
Joanna Lewis
@jolewissa
CEO, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, and Member of Food Ethics Council @FoodEthicsNews - all views my own
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18-03-2014 11:37:00
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The The Office for Environmental Protection pulls no punches here. Ministers need to make tackling the nature and climate crises a priority. That means more resources, greater focus and better coordination. ~ Ruth Chambers theguardian.com/environment/20…

Farmers & environment groups call for food and farming policies that deliver fair livelihoods, food security, climate action and nature protection #TogetherForFarming Nature Friendly Farming Network Pasture For Life Soil Association RBST WWF UK National Trust Wildlife and Countryside Link sustainweb.org/news/jan23-con…



Farm groups and environment NGOs, including Eating Better, unite with consensus on future food and farming. Read the declaration here: soilassociation.org/blogs/2023/jan… #SustainableFoodSystems #Environment #Sustainability Soil Association #FoodSystems


Now is the time for a new consensus on food, farming & nature. We need strong leadership from UK and devolved governments to ensure a food &farming system fit for the future wcl.org.uk/docs/Food_Farm… RSPB RSPB England Vicki Hird MSc FRES 🐝🦋 🍃💚🍃 Christopher Price @WoodlandTrust Wildlife and Countryside Link




An NHS 'healthy eating' app is promoting ultra-processed junk food to families - energy drinks, crisps and instant noodles among the UPF products receiving a government endorsement. Insane! New Soil Association investigation - dailymail.co.uk/health/article…


👏Baroness Rosie Boycott is spot on here with three critical steps to ensure farming transition can meet government ambitions and more for #NetZero


🤔🚜💚Can small farms be as efficient as large farms? Can we scale up organic methods? SPOILER ALERT: YES! Great 30-minute episode feat. our very own Joanna Lewis from 17m20s bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…


Today's damning Climate Change Committee Net Zero review says Govt must double tree planting rates. Our analysis shows that farmers can achieve 100% of this target by integrating trees on farm for a fraction of the farm budget Soil Association Groundswell bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

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 Maggie Jones has already added her support & we understand Peers from every party are lining up to fight this hard


Good news. DEFRA agreed to strengthen legal links between Local Nature Recovery Strategies & local plans. The change is in response to Kate Parminter's proposals, supported by Kathy Willis & Maggie Jones. Thanks to Richard Benyon for listening. Now to get the LNRSs flying!


Fingers tightly crossed for the House of Lords on 12 Sept and a crucial chance to force a Govt rethink on scrapping Nutrient Neutrality - a big 'own goal' given that voters care deeply about cleaning up our rivers. More about what's at stake in Wiltshire in my blog Wilts Wildlife Trust


Don’t miss out on your chance to understand the climate #COP28! Join our Wild LIVE in London on Monday Dec 11 as our CEO Craig Bennett, quizzes our panel, Caroline Lucas, John Deben, Joanna Lewis and Rachel Solomon Williams. Get tickets now 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/687794771677…


Check out my latest article: Will COP28 be Nature-Positive? A surprising reason to be hopeful linkedin.com/pulse/cop28-na… Craig Bennett Caroline Lucas John Deben Wiltshire Wildlife