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River will take decades to recover from ‘vandalism’
John Price has land and property worth £25 million. He felt entitled to destroy a river. He is not fit to own any land. I first reported on this two years ago, a local resident was quoted as saying the river is much better. She knew no better. Her house had been flooded before. It will again this time with John Prices help as his land will not flood which used to ease the pressure further downstream. There is an arrogance that persists in our farming community that farmers are guardians of the countryside. That is a misconception which we will help to put right.
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The Guardian view on risks from biodiversity collapse: warnings must be heeded before it’s too late
Earth and Leaf Editorial – Risks from Biodiversity Collapse Inadequate food supplies and biodiversity collapse in rainforests must be recognised as national security threats – not pigeonholed as green issues. This bears repeating from the full text. One of our biggest hurdles is getting past politicians that dismiss the disasters we are trying to address as “green issues” or “Con Jobs”. Biodiversity collapse is a far bigger global problem than the war in Ukraine or any perceived threat from Iran. Read on, absorb the stark conclusions and join Earth and Leaf if you want to help. ‘Global progress on nature restoration is nowhere near where it needs to be,…
