Words grow no flowers
Nov 18, 2020
3 minutes
Edited by James Fisher
NATURAL ENGLAND (NE) has been ‘cut to the bone’, say staff members, backed by a new report. The conservation watchdog, which is sponsored by Defra, is unable to carry out its most basic duties of protecting England’s wildlife sites, such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and National Nature Reserves (NNRs). Staff feel underpaid and overworked, and as a result of a funding drop of some £165 million since 2008, the agency is struggling, according to The State of Natural England 2020-21, published by trade union Prospect.
The report says ‘public awareness
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