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Supporter, I'm pleased to be writing to you today to share the news that the Westminster government are now not proposing to repeal the Protected Landscapes duty, following two weeks of focused campaigning.
This welcome news comes a few weeks after speculation that the UK Government was minded to repeal the duty - a key piece of legislation which holds public bodies like water companies and the forestry commission accountable, and something that we at Campaign for National Parks had been campaigning on for decades.
We knew we could not let this happen and called on over 200 charities, businesses and organisations, representing millions of people, to sign our letter to Sir Keir Starmer asking him not to weaken National Park protections. This unified voice across the sector sent a very clear message - that National Parks matter, they are loved and any move to weaken their protections would be deeply unpopular.
Campaign for National Parks in a small charity with wide membership of organisations and individuals. This means we can move incredibly quickly and focus our efforts and coordinate action when threats like these emerge. We have been successful this time, but it's clear that we must be vigilant.
Join us as a member today and support our call to strengthen protections and make things even better for the future.Â
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