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Nature recovery. Chair @NaturalEngland . Fellow @CISL_Cambridge . Chair @coolearth . Former @friends_earth @wwf_uk @wildlifetrusts @BirdLife_News . Writer.

Cambridge, UK

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St George’s Day, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & the five year anniversary of me arriving to be Chair @NaturalEngland . It’s been a busy half decade, but quite a lot has happened, with huge potential for positive progress during the coming years. Here’s a blog on all that ⬇️

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A high five for everyone driving Nature recovery – but we must not rest on our laurels

Tony Juniper CBE, Chair of Natural England Today marks five years since I became Chair of Natural England, which seems to me an appropriate point at which to take stock of the important progress made...

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Dear @BBCNews could you please stop saying how pleased we all are with continuing dry, sunny & hot weather? Our rivers & wetlands are dying & wildlife fading away. We need RAIN. It is good. You can’t make the weather, but please stop saying global heating is a positive thing.

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Science is very clear. It’s not net zero in 2050 that must be the headline goal, but cutting emissions before then, including 50% cut by 2030. Delaying action deepens peril for our children & grandchildren. Think Libya, Greece, mass migration & all the rest, & on a massive scale.

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Rishi Sunak is poised to water down some of the government’s biggest net zero commitments, including plans to phase out the installation of new gas boilers and delaying a ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars

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For those who don’t read the Sunday Telegraph, there are further attacks on @NaturalEngland in there today with calls for the organisation to be disbanded. The reason is because we are doing our job, implementing laws & Government policy for Nature recovery. Funny old world.

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Hello @camcitco There was a lovely display of buttercup on Midsummer Common yesterday, but you’ve mowed them into oblivion this morning. Also patches of nettles that butterflies would lay eggs on all gone too. Do we have an actual biodiversity strategy in #Cambridge ?

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I’m delighted to see final confirmation today from @michaelgove of my new role of Chair @NaturalEngland I’m so much looking forward to working with everyone in doing all we can to aid Nature’s recovery. There is so much that can be done...

Tony Juniper CBE appointed as Natural England chair

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today confirmed Tony Juniper CBE as the new Chair of Natural England.

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Very good to join Prince William today to walk at Wistman’s Wood National Nature Reserve. We discussed expansion of this unique temperate rainforest fragment - a vital step for its long term resilience. Very impressed by his passion for Nature recovery

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Prince William visits ancient Dartmoor woodland set for expansion

The Prince's visit follows announcement of plans to regenerate and expand the ancient woodland.

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Seems very odd not to be sending The King to COP27. He is not only regarded as one the most credible climate leaders in the UK, but also globally. Hard to think of what the reason might be not to make the most of our most valuable diplomatic asset on the most important question.

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“It’s not the right occasion for the King to attend COP” doesn’t make sense. The occasion is happening. Does it mean he shouldn’t attend COPs at all? Or COP is at the wrong time for him to attend? I think they’re embarrassed his leadership will be at odds with their lack of it.

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Here is the kind of climate change feedback that was being warned about two decades & more ago. High temperature, permafrost melt, peat & trees burning with black carbon fallout hastening ice melt, all causing more warming. ‘Emergency’ does seem right word

Arctic wildfires: How bad are they and what caused them?

Wildfires are raging in Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and Canada, many of them in the Arctic Circle. Why?

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Several reports today dismiss greenbelt as ‘scrubland’, the implication being that development on such land is better than what’s there now. Truth is that expanding scrub is one of the quickest ways we can make progress for Nature recovery. Quite worrying

Starmer's 'big build' on 'green belt': Labour leader to unveil plans

The Labour Leader is setting out his plans for a decade in power at the party'a conference in Liverpool, which is expected to include a target of 1.5million new homes over five years.

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This really is an extraordinary graphic. While we agonise over the impact of releasing a few Beavers back in the landscape, about 50 million non-native Pheasants are released into the environment each year with not much debate at all.

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Tom Webb

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Just looking back at this paper by @TimBlackburn66 and @KevinJGaston for a tutorial I'm running on Monday - this really is an extraordinary figure isn't it? 49% of Britain's bird biomass in August is pheasant.

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Back to the future. The idea that we must sacrifice Nature for economic growth is a frame that I thought we’d got past. Seems not. Rather than writing it again, here’s a piece I did back in 2013. Just as true now, but sadly still needing to repeat

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Why is the choice posed always food versus Nature? People can’t eat grass, yet we have about 125,000 hectares under golf courses. Generally don’t eat horses, but we spare about 500,000 hectares to feed them. For scale, Birmingham is about 26,000 hectares.

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People can’t eat trees, says Lady Carnarvon as she criticises rewilding plans

Chatelaine of Highclere Castle, which doubles as Downton Abbey, says Government should focus on growing food to make UK more self-sufficient

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I’m really pleased to see @NaturalEngland license the reintroduction of White-tailed Eagles to the Isle of Wight - the last place in England where such birds bred back in 1780. Such wonderful creatures that I hope will boost visits to the Isle

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Natural England issues licence to release white-tailed eagles

Natural England Director of Operations James Diamond writes about the licence that has been issued to reintroduce white-tailed eagles to the Isle of Wight.

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RIP lovely friend. She was full of life and herself to the end. 14 years old last month and life passed today. Pictured here in her prime. @SparkesSusan and I will miss her.

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To avoid future zoonotic pandemics @TheWCS recommends "stopping all commercial trade in wildlife for human consumption (particularly of birds and mammals) and closing all such markets". I agree. Perhaps this time we'll see global action to make it happen.

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Staycation. When did going on holiday in your own county get downgraded like that? It used to describe a holiday at home in your own house but now going to Scotland or Cornwall count as that. REALLY annoying.

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Name one phrase that really f**king annoys you. Go.

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My first day as Chair @NaturalEngland . Looking forward to meeting new colleagues & partners & together advancing the conservation & restoration of Nature. St. George’s Day feels like a good moment to start, considering how our wildlife & landscapes so positively shape our nation.

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Here is a really interesting piece on how trees can help meet the climate emergency. I’d say though that we need less emphasis on ‘tree planting’ & more ‘natural regeneration’ & wildlife benefits. Either way, good the opportunity is now so clearly seen

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For decades it has been clear that the simplest no regrets step for cutting emissions is energy efficiency. It is also the policy that can most quickly help hard pressed people on low incomes. I find, therefore, this to be a very surprising decision.

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Rishi Sunak scraps home energy efficiency taskforce

The group set up to drive home insulation and boiler upgrades is a casualty of the PM's green rethink.

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A moment of celebration, as we mark the 30th anniversary of the reintroduction of the Red Kite to England. A spectacular conservation success story, & one which provides much confidence & inspiration for further species recovery work over the years ahead

Red kite 30-year Chilterns project a 'conservation success'

The "near-extinct" species is thriving 30 years after being reintroduced in England.

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This is important background to this year’s notable scarcity of invertebrates. Having been to all countries of the UK during recent days the absence of abundant insect life is striking, & during sunny early Summer weather too.

More wildlife-friendly farming needed to stop decline of insects in Britain, says report

Populations of bees, spiders, ground beetles and hoverflies have declined twice as fast on land farmed for crops in the past 30 years, despite funding for more sustainable farming methods

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Good grief. This study detects a 60% drop in flying insect populations in 20 years! Halting & reversing this is going to require a huge effort on many levels. Reconnecting & expanding habitat will be a vital part of it.

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Buglife News ~ Bugs Matter survey finds that UK flying insects have declined by nearly 60% in less...

Read more of our latest news related to invertebrates, insects and bugs.

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Britain’s wetlands are the key to saving us from drought, wildfires and even floods | Tony Juniper

By restoring these natural wet assets, neglected for decades, we can mitigate the worst effects of climate change, says Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England

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Sale or horticultural peat to be banned. I was working on this back in the early 1990s with @friends_earth . We got there in the end. Also more grants for peatland restoration announced. A good day for our peatland, carbon, wildlife & water.

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Sale of horticultural peat to be banned in move to protect England’s precious peatlands

The sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector will be banned by 2024 to protect peatlands and the natural environment.

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After 10 years of scientific & stakeholder work by @NaturalEngland teams, 41 more #MarineConservationZones are today set up in English waters. 40% of our marine environment is now protected in a ‘Blue Belt’. Thank you @michaelgove & all others who helped

Large expansion to 'blue belt' of UK's protected marine areas announced

Conservationists say protection helps stop marine-damaging activities

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It’s remarkable. Harry & Megan’s woes have wall to wall attention, yet attempts to avoid the unraveling of our planet’s life support system get hardly a mention.

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Absolutely mad that the world’s governments are meeting this week to negotiate how to maintain a habitable biosphere and practically no one is paying any attention.

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I am delighted at this news & look forward to meeting MPs to discuss further in due course.

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The Secretary of State @michaelgove is pleased to announce that @TonyJuniper has been selected as the Government’s preferred candidate to take up the post of Chair of @NaturalEngland , the Government’s advisor for the natural environment in England.

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Good grief. 70 per cent since 1970! There really is now no time to lose in moving toward our 2030 targets. We are going to need all policies deployed to the full, especially in aligning our food system with Nature recovery. ELM policy can help do that

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‘If nature can’t survive then neither can we’: Global wildlife populations plunge 70% since 1970

WWF says government needs to meet its commitment to protecting 30% of land for nature by 2030

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Do you have a sustainability policy @coopnews ? A Nature crisis is gathering pace & putting these toxic pesticides in a shop is the wrong thing, especially next to the wild bird food! Please stop retailing these poisons, which are causing wildlife losses

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Excellent to see this. Gardens could be an engine for Nature recovery in England. There are millions of them, covering more than 430,000 hectares, about four times the the combined area of National Nature Reserves. Huge potential. Well done @WildlifeTrusts

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The Wildlife Trusts’ garden wins gold medal and Best in Show at RHS Malvern Spring Festival | The...

A show garden with nature’s recovery at its heart has been awarded a gold medal at this year’s RHS Malvern Spring Festival – and won Best in Show and Best Construction. RHS judges praised the garden...

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Wow! Here’s a picture. An enormous Pike that got caught on a branch (look at the gill). Perhaps chasing a duck or something, & came out the water, maybe when it was deeper. It died, then Blackbirds made a nest in its mouth (Found via Facebook. Source seems to be ‘Big Fish Media’)

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I wonder if panelists @BBC Gardeners World might like to cease recommending peat composts? @GWandShows just had a suggestion to use John Innes No 3, which contains peat! Also, might like to recommend native plants as we seek to adapt to climate change (& Brit grown non-natives).

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Removal of hedges to make larger fields is but one factor leading to massive biodiversity declines in farmed landscapes. This sequence reveals how this bit of landscape went from about 40 fields to around half that.

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Dave Throup

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This is a remarkable piece of work. 90 years of changes in landuse on a tiny corner of England. Extensively researched. Multiply by thousands and you can understand the collapse of biodiversity and increased flash flooding. By @outhwaitegeorge

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Thank you. I hope I am able to contribute something toward the new ambitions we have for leaving Nature in a better state than now. It seems to me that we have every good reason to aim high.

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Michael Gove

5 years

Delighted to nominate @TonyJuniper to be Chair of Natural England. He brings a range of experience from working with WWF, the Prince of Wales, Friends of the Earth and many others

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The marvels of the beaver by @BenGoldsmith . More wildlife, less flooding & cleaner water. It would be good to have more of these incredible creatures spread through our rivers

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Do we really need to spray glyphosate all over the city like this @camcitco ? If we are that flush with money perhaps we could spend it on something else, wild flowers or bird boxes maybe #Cambridge

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This rather sums up the culture shift that has gone on over recent decades. I remember from early childhood gardens full of birds, frogs & insects, but many of which are now largely barren. Efforts to change global trends might best start on our literal doorsteps.

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Such a dramatic change in how we garden, and why measuring biodiversity net loss or gain is crucial when considering the impact of development. #BNG @max_heaver @savebutterflies @BumblebeeTrust @Buzz_dont_tweet @TonyJuniper @CraigBennett3

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We need a biodiversity strategy for #Cambridge @camcitco , & it needs to include NOT cutting all the nettle patches on the commons just when butterflies are about to lay eggs. Following the glyphosate blitz of two months ago it’s no wonder we are nearly insect free here now.

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A very wet day, but a great moment as @NaturalEngland declares Ennerdale National Nature Reserve. Warm thanks to all who made this landmark possible. I’m pleased to say that more of this is in the pipeline as we plan to step up action toward meeting England’s 2030 Nature targets.

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Read this headline with care. ‘Environment’ here applies ONLY to carbon footprint. Even if plastic is lower carbon than glass & some other materials, plastic still kills millions of seabirds, turtles & marine mammals. Glass, paper & aluminium mostly don’t.

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Plastic packaging ban 'could harm environment'

Stopping plastic packaging could lead to higher carbon alternatives, a Parliamentary report says.

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For anyone who thinks that #NoMowMay is about leaving your grass to look scruffy, untidy and unkempt. A walkthrough of one of my client’s #wildlifegarden , embracing #NoMowSummer . You absolutely CAN have #nature friendly, yet retain an element of formality…😍👇🌱🐝 Perfection 💚

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Our planet’s largest freshwater system, biggest living carbon store, greatest repository of biological diversity & one of the richest places for cultural diversity is on fire. Difficult to imagine a more stupid policy than to wreck the Amazon rainforest

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Amazon fires: Merkel and Macron urge G7 to debate 'emergency'

The French and German leaders want the issue debated at the G7 summit, but Brazil’s leader is angry.

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I am very disappointed that in the wake of raised green ambitions that only 30 million of the new #SpendingReview billions is for global biodiversity. @NaturalEngland we will do our best with slender resources, but we cannot do what is needed without increased investment.

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This is very important information that must shape our woodland regeneration & tree planting ambitions. We need to plan beyond millions of trees over the coming few years to also embrace a vision for future ancient woods that will still be there five centuries & more hence.

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Large old trees remove carbon from the atmosphere faster than smaller younger trees according to @nature . Protection of old trees should be a key part of climate change forestry policy.

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Delighted today @NaturalEngland to be reminded that we can actually bend back the curve of Nature’s decline. News of seabird recovery on Lundy Island via work with @Natures_Voice @nationaltrust & others shows us what is possible with planning & partnership

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Lundy Island's seabirds triple after rat removal

Puffins and Manx shearwater are among the birds to have increased in number on Lundy Island.

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I visited some amazing natural regeneration at Monks Wood last week. ‘Scrub’ it’s called. Teeming with birds, insects & wild plants it was brilliant habitat. In 2022 when extreme heat & drought killed many planted trees, this place was resilient. Nothing died, & big trees coming.

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@TonyJuniper @GreenJennyJones Nature needs scrubland. And there are more than enough brownfield sites. Developers just don't want to spend the money. I'd rather have scrubland than another identikit street named after trees that used to be there.

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A few media outlets are picking up this story & making it prominent, but many are not. This is massive, especially considering discussions going for decades about the risk of an abrupt climatic shift. Might @JimSkeaIPCC have a comment?

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The report from my hearing with the @CommonsEFRA & @CommonsEAC is published. I am delighted to see that the MPs have approved my appointment as Chair of Natural England. Further final announcement from @DEFRA in due course

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Goodness me - 60 today! Not exactly what I had in mind by way of celebrations, but social distancing on a Cornish cliff with flocks of Choughs and Ravens certainly has its upsides. Perhaps a good day to change my profile picture on here, to one that was taken this year...

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The obvious solution to this problem is to have plastic trees too. No falling leaves or blossom petals, & no bees or other pesky insects either. Come to that, no birds too, depositing poop on the car & patio. Anyone who wants birdsong can have it on their iPad with earphones.

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As plastic lawns become more common, we’ve received requests to remove or trim adjacent trees which deposit blossom, leaves or catkins. We generally won’t do this. Plastic lawns need to be swept or vacuumed regularly, please do think about over hanging trees before you commit. 👍🏼

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An interesting piece. There are quite a few facts out there about the decline of wildlife that really do need to be more widely understood. Anyway, this kind of publicity could mean the episode gets more viewers on iPlayer than it might have otherwise done

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BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of ‘rightwing backlash’

Exclusive: Decision to make episode about natural destruction available only on iPlayer angers programme-makers

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3 years

Absolutely brilliant to have this species appearing regularly around our coast again.

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Amazing tuna in St Ives bay @NCISTIVES @Warbey

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Insects of all kinds are way down in & around #Cambridge this year. Judging by comments responding to this piece for The @Guardian we are not alone. Set against a period of longer-term decline Nature recovery is going to require a major & sustained effort

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Where are all the butterflies this summer? Their absence is telling us something important | Tony...

This isn’t down to one wet, cold British spring but a disturbing longer-term decline in Britain’s insects. Thankfully, we can help, says the campaigner Tony Juniper

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As a public servant I am for the duration of the election campaign bound by rules that require me to avoid public statements about policies or issues. For the coming weeks, therefore, my Tweet of the day will be a favourite bird picture. Here is a Dunlin I snapped in Iceland.

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This is great. @NaturalEngland we look forward to working with other initiatives implementing practical steps toward the recovery of the country’s wildlife. I’m so looking forward to getting down to the Isle of Wight to see them. Congratulations to all concerned.

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The spectacular white-tailed eagle is returning to England! The birds have been released on the Isle of Wight as part of a reintroduction project from @ForestryEngland @RoyDennisWF . Read more: #SeaEagle #WhiteTailedEagle @SeaEagleEngland

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The Moon just now (IPhone 8 camera held to the eyepiece of a birdwatching telescope). Look at the craters on the bottom right...

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After 35 years working for the conservation of the natural environment I’m pleased to say I know a lot of the people working in the field, & not only campaigners but also farmers, company executives, academics & politicians, among others.

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George Monbiot

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The @Telegraph has just broken the sound barrier of absurdity: attacking @TonyJuniper for his association with @MarkAvery , one of the UK's foremost conservationists. It would be a scandal if he didn't know him!

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I’m delighted to say that I’m heading to @wwf_uk to be the new Executive Director of Advocacy and Campaigns there.

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10 months

I travelled through The Netherlands on many major roads back in July & none of their highways looked like this. They’re litter free in fact. We have a major cultural problem on things like this. Where to begin? Schools, law, politics, media, brands? Probably all of those & more.

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Clean Up Britain

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That's the M25 motorway doubling up as a refuse tip. No wonder Lorraine is looking sad and stern. We all should be... @RicHolden

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A ‘King’s Series’ of 25 new & expanded National Nature Reserves will be declared during the coming 5 years by @NaturalEngland to mark His Majesty’s Coronation. The first one is announced today, the Lincolnshire Coronation Coast NNR. At 55KM2, it’s big

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King's nature reserves to leave lasting legacy for people and nature

‘King’s Series of National Nature Reserves’ to be launched, with first to be declared in Lincolnshire

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Here it is. Tonight the Natural History Museum hosts the world premiere of the @netflixUK series #OurPlanet . Incredible work from all involved. It must be hoped that from it that big positive effect can be secured by @wwf_uk & others. Sir David takes the stage to inspire action

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I reckon 2 inches of rain fell today @wildennerdale , yet while other rivers ran brown with sediment the River Liza that drains this wild valley stayed clear. It also didn’t take on a sharp spike in flow to cause flooding downstream. The catchment also takes in a lot of carbon.

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This catastrophe for people, society & the economy has its roots in humankind’s relationship with the rest of the natural world. As we plan post-pandemic priorities, let’s not lose sight of the need to fix this.

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A random once in 100,000 year temperature anomaly in Siberia, or the climate has changed. As I recall, this is at least the 3rd year on the trot with conditions like this, so I’d say it looks more like the latter

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I’m honoured to be invited to serve a second term as Chair of @NaturalEngland Thanks to everyone helping with the gargantuan task that is Nature recovery. I’m looking forward to the next stages of that, using the many new policies & targets now in play

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Tony Juniper CBE reappointed as Natural England Chair

Environment Secretary George Eustice today confirms Tony Juniper CBE has been reappointed as Chair of Natural England.

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5 years

My last day working with @wwf_uk today. Thank you all for being such wonderful friends and colleagues. I leave you my warmest good wishes for the great work & look forward to continuing with the mission via my new role as the Chair of @NaturalEngland

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Urgently switch from fossil to renewable power Invest in sustainable agriculture, especially soil recovery Bring forward an efficiency & clean growth revolution Restore the natural environment, especially forests, peatlamds & coastal wetlands Get going on all that today

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Speechless What else can we do?

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Economic development is underpinned by a healthy environment. @naturalengland will work with Government to ensure plans for growth expand Nature as well as GDP. Meeting Nature targets while providing speed, simplicity & certainty for business means protections must be retained.

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Most of the @NaturalEngland team in one place. Wonderful to see such positive energy behind our new mission to build partnerships for Nature’s recovery. We have the policies, a clear case for action & growing public support. I look forward to renewed confidence & momentum.

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We are delighted @NaturalEngland to have a significant increase in capacity for our work this year. Thank you @DefraGovUK for backing Nature recovery with increased resources

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Natural England to get 47% funding increase amid ‘green recovery’ plans

Conservation watchdog given boost after decade of funding cuts that left it at ‘crisis point’

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2 years

Today is the 70th anniversary of the declaration of England’s first National Nature Reserves. @NaturalEngland is proud to mark this moment with the declaration of a major new NNR at the Somerset Wetlands - 61 KM2 of wetland, heath , grassland & more

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Somerset ‘super nature reserve’ will benefit UK’s rarest wildlife

Environmental organisations partner to create 15,000 acre protected wetland 70 years after creation of England’s first nature reserves

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4 years

No need to visit the Serengeti for a world level wildlife spectacle. Go to The Wash National Nature Reserve & see globally significant numbers of waders. This clip from @Natures_Voice Snettisham. Great to see @clare_pinches @NeilBurgess081 @_AndyClements & many more there

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Paying farmers to restore the environment & wildlife is not a cost but a sound investment. My @wwf_uk blog sets out why. RT if you believe we should use public money for public goods, to restore plants, animals, soils & rivers, while producing quality food

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Some of the most popular WWF Blogs | WWF

Get to know the people and places behind our work. Here are some of our most popular blogs.

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4 years

Prince of Wales “We've had these other disasters with Sars and Ebola and goodness knows what else, all of these things are related to the loss of biodiversity. So we have to find a way this time to put nature back at the centre." I couldn’t agree more.

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Many questions today about whether I will resign as Chair of @NaturalEngland . I’ve no intention of doing that. It is my privilege to lead the NE team in our national programme for Nature recovery & I don’t believe the work of this excellent organisation will be aided by me going

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It’s true. Attitudes are finally beginning to shift. The next ten years looks like a turning point. About time, I was starting to get a bit worn out...

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From Rewilding to Farming, British Attitudes to Nature Are Changing: The UK’s approach to nature is undergoing a quiet transformation. "We could be on the brink of a psychological shift in the way we value the landscapes that are our shared heritage."

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6 years

As customers enter the Waitrose store at Kings Cross, these are the first products to catch the eye. With the on-going global collapse of invertebrate populations signalling terrifying ecological change, perhaps time to review whether it is right to promote such product lines?

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Delighted a few weeks ago to visit a location in southern England where in a nest in an ancient oak was the first young White-tailed Eagle in this country for 243 years. Great to see such results from partnership for reintroduction licensed by @NaturalEngland It’s fledged now.

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5 years

Wonderful to be in the field today with ⁦ @NaturalEngland ⁩ ⁦ @ForestryEngland ⁩ & West Acre estate to discuss rewilding a large stretch of the River Nar valley, Norfolk. We hope one great example for England’s new Nature Recovery Network.

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2 years

An interesting piece from @WilliamJHague . Government targets, policies & laws on Nature & environment have over recent years been pretty good & widely welcomed. I’m looking forward to helping advise how to keep & improve on all that as economic development plans unfold.

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2 years

Goodness me. Both main points wrong. Not 2k unless you choose that, & with renewables outstripping gas on low price in many places that seems to be exactly the venue to help meet cost of living challenges. Perhaps we are living in parallel universes? I wonder which one is real?

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2 years

Goodness me. More awareness needed @nationaltrust at Blakeney Marsh National Nature Reserve. People wandering off paths, nesting Redshank flushing in all directions, including with this man walking into the marsh with his dog off lead!

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2 years

Best wishes @RishiSunak for your coming work in meeting the many challenges that face us in these difficult times. @NaturalEngland we are all set to help navigate a path to a beautiful & vibrant environment that supports a healthy economy. If we trash Nature we trash society.

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3 years

Very excited to be waiting for the train that will take me down to Devon, where I am delighted to be assisting in a landmark moment for Nature recovery - Wednesday’s launch of the consultation on the reintroduction of Beavers to England.

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4 years

Very good that @Channel4News is devoting serous attention to the extinction crisis. This piece broadcast last night looked at vital importance of aligning agriculture with Nature recovery

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How Brexit could redefine UK farming and protect its damaged ecology

How would a new, sustainable future look in the UK?

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6 years

It’s #WorldSoilDay so I wrote a blog for @wwf @wwf_uk to remind us all of how the ‘dirt’ sustains our civilisation. A good day to remember to #Connect2Earth , because that’s where our food & water comes from

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Soil, The Indispensable Dirt.

by Tony Juniper CBE, Executive Director of advocacy and campaigns, WWF-UK.

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5 years

The announcement today from @10DowningStreet of a net zero emissions goal enshrined in law is a big positive step. @NaturalEngland we look forward to helping with the net goal via Nature recovery, including in soils, forests, wetlands and coastal habitats.

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Government announcement to end UK's contribution to climate change

Commenting on the Prime Minister's announcement to set a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Emma Howard Boyd Chair of the Environment Agency said:

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6 years

Very proud this evening to be at the unveiling of #OurPlanet , an amazing new inspirational TV series in partnership with @NetflixFilm & @wwf_uk . The plan is to show everyone that #NatureMatters & that we must #FightForYourWorld We are the last generation that can fix this.

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3 years

There is a lot of emphasis these days on PLANTING trees. Here’s a nice little video from @KneppSafaris to remind us that alongside putting saplings into tubes there is another approach, & it is rocket fuel for wildlife

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Knepp Natural Regeneration Cartoon

For people who care about nature, the ideaof returning land to deep, verdant foresthas particular appeal – so different from thedepleted, parcelled-up landsc...

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5 years

Great to learn more about the inspirational work going under the leadership of @kneppcastle & @isabella_tree in wildling the Knepp Estate in Sussex. @NaturalEngland we hope to help with more of this kind of approach, & in so doing assit with ambitions for Nature’s recovery.

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6 years

The #PeoplesWalkfForWildlife fills up Piccadilly from end to end (& perhaps more (can’t see that far). Please give us an Environment Act fit for purpose @10DowningStreet & @michaelgove

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Since the start of my work in conservation in 1984, farm policy & agricultural subsidies have been among the biggest issues. Today’s announcement on two new agri-environment schemes is a major landmark. @NaturalEngland looks forward to working with these

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Government unveils plans to restore 300,000 hectares of habitat across England

The new schemes will support nature recovery and climate action by rewarding farmers in their local area, alongside sustainable and profitable food production.

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Thank goodness for King Charles. Considering the deep peril faced by people & Nature it’s encouraging that at least one world leader is articulating a fit for purpose perspective. His words galvanised action in Paris in 2015 & hopefully will again now.

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King Charles delivers address at opening ceremony of COP28 Summit in...

King Charles delivered an opening address of the COP28 summit on Friday - his first major climate speech since ascending the throne.The monarch has devoted m...

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Looking forward to going on @BBCr4today at about 8.30 to discuss @thetimes splash today saying that @NaturalEngland is blocking house building. We’re not, we are highlighting laws to protect internationally important wetlands from sewage (Times running a major campaign on that!).

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We humans are embedded in Earth’s unique web of life as much as the butterflies & birds. Trouble is that we too often lose sight of this basic fact, & then we degrade Nature in ways that might undermine our health, wealth & security. Good news is that it’s not too late to act

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It’s International Day #BiodiversityDay . Time to remember that we depend on the natural environment for fresh water, food, climate regulation, medicines, recreation, and much more. #BiodiversityIsFood #BiodiversityIsHealth

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Very good to see Nature recovery set out as one of the core priorities of the new Secretary of State @SteveReedMP . @NaturalEngland looks forward to supporting that ambition while at the same time helping to promote food security, climate change adaptation and cleaner rivers &

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“We are facing a crisis point...but the work of change has begun”. Our Secretary of State for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs @SteveReedMP lays out his plan for change.

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I’ve reached the view that if we succeed in getting soil health & water quality right, then much of what else we need to do for the environment naturally follows, including for carbon, wildlife & human well-being. This is why we must transition from soil decline to soil recovery.

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"Healthy soils with a high proportion of organic matter hold far more water than soils that have been damaged or depleted by agriculture & that matter is also a massive carbon store. By improving & protecting soil health we can thus meet multiple objectives" Bravo @TonyJuniper !

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Very pleased to share news that we have just declared a major extension to the Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve. Another example of how we are building partnerships for Nature’s recovery, including in this case with @Natures_Voice

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Landmark extension for one of Britain’s most important sites for water birds

Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve (NNR) extended to give greater protection to more than a quarter of a million migrating water birds.

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5 years

New woods around towns & cities would be an excellent focus. Could use to reconnect existing wood fragments & plan in cycle & walking routes to urban areas. We should have natural regeneration component as well as planting. Might help combat disease that way & increase wildlife.

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Government has a pledge to plant 30 m trees on 75,000 acres each year by 2025. Skating over the fact that Govs don’t plant trees, incentivised land managers do, it’s a noble ambition. Idea: plant them on greenbelt. Popular with town dwellers and good for air quality and access

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@Cambridge_Uni @Daisybelll @ChrisGPackham @Natures_Voice @birdman1066 Would be good to hire an ecologist. The University is an institution that must be a leader for conservation, not only via research but also action across its own estate. Plenty of people would be willing to help, including me, as a #Cambridge resident & Fellow @cisl_cambridge

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