Natural England gets £15m in extra government funding
by Phoebe Weston from Environment | The Guardian on (#53KWJ)
One-off rise only 10% of what has been cut since 2009', says Green party
The government has allocated 15m in additional funding to Natural England for this financial year after a decade of cuts that have left England's wildlife agency in crisis".
Natural England's chairman, Tony Juniper, said the funding marked a significant change of trend" in the financing of the government body, which has seen its budget slashed by 180m since 2008.
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