Forestry Commission: Facing the chop
Guardian Unlimited | 28 Jan 2011
The government is determined that the state ceases to run forests directly - an approach shaped by ideology. Britain's forests are not yet out of the woods, despite yesterday's seductively reassuring consultation paper on their future. This asks the public whether it agrees with a series of banal...
 England | Forests and Woodlands | National Policies and Environmental Laws

Ministers reveal list of 142 court closures
Epolitix.com | 14 Dec 2010
The government will close 93 magistrates' courts and 49 county courts in England and Wales, the Commons has heard. Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly made a statement to MPs on the planned shake-up of the courts service in England and Wales. Only 15 courts included in the government's consultation are due to be saved. The minister said he was "determined" to develop a proper court service" and for £22m of capital to be reinvested to "improve and modernise courts in the future".
 England | Wales | Local Issues | National Policies and Environmental Laws | Policy

Scotland to align green energy laws with England
Reuters | 08 Sep 2010
The Scottish government launched two public consultations on Wednesday aimed at bringing its small-scale green project planning and renewable rewards laws in line with those in the rest of the United Kingdom.
 Scotland | National Policies and Environmental Laws

Liberal Democrat manifesto launch - Greenpeace response
Greenpeace UK | 14 Apr 2010
This article contains Greenpeace's executive director John Sauven's reaction to the launch of the Liberal Democrat manifesto.
 United Kingdom | National Policies and Environmental Laws | Policy

Brown needs green emphasis
Green Consumer Guide | 28 Sep 2006
Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth has urged Chancellor Gordon Brown to put more urgency behind green issues, following his speech at the Labour Party Conference this week.
 National Policies and Environmental Laws

WWF-UK: Shell's Sakhalin II environmental oil permit cancelled
WWF-UK | 20 Sep 2006
The Russian government has cancelled an environmental permit for Shell's $20 billion oil and gas project in the far east of Russia. This has the potential to suspend the construction of the project until the permit is satisfied.
 Corporate Social Responsibility | National Policies and Environmental Laws | Urban Ecosystems | Urban Environment

Putting climate on the agenda at party conferences
Friends of the Earth- England, Wales and N.Ireland. | 14 Sep 2006
A unique collaboration will see some of Britain's most respected scientists join the country's political and business leaders at this year's party conferences to push for urgent action on climate change.
 Climate Change | Climate Change Convention and Kyoto Protocol | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change Negotiations | National Policies and Environmental Laws

Water firms reap £700m bounty from land sales
Guardian Unlimited | 21 Aug 2006
Privatised water companies have sold land assets worth £434m in the past 10 years
 National Policies and Environmental Laws

Tropical fish trade threatens to devastate reefs
Guardian Unlimited | 08 Aug 2006
Leading marine biologists have called for a crackdown on the trade in tropical fish, which is threatening to destroy the world's already endangered coral reefs.
 Biodiversity Conservation | Coastal Development and Tourism | Conservation | National Policies and Environmental Laws | Ocean Pollution

Lebanon calls for oil spill help
Green Consumer Guide | 08 Aug 2006
A major oil spill off the coast of Lebanon will be contained by the European Unions civil protection mechanism, following a request from the war-torn countrys authorities.
 Accidents and Spills | National Policies and Environmental Laws