Conservation action alone has been unable to stop the ongoing destruction of the natural world. We are looking at how to address the powerful economic drivers that lead to nature decline and investigating new business models that will lead to regeneration rather than further harm.
Why this matters
2030
Date set by the government to halt the decline of nature in the UK
£2.4bn
Estimated total annual cost of flood and water quality issues to businesses and the government
80%
Percentage of UK peatland which is degraded and responsible for five per cent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions
Projects
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Latest thinking
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5 February, 2025
What do farmers still need from the agricultural transition?
5 February, 2025
People first: selling nature to Labour
6 January, 2025
Who are the custodians of the countryside? With Guy Shrubsole
17 December, 2024
In conversation with Guy Shrubsole
15 October, 2024
Summer Reception 2024
4 September, 2024
In conversation with Tom Heap
18 July, 2024
A new land dividend: the opportunity of alternative proteins in Europe
9 May, 2024
