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Lords shed light on Government’s new Forestry Policy
This Wednesday saw a very welcomed debate on the Governments’ response to the Independent Panel on Forestry’s recommendations, led by the Panel’s Chair, the Rt Rev James Jones, the Bishop of Liverpool. Given that the Government’s new Forestry Policy Statement … Continue reading
The Growth and Infrastructure Bill – What does it mean for the natural environment?
As part of its increasingly aggressive drive to achieve growth, the Coalition Government have introduced the Growth and Infrastructure Bill (G&I Bill) to Parliament. Slotted in to the gap left behind by the Lords Reform Bill, the G&I Bill feels … Continue reading
Change is afoot for public consultations
The Cabinet Office is replacing the 2008 Code of Practice on Consultation with a set of new Consultation Principles, which will come into effect in early Autumn 2012, following the summer recess. On the face of it, the most striking … Continue reading
England’s forests – what happened yesterday?
For the first time in a very long time, the whole of Parliament was focused on forests. Specifically, the Government’s plans to sell some or all of England’s public forest estate between now and 2015. An Opposition Day Debate Motion put … Continue reading
Talking trees with the House of Commons
Public Affairs (PA) at the Trust includes our Government Affairs team as well as the Campaigning and Conservation teams. These are the people who work hard talking up trees and woods to policy- and decision-makers, locally and nationally and at many … Continue reading
‘Growing the Future’: Trust launches its general election manifesto
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Woodland Trust’s manifesto for the general election. We are asking for all political parties to adopt a target of doubling native woodland cover in the UK over the next fifty years, bringing … Continue reading
Native woodland debated in Westminster
On Tuesday last week woods and trees were one of the key issues of the day in Parliament, and the Woodland Trust’s manifesto was commended in Westminster Hall. At very short notice, Paddy Tipping MP secured a 30 minute ‘adjournment … Continue reading
The Wave – our ‘trees’ meet Ed Miliband (#5)
In the final of our Wave blog series, here’s a “tree’s-eye” view from the front and a first hand account from our meeting with Ed Miliband before he left for Copenhagen. Along with our coalition partners RSPB, Tearfund, Christian Aid, National … Continue reading
Pushing woodland creation onto the political landscape
Before Parliament closed for the summer recess Peter Luff MP hosted a reception on behalf of the Woodland Trust celebrating woodland creation in the UK. A film of the day is now available for you to view. During the reception … Continue reading
