Graham Godwin-Pearson

Founding Member

Graham Godwin-Pearson has been involved with the Conservative Party since 2005 in various roles and has written for think tanks and the media on environmental issues for most of this time, having visited conservation efforts in Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America. He studied Chemistry at Bath University and has served as a Conservative councillor in rural Somerset.

News

Faroes whale & dolphin hunt - trading debate secured for consideration

Parliament will consider debating the trading relationship the UK has with the Faroe Islands, after the petition started by campaigner Dominic Dyer reached 100,000 signatures today. The petition calls on the Government to suspend the free trade agreement (FTA) with the Faroes until the slaughter of

Government eyes bottom-trawling ban for North Sea and Dorset

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has unveiled plans to ban bottom-trawling in parts of the North Sea and on the South Dorset coast, in order to protect the marine environment, with a consultation that lasts until the end of March 2021. DEFRA Secretary George Eustice said, “Now that we

Denmark aims to end fish farming expansion

The Danish Government is to begin discussing two bills that will prevent further expansion of fish farming and more effectively supervise existing aquaculture. Considered by some as perhaps an environmentally-friendly alternative to commercial trawler fishing, in reality the opposite is true.