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27 Jan, 4 tweets, 1 min read
We are exploring a legal challenge to the Government's decision to allow the emergency use of the banned neonicotinoid Thiamethoxam for sugar beet 👇 🐝
wildlifetrusts.org/news/wildlife-… (1/4)
Today our lawyers have contacted the Environment Secretary, George Eustice, questioning his decision. We believe the action taken may have been unlawful (2/4)
In 2018 the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides refused a similar application because of unacceptable environmental risks, and we contend that no new evidence has been provided to support the Government’s decision, and therefore the ban should stay (3/4)
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Bad news for bees: The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union to agree the use of a highly damaging pesticide - neonicotinoid thiamethoxam - for the treatment of sugar beet seed in response to beet yellows virus @DefraGovUK (1/7) gov.uk/government/pub…
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We have big concerns about the new #PlanningWhitePaper reforms. They could threaten England’s wildlife, restrict nature into unprotected silos and make it harder for communities to have their say (1/8) #WilderFuture #PlanningWhitePaper
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3 Sep 20
We need a successful planning system for nature to recover, and to create green spaces at the heart of communities. Wildlife is still declining; the current system isn’t working. But we believe the proposed reforms will make a bad situation much worse. Here’s why 👇
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2⃣ They fail to bring people closer to nature. They risk the direct loss of nature-rich green spaces near where people live, restricting access to places which improve our health and wellbeing⚠️
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