By Paul Homewood

 

h/t Jonathan Scott

 I may be wrong, but I have yet to see the BBC run a report on companies that want a recovery plan based on business needs!

Yet they have plenty of space to publicise green groups demands.

 

A wildlife charity has suggested ways Wales can recover from the coronavirus outbreak and protect the environment at the same time.

The RSPB wants politicians to commit to its "green recovery" plan, which it says can benefit people, the economy and the environment.

Its plan includes less priority for building new roads in favour of improving public transport.

The Welsh Government said it was committed to a "green-led" recovery.

Katie-Jo Luxton, director of RSPB Cymru, said: "This is the time to put in place a green recovery that will restore nature, tackle climate change and secure the wellbeing of this and future generations.

"Responding to Covid-19 and Brexit presents Wales with a unique opportunity to do things differently.

"We must put aside our reliance on fossil fuels and destructive, polluting industries and instead opt for a plan that stimulates sustainable economic recovery that is good for nature and people."

Lockdown rules have offered a glimpse where wildlife has been allowed to flourish.

With council services on hold, roadside wildflowers have been left to bloom, becoming habitats for species of flowers and bees.

Even wild goats have been attracted off the higher grounds to roam town centres, due to the quiet streets.

Image caption These Cardneddau mountain ponies have had the run of the RSPB’s nature reserve at Conwy, which is closed

Helen Jowett is manager of the RSPB’s reserve in Conwy and one of the few staff left on the site. The reserve is closed to the public and most of her colleagues have been furloughed.

"There’s a real sense that nature has been able to take over during the lockdown in ways that wouldn’t have been possible previously. I think people have appreciated that," she said.

"I hope that we’ll be able to see nature continue to play a bigger part in our lives as the lockdown is lifted."

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Islands off the Welsh coast boast some of the biggest bird colonies in the world

The RSPB has also said the Welsh Government should aim for greenhouse gas emissions to be at net zero by 2045, and should put laws in place to make sure this happens.

It is calling for stronger laws to protect the environment, particularly sensitive habitats like woodlands, peatlands, semi-natural grasslands and seagrass meadows. The charity says extra funding should be prioritised to restore habitats like these.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-52799589

 

The RSPB long ago sold its soul to the climate lobby, but this latest demand is nothing more than a political manifesto.

Public transport instead of roads? Sorry, but what the hell has that got to do with the RSPB?

Destructive, polluting industries? I’m sure the steelworkers at Port Talbot will welcome the news that the RSPB want to shut them down.

Funnily enough, the RSPB don’t see the irony in their comment that nature has been able to take over at their nature reserve, whilst most of their staff are furloughed. Perhaps they all ought to be redeployed as bus drivers, instead of the steelworkers!

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May 27, 2020 at 01:03PM