Tag: National Trust

Celebrities, charities and the public want radical new commitments for nature from politicians at the 2024 general election

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrities including Steve Backshall, Chris Packham, Megan McCubbin and Mya-Rose Craig, alongside a coalition of 80 charities led by Wildlife and Countryside Link, are urging all political parties to ramp up their ambition on environmental issues in the forthcoming general election. The charities, including the National Trust, The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and Woodland Trust, recently launched the Nature 2030 campaign. The campaign outlines a 5-point plan of landmark measures needed to restore nature by 2030. The coalition is calling on all political parties to get behind these proposals in their general…

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New study finds at least £4.4bn a year needed for nature and climate-friendly farming to meet legal targets

Stuart Mitchell

A new study commissioned by the RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts and the National Trust finds that at least £4.4bn a year must be invested in nature and climate-friendly farming by the UK and devolved governments over the next decade to meet legally binding commitments. The new report, An assessment of the financial resources needed for environmental land management in the UK, is written by an independent economist and reveals that at least £4.4bn a year needs to be directed solely towards agri-environment schemes that will allow the UK to achieve…

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National Trust awarded major funding for scientific research on its historic collections and sites

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has been awarded £809,000 to purchase science equipment by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and World Class Labs, through the Creative Research Capability (CResCa) programme. The equipment will enable the conservation charity to deepen its understanding of how historic places and objects in its care have been made, used and experienced. The CResCa programme supports UK Research and Innovation’s ambitions to expand and upgrade the UK’s world-class research infrastructure. Its investments will support the sector and ensure UK researchers have access to the best labs and…

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Hedgerow study using artificial intelligence to help National Trust bring back its ‘blooming boundaries’

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has published research into the changes in hedgerows and density on its land in England and Wales since the start of the 20th Century, which will help inform its ambition for future conservation projects and aid plans to establish 4 million blossoming trees by 2030. Results revealed during the conservation charity’s first ever Blossom Week – a week designed to celebrate the beauty of the wide variety of tree and hedgerow blossom – found that across England and Wales in 1900 there were just under 10,000km of…

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Tackling the nature and climate crises is the biggest business opportunity this century, say industry leaders

Stuart Mitchell

Business leaders including Deborah Meaden and leaders from NatWest, John Lewis Partnership and the Financial Conduct Authority, are joining the UK’s three leading nature charities WWF, RSPB and National Trust to urge all businesses to act now to tackle the nature and climate crises. Nature is the foundation of the systems that allow businesses to function, yet the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. Nature loss and climate change are resulting in ecological breakdown at an unprecedented level, creating risks to businesses from supply…

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