Marine planning is all at sea

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The UK needs the equivalent of a Land Use Framework for the ocean, writes Wildlife Trusts chief executive Craig Bennett

‘Spatial planning' is not the most glamorous of phrases, but – as a policy concept – it is now all the rage. A Land Use Framework consultation was launched last month by the government to pioneer ‘a new...

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