Land Use Framework

Government plots path to protecting 30 per cent of England for nature by 2030

Biodiversity

Government plots path to protecting 30 per cent of England for nature by 2030

Defra's 30x30 delivery plan comes backed by £37m in funding to help National Parks and landscapes step up nature recovery efforts - but campaigners claim new strategy remains badly underpowered

clock 13 July 2026 • 8 min read
Government rejects calls for UK livestock number targets

Policy

Government rejects calls for UK livestock number targets

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds tells MPs that Defra has 'no view whether livestock numbers should increase or decrease'

clock 10 July 2026 • 3 min read
Study: Emissions and cattle numbers decline at England's farms

Supply chain

Study: Emissions and cattle numbers decline at England's farms

Rothamsted Research estimates both short- and long-term global warming impact of intensively-farmed areas of England fell 18 per cent between 2010 and 2021

clock 01 May 2026 • 3 min read
Energy crisis response, B Lab Standards, and domestic solar advances

Politics

Energy crisis response, B Lab Standards, and domestic solar advances

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: March part two

clock 20 March 2026 • 3 min read
'A big step forward': The green economy reacts to the Land Use Framework

Policy

'A big step forward': The green economy reacts to the Land Use Framework

Politicians, farmers, businesses, nature groups, and climate campaigners react to the government's long-awaited plan for managing competing demands on land across England

clock 18 March 2026 • 10 min read
For too long, fragmented decision-making led to false choices on land use

Policy

For too long, fragmented decision-making led to false choices on land use

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds' speech at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to launch the government's Land Use Framework for England

clock 18 March 2026 • 10 min read
'There is enough land to deliver our vision': Defra unveils new Land Use Framework for England

Policy

'There is enough land to deliver our vision': Defra unveils new Land Use Framework for England

Government publishes first formal strategy for managing competing demands for land in England from farming, nature, energy, and housing

clock 18 March 2026 • 8 min read
ECIU: British cereal crop production being 'wiped out' by extreme weather

Climate change

ECIU: British cereal crop production being 'wiped out' by extreme weather

Ahead of the publication of Land Use Framework, ECIU analysis warns extreme weather caused by climate change is hitting production of staple crops

clock 18 March 2026 • 3 min read
Land Use Framework: Government launches 'national conversation' on land use

Policy

Land Use Framework: Government launches 'national conversation' on land use

Major consultation exercise aims to shape new strategy to ensure UK delivers on food security, clean energy, nature, and housing goals, but government promises it 'will not tell people what to do'

clock 31 January 2025 • 8 min read
'Particularly alarming': National Parks losing out on government farming funding, analysis warns

Biodiversity

'Particularly alarming': National Parks losing out on government farming funding, analysis warns

Government urged to reform farming subsidy scheme to better protect upland areas through upcoming Land Use Framework

clock 30 January 2025 • 3 min read