Bird declines – The Frightened Face of Nature

Green Brexit: Farm subsidies ‘must be earned’ – Michael Gove

Posted on July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 by Simon H King in Bees, Bird declines, Climate change, Conservation, Green Brexit, The Frightened Face of Nature

Michael Gove, as environment secretary, has made Greenpeace UK's day by saying that farming subsidies must be earned and benefit the environment. Looking for a 'green Brexit,' Michael Gove may only be prepared to hand out payments when farmers agree to protect the environment and enhance rural life. "Huge news! Michael Gove has just said [...]

The Vanishing: Europe’s farmland birds

Posted on February 22, 2017April 27, 2017 by Simon H King in Bird declines, The spy who love nature

The Head of Conservation for BirdLife Europe & Central Asia explains how intensive agriculture has made farmland birds one of the most threatened bird groups in Europe: 'Once upon a time, they were all around us,' laments Iván Ramírez – 'sights and sounds as familiar as the dusky skies their flocks danced in or the [...]