Guy Shrubsole is in the news for pushing land ownership reforms in England to boost green space use and hit net zero. He’s a British researcher and author.
Recent stories highlight ongoing conflicts over land use, including efforts to define genuine farming in Hawai'i, land preservation in Michigan, and Australian national parks' private tourism projects. These issues reflect broader debates on conservation, development, and public access, with significant implications for ecosystems and communities.
The UK government will lift paywalls from large parts of the Land Registry to improve land ownership transparency. A new land use framework aims to balance climate, nature, and development needs, with a focus on restoring peatlands, expanding green spaces, and managing land for net zero targets. The reforms also include a new policy for indigenous land reclamation in California and discussions on rewilding borders in Europe.