The charity announced its change of policy at its annual general meeting. Jeff Knott, the RSPB’s director of policy and advocacy, told Shooting Times: “Over the past two years we have sought improved environmental standards and better compliance with existing rules and regulations. Unfortunately, we have seen little progress and no evidence pointing to substantial change. In the context of a nature and climate emergency, the current largely voluntary framework has failed to deliver the necessary changes. “We now believe only further regulation and better enforcement of existing rules will deliver the changes needed to create a more sustainable gamebird shooting industry.” Reviews of gamebird releasing conducted by experts from the GWCT and the University of Exeter found that negative impacts from released birds were slight and were concentrated around release sites, while the positives spread over a much larger area. Shooting and gamekeeping organisations were notified in a
Housebuilders heart hedgehogs: Taylor Wimpey debuts new environmental strategy, as industry publishes biodiversity guide
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Jessica Rawnsley
Taylor Wimpey, one of the UK s largest residential homebuilders, has announced a string of ambitious climate targets as part of its new environmental strategy.
The strategy, titled Building a Better World , sets a series of targets to curb its direct environmental impacts, alongside specific pledges to enhance nature on new developments, achieve science-based carbon reduction goals,;and make it easier for customers to live in a more sustainable way.
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