Green Alliance: Nature jobs would benefit UK regions hit hardest by unemployment
At least 16,000 jobs in nature conservation and restoration could be created as part of the UK s Covid-19 recovery plans, with areas facing the greatest employment challenges set to benefit the most.
Pictured: A diver working with seagrass in Dale Bay, Wales. Image: WWF/Lewis Jeffries
That is according to new research commissioned by think tank Green Alliance and conducted by WPI Economics, published today (4 May).
According to the new report detailing the findings, entitled ‘jobs for a green recovery: levelling up through nature’, some 11,000 of the 16,000 roles could be created in the constituencies with the greatest labour market challenges.
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