NGOs call for manifestos to create a 'greener Britain'

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Leading NGOs set out wish list for 2015 election, including new policies on decarbonisation, marine protection, and resource security, as well as a Nature and Well-being Act

The UK's leading green NGOs will today call on the main political parties to commit to delivering an ambitious new package of environmental policies as part of their manifestos for the 2015 election...

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