Today is the first reading of @SarahDykeLD’s 10 minute rule bill to #EndPeatSales🙌
There is wide support for this from the horticultural industry, MPs, & the public🪴
It's time the Government gets behind this crucial piece of legislation📜
#peatfree#horticulture
📢 We are thrilled to announce the name of the new-to-science deep-sea coral: the Golden Labyrinth (Thouarella aureolabyrinthea)🪸
Our Director @siankowen talks about the competition, which highlights how much more we have to discover about the #DeepSea 🌊
Today in the Lords ...
Cttee Day 3 in the Water Bill. I have 3 amendments, all about Water Company ownership and administration.
I'll still be grumbling about @UKLabour not even considering #PublicOwnership. At the very least, it would have been a bargaining chip in negotiations.
Catastrophic news for England’s precious chalk streams‼️DEFRA abandons chalk stream recovery plan‼️We need an holistic approach not only addressing raw sewage overflows but all pressures eg phosphorus discharge and water abstraction etc to fix our rivers https://t.co/gm5pylPOB0
Chancellor didn’t mention climate or nature once in her budget speech. Unforgivable. This is a critical moment. Our entire economy rests on the health of our environment & this was a chance to reset to deliver a liveable future. #Budget2024
Illegal fox hunting
Under the guise of ‘trail hunting’
Blatant, deliberate, vile wildlife abuse across the country now
What are @UKLabour waiting for?
#BanTrailHunting
'Let's hope this upsurge of love for England's most beautiful of waterways will translate into clear waters and safe homes for the mayflies, the trout, the watervoles' Here's @lindanewbery with the new Poet Laureates: @sarah_tarlow and Sofia Odumboni @MarchforWater#rivers
Chalk Stream Poet Laureates announced:
Sarah Tarlow
Junior Chalk Stream Poet Laureate Sofia Odumboni (under 18)
Highly commended:Stephanie Williamson, Tim Sykes, Sally Russell, Sue Moon and Yashwina Ramesh
With huge thanks to @SarahGreenLD@lindanewbery @RobGMacfarlane @wodworm
I’m delighted to announce that the Government have conceded that the previous administration acted unlawfully when delaying and abandoning key Net Zero policies – we’ve won .
Watch and read on for more 🧵
Chalk Stream Poet Laureate WINNERS ANNOUNCED TOMORROW! Awards ceremony at the House of Commons. Great timing just ahead of the March for Clean Water on Sunday, hope you're coming! @MarchforWater@AquiferChalk
Wed may be budget day but our survival depends more on nature, so pls urge your MP to attend @EllieChowns debate on COP 29 and int. climate finance. Will PM commit to attend COP? Will gov commit to new and additional climate finance, not just part of existing overseas aid?