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UK nature charities call on leaders to take global promises seriously
lucy.bjorck
Curlew, Geltsdale Reserve (c) RSPB-images Today’s blog is written by Fiona Dobson, Senior Advocate, Global Policy, highlighting a letter from a group of leading nature charities which calls on the environment ministers from...
14 Mar 2024
The Pesticide Collaboration: Campaigning for a pesticide free future
lucy.bjorck
Pesticide spraying arable crops (c) Shutterstock Today’s blog is written by Vanessa Lonergan, Pesticide Collaboration Coordinator at RSPB, on how we are working collaboratively with many other organisations and individuals to reduce pesti...
11 Mar 2024
The budget: a conspiracy of silence on nature
Jet Woodwards
(c) Cormorant perched along London skyline, rspb-images.com Today's Nature's Advocates blog is written by Jenna Coull, the RSPB's Principal Economist, in response to the UK Government's Spring Budget 2024. Introduction Yet again we receive ...
8 Mar 2024
The time is now to Help Our Hedgerows
lucy.bjorck
Today's Blog comes from our Head of Sustainable Land use Policy in England, Alice Groom. She highlights the urgent need to fill the holes left in our hedgerow protection as the nesting season begins.
1 Mar 2024
Seabirds in crisis: new bird flu report adds further urgency to need for action
lucy.bjorck
Northern gannet Morus bassanus, dying from bird flu, Ling Ness, Eswick, Shetland, Scotland, June 2022 © RSPB - Credit: Ashley Cooper (rspb-images.com) Policy Assistant for Avian Influenza, Jean Duggan, reflects on the recent findings from the HP...
14 Feb 2024
Reaching 1.5°C – Nature in a warming world
lucy.bjorck
(c) Mark Hamblin rspb-images.com Today’s blog is written by Melanie Coath and Beth Chamberlain in the RSPB’s climate policy team on how nature is impacted by rising temperatures and the political action needed to address the climate emerg...
12 Feb 2024
A new 'How to' Guide for England - Saving our Seabirds Edition
lucy.bjorck
Razorbill (c) Ben Andrews rspb-images.com Todays post comes from Marine Policy Officer, Samuel Wrobel, he explains the global importance of the UK for seabirds and considers the potential of the new England Seabird Conservation and Recovery...
7 Feb 2024
Our economic system needs to change, and fast
lucy.bjorck
Image (c) Sam Turley (rspb-images.com) Todays blog is written by Jenna Coull, Principal Economist Today we respond to an
interview
this month in the Guardian with James Meadway, previously an economic adviser to the Labour party and t...
1 Feb 2024
A lifeline for UK seabirds
lucy.bjorck
Today's Blog comes from the RSPB's Head of UK Marine Policy, Kirsten Carter, on how UK seabirds and sandeels have been thrown a lifeline.
31 Jan 2024
COP28: Progress Made, Challenges Remain - Navigating the Road Ahead
lucy.bjorck
Melanie Coath speaking at COP28 in Dubai (c) Genevieve Stephens, RSPB In their final report from COP28 at the end of two weeks of intense negotiations Melanie Coath and Alex Mackaness offer reflections on the accomplishments and the ...
14 Dec 2023
COP28: the halfway point
lucy.bjorck
Mel Coath at COP28 event The RSPB’s Alex Mackaness and Melanie Coath are halfway through the COP28 in Dubai. Here they pick up from
last week’s blog
to bring us an update of where things have got to within the negotiations.&n...
8 Dec 2023
Hen Harriers and brood management, where should we go from here?
lucy.bjorck
Male Hen harrier in flight (C) Pete Morris (rspb-images.com) Today's blog is written by Mike Shurmer, Head of Species for RSPB England. He reflects on the learning from the brood management trial. In spring in the English uplands, male Hen Harriers a...
30 Nov 2023
A COP like no other
lucy.bjorck
Global day of action COP26 Climate Summit Glasgow 2021 (C) Nick Hawkes (rspb-images.com) The RSPB’s Melanie Coath and Alex Mackaness are attending COP28 in Dubai where they will be pushing for ambitious outcomes for nature and climate in the UN...
29 Nov 2023
The Birdcrime report exposes the relentless persecution of Birds of prey across the UK
lucy.bjorck
Female Hen Harrier in flight (c) Pete Morris Todays Blog is written by Heather Mathieson, Investigations Liaison Officer, she outlines the findings of the latest Birdcrime report and the criminal persecution which our birds of prey con...
24 Nov 2023
Will the Autumn Statement make good our debt to nature?
lucy.bjorck
Image credit RSPB Arne Dorset, Sam Turley(rspb-images.com) Today's blog is written by William Riley, the RSPB's Senior Economist. He reflects that England was one of the first countries in the world to set legally binding biod...
20 Nov 2023
Have your say on banning lead ammunition
lucy.bjorck
Whooper Swan Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com) This special blog is written by Imogen Taylor, Senior Policy Officer to highlight the opportunity to have your say on the latest consultation on banning lead ammunition. We have been talking about ...
18 Nov 2023
Driven Shooting in the Uplands – still reason to grouse?
Jet Woodwards
Last June we published our Time for Change report setting out why we believe driven grouse shooting needs to be licensed to create thriving uplands for all and to tackle the scourge of raptor persecution. Here, we revisit why we think licensing is the most pragmatic option, reflect on our ongoing concerns with the most intensive form of grouse shooting, namely driven shooting and associated management practices, and consider…
17 Nov 2023
Make Seabirds Count: A Call to Action
Jet Woodwards
Seabirds in the UK are in crisis. The Seabird Census (2015-2021) is a comprehensive survey of 25 breeding seabirds species in the British Isles. The survey is led by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) with input and support from other partner organisations, including the RSPB.
16 Nov 2023
No smoke without fire – small steps toward a better future for England’s upland peatlands
lucy.bjorck
Burning on Mid Hope Moors Peak District (C) Tim Melling Todays Blog is written by Pat Thompson, Senior Policy Officer for the uplands. He outlines the impacts of burning on our upland habitats and how you can help prevent it. The beginning of ...
1 Nov 2023
30 by 30: will Governments deliver the step change nature needs?
lucy.bjorck
Bearded tit at RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, a SSSI which is in good condition. Ben Andrews (RSPB-images.com) In today’s blog, Senior Policy Officer Meriel Harrison, explains what is meant by '30 by30' , what progress has been made toward...
30 Oct 2023
Lead ammunition in the firing line
lucy.bjorck
The RSPB has been calling for a ban on the sale and use of lead ammunition for many years now. A ban on lead ammunition has been decades coming and is long overdue – each year, thousands of tonnes of lead shotgun pellets are used and dispersed into the environment. This is taking an unacceptable toll on wildlife, so we won’t stop fighting for a complete ban.
24 Oct 2023
Making our land work for nature, climate and people
Jet Woodwards
UK land is currently under a lot of pressure. How do we ensure that we are doing the right things in the right places, in a way that is good for nature, climate, and for people? A new RSPB-led study, being published later today, explores some of the likely consequences of changing UK land use to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for nature recovery and agricultural output.
20 Oct 2023
Setting the standard for sustainable forest management in a nature and climate emergency
Jet Woodwards
The UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) sets out the approach to sustainable forestry. The latest (5th), version has just been published, 25 years after the original. This blog considers how it has changed and whether it ensures UK forest management contributes to a nature positive, net zero future
17 Oct 2023
RSPB calls for the release of non-native gamebirds to be licensed
lucy.bjorck
The rear and release of non-native gamebirds is widespread across all parts of the UK, in varying degrees of intensity. According to latest estimates, 40.6 million gamebirds are annually released into the UK countryside. After careful consideration of the alternatives and an assessment of progress to date, the RSPB is calling for governments across the UK to license the release of non-native gamebirds, underpinned by…
14 Oct 2023
Gamebird Shooting: A Review of Progress
lucy.bjorck
Red grouse – asset ID 2104999, Louise Greenhorn (rspb-images.com) This blog is written by Jeff Knott Head of Policy and Advocacy at RSPB. As the 2023/24 gamebird shooting season is now underway, we felt it would be timely to publish a series o...
10 Oct 2023
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