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Richard Benwell
@RSBenwell
CEO, Wildlife & Countryside Link, for #wildlife, animal #welfare and #wellbeing. wcl.org.uk @WCL_News. Chair, #Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership.
Great Coxwell, England
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    Richard Benwell
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    Sep 22, 2022
    Legislation will be published today with powers to amend/scrap 100s of environment laws. DEFRA has more EU retained laws than any other Dept, covering #wildlife, water, air & chemicals. Scrapping them would be legislative vandalism. Rewriting them would pose unacceptable delay.
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    Richard Benwell
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    Mar 24, 2023
    Yesterday the Government chose to: ⛈️ delay the deadline for banning horticultural #peat by 7 years ⛈️ set a deadline for scrapping unrecorded rights of way Both back-tracking, out of the blue and without consultation. Bad news for nature, climate & communities.
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    Richard Benwell
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    Sep 13, 2023
    Thank you to everyone who defended #NutrientNeutrality protection for nature - the Government's proposals have been rejected. Peers from all parties have concluded that we can build houses *without* sacrificing rivers or weakening environmental law. Now on to restoring nature.
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    Richard Benwell
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    May 21, 2021
    Someone turned this beautiful wetland into a wasteland. Our village is trying to rescue this wonderful wild corner for #nature. We've raised half the funds (c.£30k) in the village, but we need help to find the rest *by Wednesday*. Can you help? #rewilding crowdfunder.co.uk/greener-great-…
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    Richard Benwell
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    Aug 29, 2023
    The #NutrientNeutrality amendment has been published. With these harmless-looking words, Government wants to disapply the #HabitatsRegulations to allow pollution without mitigation in England's most sensitive nature sites. Parliamentarians concerned about rivers, plz vote "no".
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    Richard Benwell
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    Sep 2, 2023
    An amendment has been tabled to *stop* Government's #NutrientNeutrality plans. It's in the name of the Duke of Wellington, a respected cross-bencher. @uklabour's @WhitchurchGirl has already added her support & we understand Peers from every party are lining up to fight this hard
    An amendment to stop the Government's proposals, which would weaken environmental law and lead to more river pollution.
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    Richard Benwell
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    Sep 27, 2023
    The #StateofNature report is comprehensive & devastating. The next General Election must be a nature election. stateofnature.org.uk
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    Richard Benwell
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    Sep 28, 2023
    Replying to @elliegoulding
    Thanks, @elliegoulding, and hello! Thank you for all your environmental campaigning and the soundtrack to go with it!
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    Richard Benwell
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    Jun 30, 2020
    The PM has targeted #newts & #RedTape in promising to "build build build", but review after review show well-implemented planning laws allow sensible development at the same time as protecting #nature. #TheTimeIsNow for a #GreenRecovery, not a rerun of old-fashioned #deregulation
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    Richard Benwell
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    Jun 28, 2020
    .@sainsburys, you set a good example moving to 100% free range eggs, so why are you now wrapping them in #plastic? Your eggs in cardboard are now twice the price per egg than your eggs in plastic. That seems totally topsy-turvy. Is there a good reason please? #Plasticfree
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    Richard Benwell
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    Jul 18, 2023
    Politicians pledge to stop #nature's decline by 2030, but vital funding & policies are no where to be seen. Today, with 80 charities, we launch #Nature2030, calling on all political parties to commit to 5 actions to improve our environment. Please sign! bit.ly/nature_2030
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    Richard Benwell
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    Aug 2, 2020
    Divvying up England into "protect, renew & grow" would be a disastrous over-simplification of the planning system. #Nature can't be cordoned off into AONBs & #greenbelt, leaving other areas a development free-for-all Let's hit the brakes on #ProjectSpeed
    Construction workers build new houses on a housing development in England
    New homes to get 'automatic' permission in England planning shake-up
    From bbc.co.uk
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    Richard Benwell
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    May 18, 2021
    This is a tremendous step forward: bbc.co.uk/news/science-e… If it's designed well, this target could power the policy & investment needed to turn round the decline of #nature at last. Thank you to everyone who has joined the #StateofNature campaign! Keep going until it's in law.
    Red squirrel
    Green light for 'net zero' equivalent for nature
    From bbc.co.uk
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    Richard Benwell
    @RSBenwell
    Sep 8, 2019
    When there's a #GeneralElection, I'll be running for the @LibDems in my home constituency, #Wantage. I'll be standing for #environment, #internationalism & #equality. Watch this space.