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By Press Association 2021
Fleet Moss restoration as part of the Great North Bog scheme led by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (Yorkshire Peat Partnership/PA)
A raft of new projects that store carbon and restore habitats have been unveiled by the Wildlife Trusts as part of efforts to tackle the climate and nature crises.
The 12 schemes include improving fragmented wetlands across four counties in England and Wales to pave the way for reintroducing beavers, restoring peatland in five counties and expanding saltmarsh along the Essex coast.
The schemes by the coalition of 46 nature charities employ “nature based solutions”, using landscapes and habitats to tackle climate emissions and impacts at the same time as helping to reverse declines in the natural world.
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Protected: Black Brittlestars.Credit: Paul Naylor A CUMBRIAN conservation group has welcomed a long-fought-for commitment to the first ever sea sanctuaries where all damaging activities will be banned. Last year the Benyon review of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) was published by Defra and included in its list of recommended sites for protection, some in the Irish Sea, both inshore and offshore. The Wildlife Trusts backed its recommendations that HPMAs should be an essential part of the UK network for protection and recovery of the marine environment, and that the government should introduce HPMAs as soon as possible. Last month Defra announced it will begin the process for designating HPMAs by the end of 2022, setting an ambitious commitment to protect our seas.
A CITY councillor fears a controversial new housing development will wreak catastrophic damage on the area’s wildlife. Helen Davidson, Carlisle’s only Green councillor, fears the impact the construction will have on Belah’s nature reserve. It comes after Gleeson Homes was granted planning permission to build 80 new homes on land at Kingmoor Road, Belah, North Carlisle by the planning inspectorate. The application had previously been refused by the city council’s planning committee. Cllr Davidson said: “I’m massively disappointed. It’s not hugely unexpected but it’s really devastating both for residents and also for the wildlife that lived in the field and the impact it’s going to have on the local nature reserve.