Expert Comment: Building faster, building fairer: can we make growth work for nature?

Published on October 29, 2025

Dame E.J. Milner-Gulland, Professor of Biodiversity in Oxford University’s Department of Biology, explains why conservationists and researchers are concerned about the proposed Planning & Infrastructure Bill, and what needs to change for UK growth to not come at nature’s expense.
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