The hedgehog in the room: Britain needs to face up to its own biodiversity crisis

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The targets agreed by governments at COP15 must drive a step change in nature protection policy in the UK, writes the Heart of England Forest's Beth Brook

The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries on Earth. When it comes to biodiversity loss, we are in the world's bottom 10 per cent. We have one of the lowest percentages of tree cover in Europe,...

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