Government appoints Special Representative for Nature in 'landmark first'

This is a joint role between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Defra

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Government appoints Special Representative for Nature in 'landmark first'

The Government has appointed Ruth Davis as its first Special Representative for Nature. Ruth Davis is described as 'one of the country's leading environmental policy experts', with over twenty-five...

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