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Right now we're watching Living In #Hackney @hackneycouncil scrutiny meeting closely. Great to hear that the council is saying that they recognise the importance of our parks and green spaces.
Green space has been especially vital this year.
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Green space has been especially vital this year.
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The council says it's going to plant canopy trees, which is great but takes a long time to mature. So as was illustrated tragically in the last year we must:
Protect older trees
Ensure planting is managed by experts so trees don’t die.
Prioritise biodiversity
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Protect older trees Ensure planting is managed by experts so trees don’t die. Prioritise biodiversity2/
Big numbers are great but without proper forward planning new tree planting will fail and the big numbers will remain nothing but spin and Greenwash
How it started:
https://news.hackney.gov.uk/new-6500-tree-edible-forest-to-be-planted-in-hackney-marshes/
How it's going:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEMaBv2HE7x
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How it started:
https://news.hackney.gov.uk/new-6500-tree-edible-forest-to-be-planted-in-hackney-marshes/
How it's going:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEMaBv2HE7x
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It's not like we haven't been here before. Look back to 2011:
https://sustainablehackney.org.uk/profiles/blogs/thank-for-rain-1-but-it-s-too-late-for-4-000-hackney-trees
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https://sustainablehackney.org.uk/profiles/blogs/thank-for-rain-1-but-it-s-too-late-for-4-000-hackney-trees
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The council is right to introduce a nature recovery plan, however we need to protect the biodiveristy we have. For example the biodiversity loss in Lea Marshes last year. @SaveLeaMarshes
https://twitter.com/SaveLeaMarshes/status/1159866603577774080?s=20
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https://twitter.com/SaveLeaMarshes/status/1159866603577774080?s=20
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We're concerned that by increasing the ease of putting events on in parks and increased commercialisation of the space (cafes etc) the council may be reduce access for residents, increase noise, etc.
e.g. dance festival on the marhses: https://www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2020/12/22/lea-marshes-end-of-year-review-2020/
@SaveLeaMarshes
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e.g. dance festival on the marhses: https://www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2020/12/22/lea-marshes-end-of-year-review-2020/
@SaveLeaMarshes
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It's great the council is talking about green corridors in the borough, but it's equally important to campaign to protect the trees and green infrastructure that we already have,
https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2021/01/05/desperately-campaigners-mourn-felling-happy-man-tree/
@happymantree
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https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2021/01/05/desperately-campaigners-mourn-felling-happy-man-tree/
@happymantree
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We're positive about improving green space on estates. It's vitally
important that this is resident led. We must also protect green space on estates and wherever possible not build on them.
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important that this is resident led. We must also protect green space on estates and wherever possible not build on them.
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It's great that @hackneycouncil is finally beginning to reduce its use of toxic glyphosate which is a potential cancer risk and could damage biodiversity. 
We've campaigned on this for years alongside @NonToxicHackney etc. It must end now!
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We've campaigned on this for years alongside @NonToxicHackney etc. It must end now! 9/
