Month: July 2021

Calls for council to stop using ‘toxic’ pesticides

Councilors are calling for the use of Glyphosate as a weed killer on council land. The weedkiller often used by contractors kills all plant life and leaves fluorescent orange patches through towns villages and especially highways. Often said it is to be a health and safety reason (ironic) to save operatives from using machinery for…

By Wild Anglia July 9, 2021 Off

Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan published

Update from David Walton Programme Manager Suffolk Climate Change Partnership. Suffolk’s Public Sector Leaders (SPSL) have published a Climate Emergency Plan for the county. It is for use by everyone living, working and visiting Suffolk and has been developed in response to our Local Authorities’ recognition of a climate emergency. The leaders of Suffolk’s public…

By Wild Anglia July 6, 2021 Off

Building with Nature refreshes Green Infrastructure Standards for the UK built-environment sector

Building with Nature  ( https://www.buildingwithnature.org.uk/ ) launched an update to their great green infrastructure standard for new development guidelines.  The updated framework is intended to give an easier task for residential and commercial developers to design and deliver long awaited really high-quality green infrastructure. https://www.buildingwithnature.org.uk/newsblog1/2021/6/16/building-with-nature-refreshes-green-infrastructure-standards-for-the-uk-built-environment-sector-ab3h7 Summary from website There are two new standards, focusing on the climate emergency we all…

By Wild Anglia July 1, 2021 Off