Chiefs of 32 nature organisations have issued a warning to Government that the new planning reforms in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. fail to deliver the Government’s promise of a ‘win-win’ for nature and development, and threaten to demolish environmental law.

Scottish Water has completed two pilot peatland restoration projects in the Uists - local crofters have praised the work for helping to open up new grazing lands and stabilising the moorland.

Bristol Water is trialliing floating wetlands to help improve water quality at its reservoirs.

A £282,000 project involving the Environment Agency, Norfolk Rivers Trust and Water Resources East to create floodplain wetlands along a section of the River Yare has been completed.

Measures to unblock much-needed infrastructure projects whilst supporting nature recovery at scale will be included in proposals for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill this year, the Government has announced as part its Plan for Change.

UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) yesterday officially launched the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation at WMO headquarters, marking a crucial milestone in global efforts to protect glaciers that provide freshwater to over 2 billion people worldwide.

Urgent and collective action is needed now if Wales is to redress the balance between the degradation and protection of our natural resources in the face of ongoing nature, climate, and pollution emergencies.