
C4PMC
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A Network of Moorland Community Workers Campaigning to PROTECT JOBS, PREVENT WILDFIRES and PRESERVE NATURE across the uplands.
Joined October 2019
Wildfires ravaging Europe offer stark warning to Britain, yet we seem to be the only country restricting wildfire prevention tools like controlled burning. What on earth is going on? @NaturalEngland .
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Thousands of firefighters across Europe are battling an ongoing wave of wildfires, some of which have been burning for days, as temperatures continue to rise. In many countries the military have...
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The 2018 Saddleworth fire was made worse by a lack of controlled burning, says Thirsk and Malton MP @kevinhollinrake. Managed moors are firebreaks; unmanaged ones are kindling.
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Labour MP for Bishop Auckland @SamJRushworth reminisces about Let's Learn Moor and the rare bird species that thrive on the moors because of the work of gamekeepers.
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Chris Packham and @WildJustice_org say grouse shooting is "economically insignificant" - tell that to the thousands of people across the country whose jobs depend on it. Thank you @RishiSunak
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It's ok @ChrisGPackham, everybody hurts sometimes. Read our report on Monday's driven grouse shooting debate:
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Former Prime Minister @RishiSunak tells @ChrisGPackham and co. that a ban on grouse shooting will hurt ordinary, working people the most. Can Packham look gamekeepers in the eyes and tell them their livelihoods are "insignificant"?
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"The committee room cameras pan to @ChrisGPackham in the audience, head in his hands, and dismay turns to exasperation as it dawns on him: if grouse shooting is going anywhere, it won’t be under this government. ".
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In case there was any doubt, yesterday’s Westminster Hall debate on driven grouse shooting, made it crystal clear that the government has no plans to ban the sport, and the general mood in Parliament...
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RSPB admit, albeit reluctantly, that there had been “a notable increase in the numbers of breeding hen harriers in England compared to 2016, with a total of 50 territorial pairs being recorded, resulting in the successful fledging of 141 chicks”.
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Today, to the surprise of no one, the RSPB released their latest report, ‘Hen Harriers in the Firing Line'. Even by their standards of spreading misinformation, this report is a new low for the...
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“[We should] stop the practice of pheasant shooting altogether. There should be no hunting in Britain; it’s a selfish, senseless way of behaving.”. Former London Deputy Mayor Baroness Jones shows how little the @TheGreenParty understands the countryside.
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Wednesday’s debate in the House of Lords on ‘reducing the risk and mitigating the effects of wildfire’ was, for the most part, a masterclass in intelligent, rational, and focussed debate. Introduced...
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There were over 30 wildfires in the Peak District this spring, mostly on land that is not managed with controlled burning. When will the likes of @Natures_Voice and @nationaltrust realise that rewetting isn't working. Find out more:
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In just 3 months, the Peak District suffered over 30 wildfires, mostly on land that is not managed using controlled burning. Landowners including @Natures_Voice and @nationaltrust need to put human lives and the health of our moorlands first.
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The Campaign for the Protection of Moorland Communities (C4PMC) has rolled out an advertising campaign in the Peak District, criticising landowners including the National Trust, Royal Society for the...
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