'The way we use land has to change': ZSL urges next government to place biodiversity and climate at heart of UK land policy

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Conservation charity ZSL and British Ecological Society argue changes to land use can bring benefits to climate, nature, and people

Large-scale government-driven changes to land use across agriculture, housing, and energy could restore biodiversity and tackle climate change while at the same time providing a "wealth of benefits" to...

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