Land Use Framework

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

Biodiversity

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

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

clock 12 June 2024 • 5 min read
Farmers voice frustration as UK land use strategy delayed to 2024

Policy

Farmers voice frustration as UK land use strategy delayed to 2024

Hotly-anticipated Land Use Framework setting out vision for farming and food had been slated for publication this year, but is now not expected until 2024

clock 21 December 2023 • 3 min read
'We ignore this issue at our peril': Why the UK's precious lowland peat areas are critical to net zero

Policy

'We ignore this issue at our peril': Why the UK's precious lowland peat areas are critical to net zero

Tesco and WWF argue current management of lowland peat areas is unsustainable and a more 'pragmatic' approach is needed to protect carbon sinks and boost food security

clock 30 October 2023 • 6 min read
'Overpromising': Report warns 'finite land' could complicate food, climate, and nature demands

Policy

'Overpromising': Report warns 'finite land' could complicate food, climate, and nature demands

Royal Society argues more science-led data needed to inform land-use decision-making so as to benefit climate, nature, farming, and communities

clock 01 February 2023 • 4 min read