Thread by @RachSalv

10 scary things I learned this week:

1: @DefraGovUK's budget's going to increase (mainly for Brexit larks) but funding for biodiversity has been cut again, as it has every year since 2013/14
endsreport.com/article/159297…

2: @NaturalEngland's budget for 2019/20 will be slashed by 20%, while wildlife populations fall off a cliff
endsreport.com/article/159351…

3: @NaturalEngland has begun crowdfunding to supplement its work on nature reserves
endsreport.com/article/159337…

4: The UN's @IPCC_CH says we need to improve the way we treat the land sharpish, otherwise we're kind of doomed
endsreport.com/article/159333…

5: The @EnvAgency thinks it's doing a good job protecting and cleaning up rivers, but many river groups disagree
endsreport.com/article/159297…

6: Both the @EnvAgency and @NaturalEngland have told @hmtreasury they need more money to protect nature in the next multi-year spending review (but @sajidjavid says there will be a one-year review first)
endsreport.com/article/159286…

7: Even @michaelgove, before leaving @DefraGovUK, said more money was needed to fulfil the Tory pledge to hand on nature to the next generation in a better state that we inherited it, but the Environment Bill is now stuck in limbo
endsreport.com/article/159182…

8: The new Cabinet is packed with de-regulation junkies, including the new environment secretary, who has already hinted at rules and enforcement reforms
endsreport.com/article/159282…

9: Meanwhile, polluters keep on polluting endsreport.com/article/159311…

10: And no-deal Brexit is going to unleash chaos
endsreport.com/article/159350…

10b: But Glasgow's going to host the international climate conference next year, so the pressure's on to show how the UK's going to lead the way by NOT MISSING our carbon budgets and getting in line for net zero. If you squint you can see there's still room for redemption!