https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/30/study-suggests-existence-of-up-to-21m-ancient-and-veteran-trees-in-england

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/30/uk-government-scrap-european-law-protecting-special-habitats?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/24/how-to-rewild-a-country-the-story-of-argentina-aoe?utm_source=eml&utm_medium=emlf&utm_campaign=MK_SU_SOINewsletterCanvasHyperlinksTest&utm_term=Email_RC_UKB&

But why does it take a wealthy couple that have probably got rich by plundering resources in other places and creating `unwildness`.Their companies-North Face and Patagonia are not the worst environmental offenders,neither are they the best according to https://goodonyou.eco/

PayPal has become ever more available, so it's becoming a vehicle for charitable giving as we shop. The PayPal Giving Fund offers one the chance to donate at their checkout.
The Restart Project asked me to vote for them to benefit from this scheme but there are various other small charities on the list, so there's some range to choose from.
Do please consider responding to this; there are only a couple of days left to submit our views. (The link should show "One Tap Big Impact UK" but it looks annoyingly anodyne.)
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=FHkA-yBgdEOXfiG6xfP0yLpJiqalbJRLvNFodrLa3cxUOElMV1YxTUlKVTZYMENTTEtZNlQ0QjJUTS4u&__s=xvassuzkfxqa4c1jja8a

I know this is preaching to the converted, but this is a useful document to try to educate other people.
http://littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wildflowers-not-weeds.html

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-legislation-energy-oil-and-gas-profits-levy-bill?fbclid=IwAR3YvJEVjL880lZhCE8ka9KmzkuyV2dN5t3K_uZNJ56QzBFp4x1kplcmKFk

It does say "The Government is seeking your views" but they doubt they`ll take any notice!
There`s LOADS of reading matter,most of it very repetitive but nothing technical. You reply by email.
I basically said the get-out clause ( called investment incentives) needs to be more specific,that they should be less generous and it should be less easily applied because otherwise companies WILL find ways to wriggle out of it and the Gov then won`t raise very much at all,et alone the £5billion they are expecting! And that these investment incentives should only apply to Alternative forms of Energy Generation because otherwise they`ll be using it to explore for more Oil & Gas and that would make keeping COP26 promises impossible.

I have just been sent this link. A village a few miles away is planning to adopt the scheme and calling for sewing volunteers.
https://finalstrawfoundation.org/get-involved/borrow-bags/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61916154

https://mailchi.mp/0dab2eab9c81/your-may-newsletter-from-london-wildlife-trust-417306?e=b79eada136

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/20/canada-ban-single-use-plastics?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/24/uk-gave-airlines-44m-free-pollution-permits-in-2021-study-finds?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

We know Britain is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. This survey shows how disconnected we are from nature. Each feeds the other.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/23/britain-ranks-bottom-in-europe-for-nature-connectiveness?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

I was able to watch this without a Facebook account.
https://www.facebook.com/agirasoles97/videos/777312832922611

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/22/eu-legislation-restoration-ecosystems-biodiversity-aoe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://climateactiontracker.org/?

https://youtu.be/JViTvtm9XRc

Celebrating the circular economy with the 5th annual event.

https://ceweek.london/event-2022/?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/14/government-pulls-plug-on-its-remaining-uk-electric-car-subsidies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/13/plan-to-scrap-natural-england-will-disrupt-net-zero-targets-experts-say?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&fbclid=IwAR2TkGu2vbWq7431wzraQYBgwCqozae5YTe0Ds7lTkFfB-oI-Joonpc9rhU&fs=e&s=cl

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/does-boris-johnson-really-care-about-food-security-

https://campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.uk/page/99702/petition/1?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tp22_advocacy

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ministers-quietly-abandon-green-crap-as-focus-shifts-to-food-security-pzxlggm7p?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1654968518-1

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/11/macho-lumberjacks-need-not-apply-young-people-wanted-in-uk-forestry

Another innovative idea - oh I do like a bit of positive news.
https://www.positive.news/environment/ev-batteries-are-an-environmental-headache-this-startup-has-a-solution/

This article is three months old, but I don't think it has been posted before.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/17/toxic-waste-revealed-as-eroding-coastlines-expose-old-landfills

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/09/activists-take-water-regulator-ofwat-to-court-over-sewage-in-english-and-welsh-rivers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The ASA agrees.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jun/08/adverts-claiming-evergreens-plastic-grass-eco-friendly-asa

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/08/fury-government-council-overruled-surrey-hills-gas-drilling?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://twitter.com/TRF_Climate/status/1534104806347915264

https://e360.yale.edu/features/insect_numbers_declining_why_it_matters

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01525-1

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/nearly-half-of-planets-land-in-need-of-conservation-attention-to-halt-biodiversity-crisis

https://act.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/stop-plastic-pollution-destroying-nature

Consultation on environmental targets closes 27th June 2022.
Scroll down for documents.
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/natural-environment-policy/consultation-on-environmental-targets/

https://www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/campaigns/stop-ocean-threads/

There is some disagreement about whether fish will swim through the bubbles, but it seems like a good idea.
https://twitter.com/MikeHudema/status/1533954941987049474

https://jmdean1982.medium.com/time-to-get-angry-beyond-the-cosy-consensus-in-british-nature-conservation-a833ee0fd7ec

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/06/dead-shellfish-beaches-safety-secrecy-britain?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/06/dead-shellfish-beaches-safety-secrecy-britain?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Sorry it`s facebook the post didn`t seem to go to a link with this vid on...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/664910066991956/permalink/2165626910253590/

https://felixonline.co.uk/issue/1802/environment/science-doesn-t-support-hs2-s-ancient-woodland-strategy

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7737279/The-Queen-planting-trees-decades.html

There is hope, but nature sometimes needs a bit of help.
https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/20158413.dormant-bluebells-appear-exmoor-hundreds-years/

Free download from The Arb Association.
https://www.trees.org.uk/Help-Advice/Guide-to-Young-Tree-Establishment

The guide lists reasons to plant trees. It missed out noise reduction.

Is this a deterrent?
https://community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/investigations/posts/community-order-for-gamekeeper-after-birds-of-prey-found-down-wiltshire-well

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/june/worlds-largest-plant-australian-seagrass-clone.html

https://twitter.com/RealMediaGB/status/1531932918322499586

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/54040/busted-5-tricks-the-aviation-industry-plays-on-us-to-appear-green/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-61509744

More positive news.
https://www.animaljournal.co.uk/article/conservation/indian-rhino-return-brink

https://nautil.us/you-eat-a-credits-card-worth-of-plastic-every-week-17950/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB