A new cross-disciplinary group has been set up to help forge links between different sectors related to the built environment and to broaden understanding of the most pressing industry issues. Read more
A new report reveals that business leaders in biodiversity-rich developing economies are concerned about losses of ‘natural capital’. Read more
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, has announced a programme of spending cuts for England’s schools. Read more
The Infrastructure Planning Commission, an independent body set up by the last Government, will be scrapped, according to Greg Clark, the Decentralisation Minister. Read more
CABE has published a new report on housing standards that advocates the use of landscape architects. Read more
‘Garden grabbing’ could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to new measures that give councils greater power to prevent unwanted development in local gardens. Read more
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is pressing the case for wider provision of green infrastructure (GI) in its latest briefing report. Read more
Defence Estates (DE) and the Woodland Trust have entered into a partnership to boost the UK’s woodland cover across Ministry of Defence (MoD) land. Read more