With biodiversity and ecosystem restoration now near the top of Britain’s climate agenda, UCL’s Department of Political Science hosts a discussion on where Labour should direct resources.
Jointly hosted with the UCL Policy Lab, the event was held in December and chaired by Dr Fergus Green, Associate Professor in Political Theory & Public Policy at UCL Political Science.
Speakers included Guy Shrubshole. A key environmental campaigner and the author of last year’s acclaimed book, Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside, his CV includes stints with organisations such as Rewilding Britain, Friends of the Earth, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and New Zealand’s Ministry of Agriculture.
Also involved, Baroness Young of Old Scone has worked tirelessly at safeguarding and improving the environment at local levels. She has held a number of key positions in the past, not least Chief Executive of the RSPB, Chair of English Nature, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, and Chair of the Woodland Trust.
The third speaker is Mark Walton, Director of Shared Assets, a community interest company that works with communities, landowners, scientists and activists for a fairer land system. Among other issues, the panel touch upon Downing Street’s recent budget and the impact on land owners, Westminster subsidies for stewardship of natural areas, and how the environment is used by the economy.
Watch the full discussion in the video above. Then find out more about the UK’s proposed Climate & Nature Bill.
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