Biodiversity UK news


 * Friday, December 22 2006, Wildlife haven saved.
 * Thursday, December 14 2006 - Airport expansion plans run contrary to Government policies on environment - The Woodland Trust
 * Wednesday, December 13 2006 - The Wildlife Trusts welcome today’s consultation draft Planning Policy Statement (PPS), Planning and Climate Change, but warn it needs to go further to prepare wildlife for climate change. Wildlife Trusts news / Spatial planning
 * Monday, December 11 2006 - Further response to Barker Review: "Report flies in the face of public opinion on the importance of the natural environment", The Wildlife Trusts
 * Tuesday, November 14 2006 - Wildlife Trusts warn Thames Gateway development not preparing for climate change
 * Thursday, November 2 2006 - England's biodiversity - progress report published. Defra news release
 * Friday, October 13 2006 - Natural England celebrates new National Nature Reserve. Natural England news release
 * Wednesday, October 11 2006 - Launch of Natural England, a new government agency to champion the natural environment. Natural England press release / Open spaces
 * Sunday, October 1 2006 - New biodiversity duty on all public bodies Defra news release
 * Wednesday, August 16 2006 - First site to be designated to protect water voles declared in Kent. English Nature press release
 * Saturday, July 15 2006 - Almost 90 per cent of heathland consumed in fire - Catastrophic rare species losses on top heathland site in stockbroker belt English Nature press releases / South East England
 * Wednesday, July 12 2006 - Endangered species released in London. Wildlife Trusts news press news
 * Sunday, June 18 2006, UK biodiversity - significant gains, but major challenges remain.
 * Wednesday. March 29 2006, London’s wildlife at risk in drought / Marine Bill Consultation: Why aren’t Fisheries included? ask The Wildlife Trusts, The Wildlife Trusts' Press News
 * Monday, March 20 2006 - Woodland bird survey reveals large national increases in numbers for some species but decline in long distance migrants, Woodland Trust press release
 * Friday, March 3 2006 - Action to prevent a mass eradication of badgers.
 * February 6 2006 - UK and Indian governments agree urgent action to save tigers from extinction, Defra News release
 * More research needed on wildlife, not less, January 9 2005
 * Biodiversity grant scheme launched "working to halt the loss of biological diversity", December 15 2005
 * UK urges Japan to scrap its scientific whaling programme, November 11 2005
 * Government dolphin protection measures exposed as hollow gesture in High Court, October 10 2005