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coalition of environmentalists, said promises to be undermined by a program to stimulate economic growth "at all costs"

The government fails to meet most of its commitments to help wildlife and landscape, a coalition of conservation groups, he said.

groups said that while ministers had done, and the champions of green on the international scene, is committed to protecting the environment at home was challenged by a program short term to promote economic growth "at almost any cost."

assessment, supported by 29 organizations, which uses a traffic light to see if the government's promises on the environment 16 are supported by sound policies and on the road.

's report to verify the nature of the fauna and Link Campaign criticized the government for a series of controversial policies, which supported the ecologists have shown that the ministers did not protect nature.

among them the dependence of a sacrifice of badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis, attempts by ministers to have publicly owned forestry enterprises and charities and the dispute over changes in the planning system, which opponents fear that lead to damage development in the area.

Only two of the promises contained in the agreement governing coalition has given a green rating in the report, but the Secretary for the Environment, Caroline Spelman, insisted that the government is working to implement the practice of green policies.

She told the BBC today: ".. The government is 15 months of his life can expect to achieve everything the first year"

was approved by conservation groups for action on promises to oppose the resumption of commercial whaling, and push for a ban on ivory sales.

September commitments have been given an amber rating, because the groups said that ministers could not support the positive ambition and rhetoric of political success.

seven promises were given a red light, including the promise to reform the planning system to give people more say in what happened in their neighborhoods and create a presumption in favor sustainable development planning.