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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

‘Planetary Health Check 2026’, released by the Potsdam Institute last week, says that huge increases in forest area desperately needed. This is especially true in UK. The Green Party has plans to increase UK forest to 30-40% of land area over 10 years from current 10-15%. Link in last post, page 69

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Last week the 'Planetary Health Check' report was released by the Potsdam Institute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnpE... . Land system change is at medium risk level. Only the Green Party has policies to genuinely tackle threats faced by biological life. publications.pik-potsdam.de/rest/items/i...

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Memory of the summer drought are fading, but the harm to our wildlife remains for the long-term. Rivers were low for many weeks, damaging river life. Climate change continues to destroy biodiversity and our natural world. The Environment Agency publishes weekly river levels as illustrated.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The pantomime of royal celebrities goes on. Meanwhile the monarch controls use of 350,000 ha of land in UK - includes 55% of our foreshore, plus the seabed out to 22 km. In Scotland management of the Crown Estate land was taken over by the government. Should we be doing this in England & Wales too?

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Next year’s wildfires are predicted to be worse than this year. Labour policy on this is very weak – banning portable BBQs. The Committee for Climate Change says a comprehensive approach is needed - see comment below. Dealing with root cause of the fires – climate change – is the only real answer. 🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The government recently published the ’Farming Roadmap 2050’. It has weak ambition and won’t meet UK’s commitment to the international ‘30% land devoted to nature by 2030’ goal. Eg. it only aims to increase England’s tree canopy/ woodland cover by 0.33% by 2030. A lot more radical change is needed.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

UK Fire Risk Map. Red = exceptionally high, orange = very high. Many Green Party land use policies would help reduce the risk e.g.rewetting peatlands + wetlands, improving soil health - then soil would hold more moisture, woodlands of mixed age + species are more resilient. Plus lowering CO2 emissns

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

On 30th June farmers can apply for the government's 'Sustainable Farming Incentive 126' - SFI126. The Green Party welcomes many of the initiatives in this, eg. more for small farmers. But £290m per year is not nearly enough. GP would give £4.5bn per year by 2028. www.gov.uk/government/n...

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£290m for simpler, fairer, more accessible farming schemes

The new approach will spread funding more fairly, target family farms and give farmers greater certainty.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Amazing to be walking through St Pancras station last week and see ad displays and an exhibition about peatlands. The Green Party has been banging on about peatland restoration for decades! Maybe its vital role is being more widely recognised. Thanks to South West Peatland Partnership. @peatland

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The Climate Change Committee report "A Well Adapted UK" mentions repeatedly the need for peatlands to be rewetted. For flood management, carbon storage, fire prevention and habitat resilience. Only the Green Party has a policy to rewet all peatlands in UK. @climatechange

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The Climate Change Committee report "A Well Adapted UK", on adapting to climate change, released May 2026, says if we have 2°C warming by 2050, high quality farmland is expected to reduce from 38% to 11%. This table is from the report's 'Land' section.🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

The Green Party has a policy to increase the % area covered by woodland to 30-40% within 10 years, so that UK does its fair share of keeping the world within planetary boundaries. This doesn’t include parks or areas frequently walked through. UK forest cover is much less than most European countries

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The government published responses to consultation on ‘Biodiversity Net Gain’ (see first comment). GP’s policy that 25% of each square kilometre must be devoted to nature cannot be met by increasing BNG off-site, as implementation of BNG allows. We agree with RSPB - the ambition of BNG is too low

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The government recently updated the ‘Indicator Framework’ for flood risks, stating that over 3 million properties are at risk of flooding in England. Only the Green Party has strong policies to deal with this risk, including hugely increasing the area of permeable land which can soak up water.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The Green Party wants more equitable distribution of land ownership because in UK it is too concentrated. A Land Commission could develop policies for redistribution. In France the ‘SAFER’ system has land purchase powers to help with redistribution. Should be we have policies like this in UK? 🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

UK signed up to the UN commitment that 30% of our land should be devoted to nature by 2030 (‘30by30’). The new government Land Use Framework does not confirm that commitment, weakly aiming only for some improvement by 2050. It plans to include land in the 30% that does not genuinely qualify. 🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The new government Land Use Framework doesn’t include several changes that are urgent eg. it doesn’t have an aim to cut down on the amount of meat produced. 50% of arable land is used to grow food for animals. If UK is to become self-sufficient in food production we need to produce + eat less meat.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The Green Party welcomes the government’s new Land Use Framework. We agree with most of it’s objectives. But their implementation plans are very weak and won’t achieve significant change. The GP has decisive and bold plans for nature protection, climate mitigation, food self-sufficiency (+ more)

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The crisis re Straights of Hormuz is making us realise we rely on oil too much. The crisis is causing massive fertiliser shortage too. Fertilisers cause tremendous environmental damage. Farming systems/land use must change to use much less. This crisis should make us think about fertiliser use. 🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

In parts of UK people don’t live within 15 minutes’ walk of a green space or nature. Green Party policy is that 25% of each square kilometre should be green space. Developers should offset, or compensate for, the value of lost green space in new developments. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Analysis finds urban areas in England where no one lives within 15-minute walk of nature

Government says it is working to solve ‘postcode lottery’ of access to green or blue spaces

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

As this year’s floods recede media reports that more homes are being built in flood risk areas, showing that governments are not really thinking ahead or accepting the reality of climate change. They think it's tomorrow’s problem. The Green Party thinks long term. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows

Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

We welcome the biggest ever clean energy auction this month which with offshore wind secures 14.7 GW of power. However solar panels should not be put on land used for growing food; nor should the Green Party's most important priority for land use be forgotten - to reverse biodiversity loss.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

We need to produce less meat to address serious food security risks, says government report - our food production capability is going to decline. Half our arable land is used to grow food for animals, but could feed more people if used to grow food for humans directly.🧵 www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Sadly suppressing such a devastating report doesn’t make the risks go away - it just makes them even harder to deal with. Facing up to the truth is the first step to coping with it - it’s beyond scandalous that ministers tried to prevent this. They need to act - and fast

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The government’s “Nature Security Assessment on Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse and National Security” published 20th Jan is frightening e.g. probable food insecurity from 2030 onwards. It predicts global reduction in arable land. UK imports 40% of our food.🧵 www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

The Environment Secretary spoke about transforming England’s uplands at Oxford Farming Conference. But will this start from the premise that our uplands are the least productive areas for food, and best-suited for nature restoration? Or will it continue to prop up overgrazing & intensive farming? 1/

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The government budget for Sustainable Farming Initiative is very small - a gesture. However we are pleased that SFI is at least back. GP would triple current funding to support nature friendly farming, with a total farming support budget of about £4.5billion. defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/08/t...

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The new SFI offer for 2026

Following the Secretary of State’s speech at the Oxford Farming Conference today, we summarise how we're making the new SFI simpler and more targeted, and what this means for you.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The Green Party has a genuine commitment to keeping within planetary boundaries and policies to implement changes needed. At our Spring Conference in March we will be debating a motion to consolidate and align our policies on forests, including forestry products, protecting ancient woodland + more.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Green Party policies would help to lessen the effects of flooding because we would increase the area of land devoted to nature, and areas of forestry, both of which are better than urban environment or fields at absorbing water and slowing its movement. Our planning policies address flooding too. 🧵

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I’ve been trying to work out if the Government are on track to meet their ambitious target to create or restore 250,000 hectares of habitats outside protected sites by 2030, announced yesterday. Turns out the Government themselves don’t yet have a way of measuring this! www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Wildlife and Countryside Link @wclnews.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The Environmental Improvement Plan is out🎉 We took the Government to court over the last one. This time, warm words won’t cut it – nature needs delivery. 1/5 🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The government’s Environmental Improvement Plan was published 1st Jan. It makes lots of “Commitments”, but the “Actions” to achieve them don’t often seem to be enough. Progress is not being properly measured for some ‘Commitments’, so they cannot be serious about them. 🧵 www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) 2025

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

As COP30 limped to its unimpressive conclusion we know we cannot rely on current governments to prevent catastrophic climate change. In UK only the Green Party has policies committing us to returning to living within the ‘Planetary Boundaries’ needed . www.stockholmresilience.org/research/pla...

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Green Party of England & Wales welcomes land reforms passed in Scottish Parliament, giving rights to local communities to buy estates for sale. Estates could be split into small plots. We want more equality of access. Land should not be capital investment for the rich. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Scottish Parliament passes land reform bill

The legislation is designed to help reduce the concentration of rural land ownership among a small number of people.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

The 'Nature's Right's Bill' is being proposed by Natalie Bennett. It should be underpinned by 'Planetary Boundaries' as set out by the Stockholm Resilience Centre. The Green Party supports the Planetary Boundaries which should be respected in all areas of policy.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

New Green Party policy of a target that 25% of every square kilometre should be designated for nature will be applied flexibly in urban areas. Authorities will have time to make plans to increase green spaces, green roofs, more natural driveways etc. Focus will be on the most nature deprived areas.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Last month a DEFRA statement said it is "strengthening" it's commitment to biodiversity, with target of 500,000ha of wildlife rich habitat by 2042. It says it "aims" to support the UN '30:30'.This shows that DEFRA is not genuinely committed because 7m ha is needed to achieve 30:30 in UK. 🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The UK government is legally committed to devote 30% of land for nature by 2030, but doesn't have policies to achieve this. An empty promise. Much land designated as "improving" its biodiversity isn't improving according to the Wildlife Trusts and others so shouldn't be counted towards the target.🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The late Dave Wetzel was a great advocate of Land Value Tax. LVT would help to break down the highly concentrated ownership of land in UK and motivate careful use of land and raise revenue. The current government is unlikely to even implement a wealth tax in the coming budget.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Green Party welcomes government plans to open up the Land Registry more to the public, increasing transparency. Our policy is that the beneficial owner of any UK land should be registered within set period of time, after which land with no registered owner should pass into public ownership.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

The government’s commitment to halve sewage pollution of rivers by 2030, and halve phosphorous by 2028 are weak. Few details of where £104b of private investment to tackle pollution is coming from. Will it just be added to our water bills? The Green Party would nationalise the water companies. 🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

The sea is a very valuable resource which we should all benefit from. The Crown Estate owns the territorial seabed around UK to 22 kilometres out to sea. The Green Party thinks the Crown Estate should bebrought not only under public management, but into public ownership. It should belong to us all.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Green Party Policy is to increase the area of tree cover in England & Wales to 30-40% within 10 years. Currently 13%. Most EU countries already at 30-40%. International tree cover average is 31%.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

The Green Party agrees with @guyshrubsole that owners of all land must be declared on an open Land Register, including the name and address of the true beneficial owners at the end of any chain of ownership. This is current GP policy. There should be a time limit for registering with consequences.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

@carbonbrief.org reports that many scientists + negotiators on reversing biodiversity loss at COP16 feel “the world may have set itself an unachievable nature target”. Green Party strongly believes targets set must be based on what scientists say is necessary, not on what is considered achievable.🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

DEFRA budget for sustainable farming and nature recovery was cut by £100m in the Spending Review. The Green Party would spend twice the £2.7bn per year promised from 2026 to 2029 to support the transition to nature-friendly farming. Total cuts to DEFRA were 15% in real terms.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Green Party policy is that all freehold ownership of land should have attached to it an inseparable obligation to steward the land to protect nature now, and for future generations. An infrastructure will be set up to implement stewardship, inform people about it and monitor it. 🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Green Party believes that on 30% of our land nature must be very highly protected. On the other 70% nature should still be protected. There should be no nature dead zones.

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

We responded to the recent government consultation on “Our Vision for Land Use in England” (a ‘land use framework’). See a summary of the Green Party opinion on the government land use framework in the thread below: 🧵

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Land Use Policy Working Group Green Party of England & Wales @landusegpew.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The Green Party supports Wild Justice’s opposition to burning peat. Peatland must be restored as quickly as possible to a near natural condition. Burning it is incompatible with this. The consultation ends 25th May. www.gov.uk/government/c...

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