CJS News, Headlines from week beginning 21 March 2022

A round up of the top countryside, conservation, wildlife and forestry stories as chosen by the CJS Team.

Investing in rural tourism - Scottish Government

A vision in violet: Brownsea Island to restore prehistoric heathlands - National Trust

Act swiftly! Public asked to help endangered high-flying birds - The Wildlife Trusts

Croaky! Local bus company puts the brakes on to allow hundreds of toads to make perilous journey across busy road to breed - Woodland Trust

Lack of focus risks felling Government tree planting plans - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

EFRA Committee report notes skills shortage risks to tree planting agenda - Institute of Chartered Foresters

First Bird of Prey Evidence Report Published by Yorkshire Dales Bird of Prey Partnership - Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

Lack of transparency over cost of conservation projects hampers ability to prioritise funds for nature protection - University of Cambridge

Risk of catastrophic wildfire on moorland as fire service records 55 incidents in three months - Moorland Association

New polling shows that people want restoring wildlife to be the priority for England's National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty - RSPB

National Trust vows to ‘bring back the blossom’ as new research reveals massive drop in orchards since 1900s - National Trust

Lines in the Sand - UK Youth for Nature

Planning to fail: CPRE finds government failing to map route to net zero - CPRE: The Countryside Charity

Biodiversity: why new rules to ensure nature benefits from building projects could fail - The Conversation

Britain’s loudest bird makes roaring recovery - RSPB

Victorian rainfall data rescued - The Met Office

UK’s youngest polar bear is named and takes first steps outside - RZSS

Scientific Publications

Office for National Statistics publication: "Nature jobs" using environmental goods and services sector data: 2019

Assessing what the environmental goods and services sector (EGSS) framework shows about nature jobs in the UK for 2010 to 2019 and opportunities for further research.

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