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Valuing Nature: Right or Wrong?

by Josie | Jan 3, 2013

As 2012 drew to a close, one environmental debate showed no sign of abating: should we or should we not ‘value nature’? Perhaps the answer is more complex than a simple yes or no. The idea that nature is to be valued in order to carve it up and sell it off to...

PES: Putting a price on the rivers or paying to protect them?

by Josie | Aug 13, 2012

There has been much debate over recent weeks in the public domain about the possible merits and dangers of putting an economic value on nature (‘Putting a price on the rivers and rain diminishes us all’, George Monbiot, the Guardian, 6th August 2012 and ‘We must put a...

WRT Director explains the Trust’s vision to the House of Lords: the role of Payment for Ecosystem Services schemes in delivery of the WFD.

by Josie | Mar 8, 2012

On the 1st of February this year, Trust director, Dr Dylan Bright, travelled to London to give evidence to the House of Lords EU Select Committee inquiry on EU Freshwater Policy. During the hour-long session, Dr Bright was quizzed intensively on his views on the Water...

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Valuing Nature: Right or Wrong?

PES: Putting a price on the rivers or paying to protect them?

WRT Director explains the Trust’s vision to the House of Lords: the role of Payment for Ecosystem Services schemes in delivery of the WFD.

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