Show Notes
It's General Election season! In this episode of Nature In A Nutshell we discuss what each political party's manifesto says about nature restoration and climate change.
We also cover the new EU Nature Restoration Law and the #RestoreNatureNow demonstration.
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Show notes: CIEEM news: What are the political parties offering for nature? Caroline Lucas: reflections and lessons from a Green MP YouTube Environmental Policy Forum's 'Environmental Priorities for the next UK Government' Report on Rewilding Finance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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