Today, the Woodland Trust launches its ‘Emergency Tree Plan’, setting out its vision for a major increase in tree cover to the 19% recommended by the Climate Change Committee. PoliticsHome recently spoke with Dr James Cooper, Head of External Affairs, to learn more about the proposals for helping tackle the climate and nature crises whilst delivering a range of benefits for people, along with the Trust’s priorities for the year ahead.

The Woodland Trust today publishes its Emergency Tree Plan – the first of its kind and a challenge to governments. It sets out how the UK can rapidly increase tree cover to help reach net zero carbon emissions and tackle the declines in wildlife.

NOAH welcomes the publication of the Agriculture Bill today and its recognition of the importance of measures to improve animal health and welfare.

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has responded to today’s introduction of the Agriculture Bill.

Farmers will be rewarded for protecting the environment and boosting access to the countryside, under plans for a post-Brexit agricultural system being introduced to Parliament on Thursday.

We need to see nuclear projects championed by Government, with strong progress on establishing the funding mechanism that will deliver them at reduced cost to the customer, says NIA Chief Executive, Tom Greatrex.

Three leading veterinary bodies have teamed up to produce a series of recommendations to raise the bar on rabbit welfare in the UK.

We must work together to transform our way of life by embracing a greener economy, dramatically curbing carbon emissions, investing in renewable energies and improving public transport, writes Wera Hobhouse MP. 

The Government’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is too little and too late, says Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Luke Pollard MP. 

Vets and vet nurses are marking National Obesity Awareness Week (14-20 January) by setting out an action plan for how veterinary professionals can play their part in tackling obesity in companion animals.

Vets and vet nurses are marking National Obesity Awareness Week (14-20 January) by sharing advice on how the profession and owners can work together to address the scale of the pet obesity problem.

The Environmental Services Association (ESA), the voice for the UK’s resource and waste management industry, has today published a report, produced independently by Eunomia Research and Consulting Ltd (Eunomia), investigating the effects of competition on the performance of municipal waste collection services.  

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomes the Environment Secretary’s commitment to recognising animal welfare as a public good as well as a pledge to maintain and enhance UK standards as new trade deals are negotiated, after Brexit.

Four of the UK’s leading veterinary surgeons and animal welfare scientists have been appointed to the board of trustees of the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), the vet-led charity has announced.

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is pleased to announce Steve Anderson Dixon as its new Board Chair.

Out with the old and in with the new! New Year’s Eve is traditionally a time to wrap up the year by celebrating with friends and family. Although it is often an evening of fun, frolics and fireworks for us, it can be a time of anxiety and distress for our pets.

We want to work with others to breakdown the systemic barriers to STEM subjects and the professions faced by many young people, says BVA President, Daniella Dos Santos. 

NOAH has welcomed the commitment to parliamentary time to amend the Veterinary Medicines Regulations in the Queens Speech. The association is pleased to see the strong support for animal welfare and UK science.

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called on the government to keep animal welfare high on the agenda during the next Parliament.

ESA fully supports the principle of responsible export, and we look forward to working with the Government to ensure that the proposed ban goes hand-in-hand with other measures to stimulate domestic demand for recyclable materials.

Animal health and welfare should be at the heart of the new Government’s commitment to lead the world in its quality of food and agriculture, says NOAH.

ESA would like to see the new Conservative government quickly rekindle the legislative programme introduced under the Environment Bill in the autumn.

Vets are urging pet owners to add pet-proofing to their Christmas to-do lists to avoid an unnecessary emergency trip to the vets over the festive period.

Defra has confirmed a case of H5 low pathogenicity avian influenza (H5 LPAI) on a chicken farm in mid-Suffolk. A one-kilometre restriction zone has been put in place around the affected site to limit the risk of the disease spreading.