Yesterday the Government announced new plans to restore nature, including a £500 million commitment to Landscape Recovery projects, enabling farmers and land managers to restore nature at scale, reduce flood risk, and improve water quality while creating green jobs.

In case you are reporting on this development and are looking for expert input, you may be interested in the following reaction from Dr Beth Robinson, a Biodiversity Consultant at Biodiversify – the leading British conservation consultancy supporting Defra, Natural England, and Amazon to act for nature.

"This £500 million commitment to Landscape Recovery shows government is treating nature restoration as economic infrastructure, not discretionary spending.

“With only two projects currently moving into delivery from dozens in development, the real test is whether this funding translates into implementation agreements at the scale needed—not just for a handful of pilots, but for the majority of projects in the pipeline.

"Farmers and land managers have seen policy shifts before. What unlocks private capital and drives genuine landscape transformation is consistent, long-term government backing they can build their businesses around.

"If government maintains this momentum and converts development-phase projects into funded delivery, the UK can lead the global nature economy while rebuilding the ecosystems our prosperity depends on. But momentum means action, not announcements."

Dr Beth Robinson, Biodiversity Consultant at Biodiversify