Tag Archives: natural environment
A healthy environment for a healthy population
The link between the environment and health has been acknowledged as long ago as the 19th Century when Edwin Chadwick made the connection between poor health and sanitation in London, leading him to champion a programme of social reform. However, … Continue reading
BES responds to Defra’s ‘Invitation to shape the nature of England’
The Policy Team has today submitted its response to Defra’s consultation on the forthcoming White Paper on the Natural Environment. The Department’s discussion document published earlier this summer, asked a series of questions about the current system of nature protection … Continue reading
Government set to sell off Britain’s forests
Up to 150,000 hectares of state-owned forests and land could be sold to private investors, under a new government strategy to raise funds towards decreasing the Budget deficit. The Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman is expected to announce details of the … Continue reading
Government Launches White Paper for the Natural Environment
The UK Government this morning launched the first White Paper concerned with the management of the natural environment for 20 years, at a reception at the Jodrell Laboratory, Kew Gardens. The BES was present to hear Caroline Spelman, Secretary of … Continue reading
Government’s White Paper commitment reiterated
A written parliamentary question tabled by Bob Russell MP to DCLG today received an answer from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Fisheries in DEFRA, Richard Benyon MP. Question: “To ask the Secretary of State for … Continue reading