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CAMPAIGNS UPDATE
March 2021
Dear John
Local countryside and green spaces have been a lifeline through lockdown. That’s
why we’re troubled by the findings of our latest research.
We’ve found that housebuilding proposed on Green Belt in local plans has
quadrupled since 2012, with a paltry 1 in 10 homes considered affordable.
We risk losing ever more Green Belt while having no impact on the housing crisis
- just as our new poll shows how much we value these local treasures.
We’re calling on the government to act to stop the loss of Green Belt and put
access to nature at the heart of our planning system. Are you with us?
Read the full story
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CUMBRIA COAL MINE: A WIN ON THE HORIZON
After weeks of pressure, the Secretary of State Robert Jenrick has said he will
‘call in’ the decision to allow the construction of a new coal mine in Cumbria –
the first of its kind in more than 30 years.
This means the decision will be examined in a public inquiry, and the project
could be scrapped completely.
10,000 of you flooded Robert Jenrick’s inbox with emails asking him to intervene
– proof that if we come together, we can achieve great things for the
countryside and climate.
Opening this coal mine in the face of a climate emergency was never a good idea.
This decision is a victory for common sense, and we have you to thank.
It’s not over yet, but we’re heading in the right direction, and victory isn’t
far off.
Read the good news
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A MONTH IN THE COUNTRYSIDE: CONNECTING WITH NATURE IN MARCH
It’s that time of year when all of nature is gearing up for breeding, when
spring is tangible in increasingly warm days, longer evenings and emerging
wildlife.
In the third of her exclusive monthly columns for CPRE, Susie White gives us her
tips on what to look out for this month.
Discover how to tell toadspawn from frogspawn, exactly why hares ‘box’ at this
time of year, and how to tell if a nuthatch is moving up or down the trunk of a
tree just by using your ears!
Dive right in
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THE BUDGET: IT DOESN’T ADD UP
Rishi Sunak could have used his spring budget to announce real green investment
to help the economy recover from the pandemic.
But it turned out to be a disappointing budget for climate, communities and the
countryside.
And although Robert Jenrick has since had a rethink, the Chancellor missed a
chance to can plans for a new coal mine and prove that the government is a world
leader in tackling climate change.
But the green leadership that the government’s rhetoric promises wasn’t borne
out, as we see economic policies being pursued that could disadvantage the lives
of people in rural communities and worsen the climate crisis.
Read our analysis
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LEADING THE WAY: CPRE’S PIONEERING WOMEN
'Outside the city – there one began to live. The escape into clean air, the
gradual return to nature – with this came satisfaction, peace, freedom,
solitude, excitement.' - Ethel Haythornthwaite, campaigner and founder of CPRE
Peak District and South Yorkshire in 1924.
To mark International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of the historic
CPRE campaigners who shaped the way we think about the countryside and the wider
environment.
From our co-founder Molly Trevelyan to our first anti-roads campaigner, Barbara
Maude, discover the women that shaped the countryside.
Discover their stories
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SIGN THE PETITION FOR NATURE'S RECOVERY BY 2030
The Prime Minister has called on world leaders to turn round nature’s decline by
2030. But there’s no commitment in law to do the same here at home. The
Environment Bill is the last chance to set this right.
We’ve joined more than 50 nature conservation groups to call for a change to the
Bill to require the UK Government to set a legally binding target to reverse the
loss of nature in England by 2030.
Almost half of UK wildlife is in long term decline and 15% of species are at
risk of extinction, so we must act now.
Will you sign the petition calling on the Prime Minister to write the recovery
of nature into the Environment Bill?
Sign the petition
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As always, thanks for everything you do to support the countryside, and stay
safe.
Best wishes,
Calum
Calum McGregor
Digital Engagement Officer
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