One Planet News: Cutting nature-friendly farming would be dangerously costly

Funding cuts would be disastrous for nature and for us

Photo by Erik Karits on Unsplash

By Annette J Beveridge

Nature-friendly farming may be on the chopping block in the Government’s upcoming spending review, which takes place in June.

Slashing this budget would be devastating for wildlife and farmers, but it would also impact everyone. Here’s why:

Water pollution

Water pollution often occurs from pesticides …