A Kingfisher on the Avalon Marshes, Somerset, August 28, 2024
A SCHEME requiring developers to benefit nature has delivered just a fraction of the expected new habitat in its first year, according to campaigners.
Research by the Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL) found that only 609 hectares (1,500 acres) of off-site land has been secured for new habitat developments and another 93 hectares (230 acres) have been reported on the site of projects.
The figures fall short of the government’s central estimates of nearly 5,500 hectares (13,590 acres) a year.
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
