"... I sought to make it a law which would prevent building on areas with vulnerable and endangered species and ancient woodland. This included a block on any developments where an ecological survey showed the area was home to protected species."

Protecting Yorkshire’s #greenspaces can help people and the planet
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/protecting-yorkshires-green-spaces-can-help-people-and-the-planet/

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Protecting Yorkshire’s green spaces can help people and the planet

Jon Trickett, MP for Hemsworth, sets out a new approach to development

Yorkshire Bylines
COMMENTARY: Ontario’s Greenbelt is safe for now, but will the scandal alter Doug Ford’s course?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's extraordinary reversal on his decision to open the GTA's Greenbelt for housing development flows from two colossal political miscalculations.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/9986305/ontario-greenbelt-safe-doug-ford-scandal-commentary/
COMMENTARY: Ontario’s Greenbelt is safe for now, but will the scandal alter Doug Ford’s course?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's extraordinary reversal on his decision to open the GTA's Greenbelt for housing development flows from two colossal political miscalculations.

Global News