Peers joined members of the P4P team, and over 10,000 farmers, policy makers and members of the public, at Groundswell Agricultural Festival last week to learn about the important role of regenerative agriculture. One of the key messages across the day was that a move towards a more regenerative system will make the UK and its farming sector more resilient to geopolitical and climate related pressures and shocks, such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz which has increased

P4P Chair , Baroness Professor Kathy Willis has written to The Guardian highlighting the stark inequalities across England when it comes to accessing to nature-rich places, and the lost health, wellbeing and economic benefits that they can provide. Her letter responds to new research commissioned by Wildlife and Countryside Link, which shows that England’s poorest communities face the deepest cuts to green space under proposed changes to planning law. Kathy’s own research

A cross-party group of Peers have urged the Government to phase out the use of forest biomass in the UK’s energy system as soon as possible, warning that it exacerbates climate change, harms nature and undermines energy security. They have also underlined that the UK imports millions of tonnes of biomass every year from Estonia, Latvia, the US and Canada. As recent global events have demonstrated, relying on imports to feed our power stations undermines energy security. While