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Glens, lochs and isles battle to be Scotland’s next national park
Glen Affric in the Highlands has joined more than 10 rivals in bidding to gain the new status – and the benefits that go with it
Glen Affric in the Highlands is home to deer, ospreys, otters and one of Scotland’s largest Caledonian pine woods. Often described as one of the country’s most beautiful glens, its scenic landscapes and diverse wildlife are such that it is protected as a national nature reserve.
Now, local community groups have launched a bid for it to become Scotland’s third national park, in a race which has so far seen more than 10 other areas also submit their interest.
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‘We can’t engineer our way out of this’: how to protect flood-hit Severn Valley
Tens of millions have been spent on human-made defences over the years, but the impact of the climate crisis means flooding is inevitable
When Jo Bloom saw the monitoring station on the River Severn above Shrewsbury register water levels of 6.5 metres as Storm Henk struck in early January, she began preparing for the worst. Bloom, who runs the Bewdley Flood Group, a local initiative to disseminate information to the community, was crouched over her computer checking Environment Agency alerts on river levels as the storm battered southern and central Britain, bringing with it heavy rain on to already saturated ground.
“We have had one peak, we are all watching Crew Green gauge above Shrewsbury, which is 10cm off its 2000 record level,” she told the flood group.
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CP Daily: Friday January 26, 2024
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Why Tanya Plibersek must save the eastern curlew from the wetland-wrecking project at Toondah Harbour | Kelly O’Shanassy
It’s time to stand up for nature and say no to the projects that damage the wildlife and places we love
Imagine being an endangered migratory bird that is hardwired to fly 10,000km every year, from a coastal wetland in Victoria or Queensland to Arctic Siberia, and back again.
Then imagine being that bird, returning exhausted after your epic flight from the northern hemisphere, to find your wetland feeding grounds have been turned into an industrial facility.
Continue reading...Farmers block motorway near Paris in wave of nationwide protests – video
Farmers across France have been using tractors to create road blocks in a wave of protests. Major French motorways were blocked near Paris and Bayonne, close to the Spanish border. Farmers said anger was growing for several reasons. Many feel abandoned in the face of the climate crisis, with droughts and severe weather conditions, but there is also fury at impossibly low prices for their products, the difficulty of red tape, complex environmental norms, and green policies – such as on water use – which they say are affecting profits. Further protests took place in Germany and Romania ahead of the European elections in June
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Ministers urged not to play culture wars over species reintroductions in England
Exclusive: Head of government taskforce calls for evidence not anecdote in debate over the beaver, white-tailed eagle and others
Culture wars by ministers over the reintroduction of animals such as the beaver and the lynx must end if we are to restore nature in England, the head of the government’s taskforce on the issue has said.
Dr Andy Clements, an ornithologist who helped establish the government regulator Natural England, runs the species reintroduction taskforce, and he’s well placed to do so. He was one of those behind the hugely successful reintroduction of red kites into England.
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