"The #chancellor’s own calculations are off if she attaches no #economicvalue to #nature. In one #scientificstudy that tried to quantify the economic contribution of #wildlife, #researchers found that losing pest-eating #bats in North American #farmland would cost farmers several billions of dollars in #croplosses."

Why bats need tunnels
https://theconversation.com/why-bats-need-tunnels-248782

#netzero
#Environment
#environmentprotections
#naturalenvironment
#conservation
#planningreform
#biodiversity

A new law going through Westminster has the power to change the standards that ensure the food and drink we import is safe, protects animal welfare, keeps Scotland’s hard-earned global reputation as a trusted quality producer

#SupportLocalScotland
#FoodandDrink
#FoodStandards
#AnimalWelfare
#EnvironmentProtections
#SupportScottishFoodandDrink
#keepScotlandtheBrand

Read the article here:

https://www.thenational.scot/politics/23105383.new-westminster-law-will-another-brexit-hit-scotlands-food/