Owen Paterson backs ancient woodland 'offsetting'

Developers could be allowed to destroy ancient woodland if they agreed to plant many more trees elsewhere, the environment secretary has suggested. Owen Paterson told the Times "biodiversity offsetting" could give "a better environment over the long term". via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25599249#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa