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Plans to protect at least 30 per cent of Scotland’s land for nature by 2030 – and to examine options to extend this further – were announced this week by Scottish environment secretary Roseanna Cunningham.

The South Downs National Park Authority and its partners have set out a masterplan that seeks to boost nature and drive a green economic recovery from Covid-19. 

Does the government’s white paper answer key questions on protecting the environment in a zonal planning system? Huw Morris reports

Restoring degraded habitats would see them absorb a third of the UK’s carbon emissions, suggests a report, as a wildlife charity insists that the climate and nature crises should be tackled together as one.