University of Sussex promises to give 42 per cent of campus land to nature

Cecilia Keating
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University of Sussex promises to give 42 per cent of campus land to nature

Consultation with staff and student leads to university increasing its biodiversity ambition

The University of Sussex has announced plans to set aside almost two-fifths of campus land to nature by 2027, as part of an update to its biodiversity strategy. The university said it had decided to...

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