AGreenLiving

JANUARY 6, 2020

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Former advisors Tony Juniper and Jonathon Porritt both confirmed the Prince’s concern about climate change is deeply felt.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2022

Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, said the project had the potential to deliver multiple environmental benefits, including reduced emissions and enhanced climate resilience.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

The latest event in BusinessGreen's Net Zero Festival 2021 , the Net Zero Nature Summit will kick off with a keynote interview with WWF UK CEO Tanya Steel and opening keynote presentation from Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England.

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MAY 6, 2021

The full speaker line up for the virtual event has also been confirmed today, including WWF UK's Tanya Steele, Natural England's Tony Juniper, and author of the hugely influential Dasgupta Review, Sir Partha Dasgupta.

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Business Green

AUGUST 14, 2020

Natural England chair Tony Juniper said today's LNRS pilot funding was an "important milestone" in the UK's nature recovery efforts and emphasised that local action was crucial. "If

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

It's chair Tony Juniper described the platform as a solution to an "apparently-intractable" challenge. Pow added that, in the aftermath of coronavirus, pilots such as this would help the economy to "build back greener". The initiative was designed in partnership with Natural England.

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MAY 6, 2020

Natural England chair Tony Juniper welcomed the decision, praising Spain's "unrivalled commitment to protect and enhance our natural environment [and] excellent leadership skills". "It

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Tony Juniper reflects on the outcome of the COP15 Biodiversity Summit and what is now needed to deliver on the agreement signed by governments in Montreal. Tony Juniper is chair of Natural England.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Operation Noah's report comes as concerns mount that the new UK government could curb its support for a new wave of rewilding and nature recovery schemes.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many of the solutions to climate change are all around us in the natural world," said Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England. Finally, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust has been awarded over £417,000 to work with Hasfield Court Estate to restore 500-hectares in the Severn Vale. 

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England, stressed that urban green spaces could deliver multiple benefits to communities and businesses, while also helping to boost wildlife and enhance climate resilience.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

But Juniper welcomed the record level of business engagement at the summit, noting that progressive private sector engagement had played a key role in the creation of the Paris Agreement.

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MARCH 26, 2022

Seagrasses are a precious part of our marine ecosystem, providing a habitat for a wide variety of species from juvenile fish to our seahorse populations," said Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England. In addition to storing carbon, sea grasses can also help reduce coastal erosion risk and provide habitats for marine animals.

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JULY 7, 2021

Investing in Nature's recovery is a vital national priority," said Natural England chair Tony Juniper. Finally, a new Environmental Benefits from Nature Tool (EBNT) aims to help developers better explore the benefits habitats bring to people, such as improvements to water quality, flood management services, and carbon storage.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Natural England Chair Tony Juniper said: “Chalk streams are unique natural features, and considering that most such rivers in the world are found here in England, we have a particular responsibility to ensure that they are in good health. This is one of the many good proposals in today’s report that needs collective action.”.

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JULY 21, 2022

But Tony Juniper, chair at Natural England, said the new package of measures represented "significant steps forward" in the push to improve water quality across the UK.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Natural England chair Tony Juniper also touted the fund as a major boost for those seeking a career in the environmental sector. "Reaching net zero by 2050 and achieving the government's 25 Year Environment Plan goals for nature can only be done by employing the right skills," she said. "A

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Restoring our natural world after years of decline will bring a wealth of benefits to people, our environment and our economy," said Natural England chair, Tony Juniper. We're pleased to support today's consultation opening which will allow our partners to feed into how the Local Nature Recovery Strategies will run.

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MARCH 16, 2022

Chair of Natural England Tony Juniper conceded that while the UK's network of protected, conservation areas had been vital in supporting nature and species for the past 70 years "we can and must do better". "As

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2022

The new schemes were welcomed by Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England, who said that collectively the government's reforms "mark an historic shift in the way we manage our land, setting us on course toward the production of sustainable food at the same time as rising to the urgent task if halting and reversing the decline of nature".

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, confirmed the public body would now work with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and land managers on the forthcoming peat restoration grant scheme, in addition to rolling out the new partial ban.

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MAY 18, 2021

"A new target for Nature recovery enshrined in law will be a powerful new driver for coordinated action, as was found on cutting greenhouse gas emissions following the passage of the Climate Change Act," said Natural England chair, Tony Juniper.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

Natural England Chair Tony Juniper said the new package was "broad and most welcome and important". As such the response to the new plan welcomed the new ambitions, but also questioned whether the government will now deliver on its goals.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

It is equally important, however, that we combine these efforts with plans for the protection and recovery of the natural environment," said Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England. "In meeting the climate change emergency, it will be vital to reduce emissions from power, heating and transport.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Tony Juniper, chair of regulator Natural England, described peatlands as "precious ecosystems that harbour beautiful and fascinating wildlife, shape the character of iconic landscapes, purify water and help to reduce flood risk".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

However, this week concerns re-emerged that the new UK government could curb its support for a new wave of rewilding and nature recovery schemes.

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Business Green

JANUARY 10, 2022

Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, described Biodiversity Net Gain as an "ambitious and innovative" mechanism for supporting nature, while also delivering "real-life benefits".

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, said setting stronger and clearer standards for nature investment could help to crowd in more private finance towards achieving economic benefits as well as supporting environmental targets.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

"We will support the UK governments to bring countries together and agree an ambitious plan for the recovery of the natural world backed by strong targets for 2030, making this a 'Paris moment' for Nature," said Natural England chair Tony Juniper.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Tony Juniper, the chair of Natural England, told journalists he was encouraged by the business presence of the summit, arguing a reckless underestimation of the value of nature was changing. Once businesses make those commitments, particularly to shareholders, the expectation is they must deliver on them.

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JUNE 1, 2020

Tony Juniper, Chair, Natural England. Chris Dijk, CEO, Modomo Ltd. Robert Little, Partner, MSS Group. Callum Tuckett, COO, Multiplex Europe. Paul Bresnan, Managing Director, MWH Treatment Ltd. John Pettigrew, CEO, National Grid. Kinvara Carey, General Manager, Natural Source Waters Association.

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AUGUST 30, 2021

Our peatlands exemplify the multiple benefits society can reap from healthy natural systems," said Natural England chair Tony Juniper. Protecting and restoring peatlands is therefore increasingly seen as critical to meeting the UK's climate targets.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, said: "We are facing into a series of environmental challenges that are very serious, pressing and which are connected to one another. If we are to take effective action then we will need an ambitious and integrated plan that is geared up to meeting some very challenging targets.

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APRIL 19, 2021

Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, said today's study would provide an invaluable resource for the government as part of its upcoming action plan for trees and woodlands, alongside a package of measures designed to promote the restoration of peatlands.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, told BusinessGreen on the sidelines of the event that discussions had evolved in the two months since COP15 Summit to become more explicitly focused on delivery, noting that countries' historic failure to meet previous global biodiversity targets had loomed large over the talks.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Late last month , Natural England chair Tony Juniper made a speech that issued a thinly-veiled warning to the government against backtracking on its green farming subsidy reforms, as he argued that rolling back nature-protection efforts would pose an "existential threat" to UK food security.

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