Tag Archives: Coalition Government
Checking the Progress of Government on the Natural Environment
The Government could try harder on the natural environment. That was the conclusion of ‘Nature Check 2012′, an overview of the Government’s progress against the commitments made in the Coalition Agreement, launched by Wildlife and Countryside Link, and endorsed by … Continue reading
Posted in Agri-Environment Scheme, Agriculture, BES, Common Agricultural Policy, Conservation, Defra, Environment, Event, Government, Marine, Marine Act, National Planning Policy Framework, Planning Policy, Science Policy, UK, Wildlife and Countryside Link
Tagged Coalition Government, Nature Check 2012, Owen Paterson MP, Widlife and Countryside Link
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Natural England Issues First Badger Cull License
Natural England yesterday issued the first license to cull badgers, under the Coalition Government’s controversial plan to allow free-shooting of the animals by consortia of farmers. Rather than vaccinate badgers, as is being trialled in Wales, in England the Government … Continue reading
Posted in Badgers and bTB, Defra, England, Government, Science Policy
Tagged badgers, Bovine TB, Coalition Government, Defra, Lord Krebs, Randomised Badger Culling Trial
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