The Nature Restoration Fund: A government black hole disguised as environmental progress

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The Nature Restoration Fund is a 'smoke-and-mirrors' distraction that risks deepening the very problems it claims to solve, argues Burlingtons Biodiversity Solutions CEO Henry Mills

The UK government's newly proposed Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) is being marketed as a fast-track solution to unlock critical infrastructure projects while safeguarding the environment. On the surface,...

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