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MPs blast local authorities for wasting taxpayer money by planting wrong trees
The Conservative Environment Network (CEN) has called for action in its tree planting manifesto released today. Kitty Thompson, senior...
May 12, 20241 min read
Slash red tape to kick-start expansion of forests, Tory MPs say
In a manifesto to be launched this week, the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) say that fast tracked access to government cash for...
May 12, 20242 min read
Webinar recap: How can you lead locally on water quality?
Kitty Thompson | CEN blog
Apr 22, 20243 min read
Celebrities and MPs push for the government to ban the sale of peat compost to gardeners
MPs and celebrities have urged ministers to bring forward a ban on the sale of peat compost to gardeners. Former environment secretary...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Use Brexit freedom to stop French fishing boats from 'pillaging our waters': Green Tory MPs back Rishi Sunak in growing row with Paris over UK ban on bottom trawlers wreaking havoc in protected areas
Britain must use its Brexit freedom to keep destructive French fishing boats out of protected UK waters, Tory MPs have warned amid a...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Monty Don says gardeners using peat are ‘irresponsible’ and calls for government ban
Monty Don has said gardeners who use peat are “lazy and irresponsible”, as he backs a new push for the Government to introduce a...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
London Playbook: FOR PEAT’S SAKE
MPs and celebrities are calling for a ban on the sale of peat to protect peatlands, a habitat for many plant and animal species....
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Conservationists and celebrities urge Government to back Bill to ban peat sales
Wildlife campaigners and celebrities are calling for the Government to support efforts to bring in a promised ban on sales of peat for...
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Post-Brexit, ministers can finally give British farmers essential freedom to innovate
Max Anderson | ConservativeHome
Apr 15, 20244 min read
To protect our peatlands, use peat-free compost
Cllr Joe Porter | ConservativeHome
Apr 15, 20244 min read
Our peatlands are precious and we need to protect them
Thérèse Coffey MP | The Daily Telegraph
Apr 15, 20243 min read
MPs and celebs call for peat ban before election to save UK's countryside
Theresa Villiers MP | The Daily Express
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Seaweed - the money-making, net zero tool the UK is missing out on
Bert Evans-Bevan | CEN Blog
Apr 12, 20243 min read
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
A group of Tory MPs are calling on the government to increase the grants provided to landowners to trap and cull grey squirrels, and...
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Taxpayers spending millions of pounds each year to clean blighted communities, MP warns
Tory MP Selaine Saxby said it is an “intrinsically conservative value” to take pride in local communities. She added: “Unfortunately,...
Apr 2, 20241 min read
Green Tories call for ‘environmental offer’ after sewage in rivers outcry
Tory environmentalists said the Government needed to do more to tackle the sewage crisis, with the Conservative Environment Network...
Mar 27, 20241 min read
How to fix British farming
British farmers produce some of the highest quality food anywhere in the world. But for farm businesses to continue to thrive while...
Feb 21, 20244 min read
Outside the EU, Britain can reward farmers, encourage agricultural innovation, and protect our natural world
Historically, the Conservatives have been the party of the countryside. However, recent by-election results show increased competition...
Feb 15, 20244 min read
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