• Government misses opportunity to protect wildlife from fracking
    Today, in the nick of time before MPs leave Westminster for the Summer, Government published some new legislation on fracking. But what was announced today was a bitter disappointment for anyone who cares...
  • Biomass standards – a missed opportunity?
    Melanie Coath, Senior Climate Change Policy Officer UK sustainability standards for bioenergy, burning wood and other organic materials for heat and power, have finally been published today by the...
  • Protecting the Gola Forest
    Many years ago, I was interviewed for a job sat between a rather luxuriant potted plant and an inflatable gorilla. I didn’t get the job. Had I done I would have been on my way to Sierra Leone to work...
  • Why Defra's decision on 'greening' is a missed opportunity for the environment
    I am off to the Cereals show (see here ) tomorrow afternoon - the Mecca for arable farmers. The RSPB is there, as ever, talking to farmers about how they can help wildlife while farming profitably. ...
  • A missed opportunity for Scotland to lead on biomass sustainability?
    Alexa Morrison, RSPB Scotland Conservation Policy Officer, gives us an update on today's Scottish Government announcement on biomass sustainability standards. A missed opportunity for Scotland to lead...