Craig Bennett
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@CraigBennett3
CEO @WildlifeTrusts, previously CEO @friends_earth; Hon Prof @AllianceMBS, Assoc Fellow @HomertonCollege, Senior Assoc @cisl_cambridge, Judge @wainwrightprize
No backwards steps for nature! We can't build homes or infrastructure because Tory cuts bled our planning system dry. Putting our Habitats Regulations through a shredder isn't the answer. I've tabled a Parliamentary Motion asking the Government to rethink its plans.
📢 NATURE ON THE BRINK 😟🌍 This Christmas could be a nightmare for nature - the UK Government is about to roll back key environmental protections that were supposed to help wildlife thrive. Find out more: wildlifetrusts.org/news/nightmare…
Flowing Chalk Streams have been turned into shallow dribbles. They're irreplaceable habitats. Once gone, they’re gone. Companies over-abstracted our rivers. Our inheritance vandalised for money. Our planning system must protect the nature people love over short-term profit.
