Conservation & Environment News - Week 25/09/07 - 01/10/07
UN climate summit - Greenpeace 25/09/07
New York, United States — The good news: The biggest environmental gathering of government leaders in many years showed the world is finally waking up to the urgency of climate change. The bad news: Time is running out.
Set aside decision risks environmental harm - Natural England 29/09/07
Responding to the government’s announcement on set aside today following on from the EU decision to reduce the land required to be set aside from agricultural production to 0%, Natural England and the Environment Agency have warned that loss of set-aside land on a large scale will be bad for the environment and biodiversity and regret there will be no safeguards in place to ensure that the environmental legacy of set aside is maintained.
Changes to deer legislation - Natural England 01/10/07
Changes to the law affecting deer management in England and Wales come into effect on 1 October 2007. These include new provisions for licensed control of deer in certain circumstances to prevent serious damage to the natural heritage or to prevent risk to public health or safety.
Set-aside lifeline hauled back in - RSPB 01/10/07
The decision today to scrap a measure that has helped farmland birds across Europe will damn many species to further declines.
Scheme to boost beaver population - BBC News 01/10/07
A plan to reintroduce beavers to the Scottish countryside has been launched by two conservation groups.
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