, musician and conservationist. Yet it was never fame that he valued. Continue reading...

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George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2w ago

This week's column explains how successive Environment Secretaries in the UK have been actively facilitating ecocide on behalf of industrial lobbyists. Charged with protecting the living world, one after another has been working for the enemy. This has to change.🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out | George Monbiot

Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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