Biodiversity National Campaigns
29 October 2024 / 29 October 2024 by daveeldervass
Our rivers are contaminated by a filthy cocktail of sewage, agricultural runoff and road pollution. How do we clean them up? The Government has just set up an independent review of the water industry “to clean up our water once and for all”. But will it be enough? Join us for this timely Nature Action Now […]
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Biodiversity Climate Emergency Local Campaigns
4 June 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Don’t worry if you missed our talks in May – you can still see the talks in our videos below! The first was from Dr Richard Randle-Boggis, on Agrivoltaics = Farming + Solar Panels. He has an MSc in Clean Technology and a PhD in Biology, and his current research focus is on agrivoltaics – […]
Biodiversity Climate Emergency National Campaigns
31 August 2022 / 31 August 2022 by daveeldervass
The humble hedgerow is the unsung hero of our countryside. Hedges connect habitats and provide homes for wildlife. They protect the soil, clean the air and absorb carbon emissions. But around half our hedgerows have been lost since the end of the Second World War - leaving us vulnerable to the threats of climate change and air pollution, while intensifying nature’s decline. The […]
21 August 2022 by daveeldervass
I just called on the government to tweak fishing licenses to ban all types of destructive fishing from Marine Protected Areas. You can too, it only take a few clicks: https://act.gp/34tZJRoThe government has long called itself a world leader in ocean protection but it’s clear that they are leaving the UK high and dry. Delicately […]
Biodiversity Members' Activities
1 February 2022 / 5 June 2022 by northhertsgreenparty
Katrina’s Letter to Sir Oliver Heald, Conservative MP for North East Herts “Dear Sir Oliver, The same is happening as last year undermining efforts to help our bees and wildlife. Again, this government has allowed neonicotinoid use as an exemption. This really doesn't stack up with the government's commitment to being a party wishing to take […]
6 August 2021 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
North Herts & Stevenage Green Party are proud to present the second round of free expert talks on climate change and solutions! All Recordings Now Available! Sustainable Lifestyle: Click Here Food & Farming : Towards a Healthy Future: Click Here Scroll down for earlier recordings from the “Truth for a Change” series, Autumn 2019 – Biodiversity, Lifestyle, Climate […]
Biodiversity
21 March 2019 / 16 March 2021 by
Livestock agriculture causes environmental harm, animal abuse and human health issues Introduction (1, 5, 6, 7) There are about 22 billion sheep and goats, cattle, pigs and poultry farmed globally at any one time (24) and the treatmentof individual animals has become an increasingly urgent ethical consideration. Also, agriculture (with intensive livestock farming) is the […]
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16 April 2018 / 16 March 2021 by
Introduction The Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has recently launched a consultation on the Future of Farming in the UK to follow Brexit and loss of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The consultation can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-for-food-farming-and-the-environment It has a deadline of 8 May 2018. An example of a completed […]