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B ritain's environment faces significant risks from Brexit, with protections for wildlife and millions of euros in funding for environmental programmes now facing an uncertain future. But the pending departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union will free lawmakers to craft UK-specific legislation — and some environmental researchers spot a rare chance to use their expertise to shape future policy. " The decision to leave the European Union presents substantial risks, but also significant opportunities, " says Sue Hartley, an ecologist at the University of York, UK, and president of the British Ecological Society. She gave evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into the impact of Brexit on the environment, which was led by Member of Parliament Mary Cre-agh and released its conclusions on 4 January. The process of leaving the EU is due to start by the end of March 2017, and must be completed within two years. To avoid a sudden change in how things work, the UK government says it will introduce a 'great repeal bill' that will largely convert EU laws into UK ones. But it will then be able to modify or strike out EU laws, something that currently requires unwieldy negotiations with the rest of the EU. Some environmental campaigners are worried about what this will mean for the EU legislation that currently safeguards UK birds and habitats. " The evidence has shown that these directives are effective, " says Martin Harper, conservation director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Creagh's committee has called for an act to safeguard existing protections for UK wildlife ahead of the implementation of the great repeal bill. But environmental researchers, many of whom have spent years pushing for reforms to huge EU programmes only to be frustrated by the slow pace of change, also spy an opportunity — in particular when it comes to one of the most contentious pieces of EU legislation, the Common Agricultural Policy, or CAP. In the United Kingdom, most CAP funding is spent on direct payments to farmers to support their income. This amounts to around £1.8 billion (US$2.2 billion) annually. A smaller proportion — £400 million — goes to programmes that benefit the environment, such as paying for buffer strips between fields to promote wildlife habitat or to reduce damage from fertilizers. ENVIRONMENT Brexit is chance for greener nation UK environmental scientists plan to push for policy changes …

Brexit offers rare chance to make Britain greener