Category Archives: Government Affairs
HS2 – where natural and financial capital collide
Yesterday I went to a meeting hosted by the Natural Capital Committee which was set up by government to help it understand better how the state of the natural environment affects the economy and wellbeing of us all. Work has … Continue reading
Homo sapiens. Really?
Daily carbon dioxide levels have exceeded 400 parts per million, according to last Thursday’s US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report. This has never happened before in human history: the last time was between three and five million years ago. … Continue reading
Tree-mendous result for Doncaster’s Mayoral elections
Over the past few weeks, we have been helping our local supporters to speak up for woods and trees in the Doncaster Mayoral election. Of course, as a charity we have not been supporting any particular candidate but through our website … Continue reading
Forestry Minister responds to your questions
Woodland culture, local voices and putting the case to Treasury It’s fair to say we were delighted with the response from our supporters to our request last month for questions to put to the Forestry Minister, David Heath. The planting … Continue reading
Calling Doncaster! Vote for trees
The chance for the people of Doncaster to vote for their directly elected Mayor on Thursday 2 May offers a great opportunity for everyone to ensure that trees and woodland are high up on the agenda for the successful candidate. … Continue reading
Trees please local authorities
As our Jubilee Woods project comes to an end, after the planting of the 6 millionth tree recently, I have been reflecting on the success of the project and how incredible the level of participation was. In the Government Affairs … Continue reading
Growing the Future: a policy perspective
I blogged a couple of weeks ago about the happy occasion of the 6 millionth tree of the Jubilee Woods project being planted at Ashburnham Primary School in London. This was done by HRH Princess Anne with the Prime Minister … Continue reading
Engaging schools in the wonder of woods and trees: the pupil’s persective
Changes to the curriculum in England are a worry for us, as we work so closely with children in schools. Continuing our mini blog series for this campaign, our Schools Development Manager, Karen Letten, shares her view: “Here at the … Continue reading
New environmental indicators announced
You may have missed it; yesterday the Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs launched the England Natural Environment Indicators. Yeah, we all go, what? Why? Well the why is easy to answer, the Coalition Government in the Natural … Continue reading →