"Trees aren't good long term carbon stores" plants, peat-lands and biodiversity with Joshua Styles

As wildfires ravage the U.S west coast it has never been more pertinent  to think about what rising global temperatures are doing to our natural environments. The wild fires in Australia at the beginning of this year  killed nearly 3 billion animals, our choices and the choices of our leaders and governments affect the world around us all. If we are to tackle the climate crisis how do we defend and reinvigorate the natural world? Are we putting too much emphasis on counting carbon instead of the costs on the natural world itself?This week we are joined by Joshua Styles (@joshual951), from the North West Rare Plants Initiative (NWRPI). We discuss the current state of  flora & fauna protections in the UK, how the slashing of planning regulation is endangering some of our rarest wild life and is planting trees the best solution to our carbon problem?**Links**North West Rare Planet Initiative http://nwrpi.weebly.com/plants before Pandas- the guardian documentary on Joshhttps://youtu.be/qW_XnT-MjtUNick Moles episode on pesticideshttps://www.buzzsprout.com/919177/4360112 **Shout Outs**Chester Zoo@chesterzooLancashire Wildlife trust@LancswildlifeCity of Trees@CityofTreesMcrCladiators @McrCladiatorsLabour for a green new deal Legend Jill Axford@JillAxfordIf you like the show tell your friends!Find us onTwitter:@MCRGND_PODInsta: ManchestergndpodFB:MCRGNDPODSupport the show