Georgie Barber
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Agriculture, food and land use to tackle the climate and nature crises. Land Use and Countryside Programme Lead at FFCC, all views my own.
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11-11-2012 12:41:22
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An excellent article (as per) from James Rebanks on what we need for and from farmers, the countryside and the food system at large. ๐unherd.com/2024/07/starmeโฆ Let's start with a #LandUseFramework ...
Jez Fredenburgh has done a fab round up including Defra's new 5 priorities, what the Labour Party promised in its manifesto on food, farming & environment + pointers to useful references on political change - Members check your inboxes or you can view๐ bit.ly/460sD71
With our rivers once more riding high in UK politics, I'm reminded again of this brilliant Grasshopper Geography map. A way of re-centring rivers in land and mind. Everyone lives in a watershed.
We've been calling for a rooftop solar revolution, which could meet around 60% of our solar energy targets ๐ We need to balance the pressures on our countryside. A rooftop-first approach to solar protects more countryside for food and nature ๐ independent.co.uk/climate-changeโฆ
Land use is more than sequestering carbon- it's ๐ , ๐๐พ๐ production, ๐ณ๐ & more. We need better and participatory approaches to land use governance. Great points from Chris Stark AFN Network+ - now need to join the dots between govt depts & make coherent land use policy!
Encouraging to see the Natural England report highlight how nature-friendly farmers' efforts in creating quality habitats are making a real difference. With strong support & well-funded ELMS, more farmers can deliver these urgently needed results. ๐ฑ๐ ๐theguardian.com/environment/arโฆ