How will we cope and what will be the impact as some of the familiar organisations that have a stake in Green Infrastructure, the environment and rural communities face restructuring or abolition?   On the 14 October The Government announced a reorganisation of quangos in an attempt, it says, to improve accountability and cut costs.  These are some of the names and the Government's intentions. 

• Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board: under consideration - Initiate debate with industry about future of body, including non-public sector options
• British Waterways: no longer a Public Corporation - Abolish as a public corporation in England and Wales and create a new waterways charity – similar to a National Trust for the waterways
• Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment: under Consideration - Still considering the options for reform
• Commission for Rural Communities: no longer an NDPB - Abolish and reinforce Government's capacity to reflect rural interests in policies and programmes, as previously announced
• Cycling England: no longer an NDPB - Abolish body. We have announced a Local Sustainable Travel Fund and will explore ways of marshalling expert input on cycling issues, including to support the Fund
• English Heritage: retain - retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government
• Environment Agency: retain and substantially reform - Reform through structural, process and cultural change to become a more efficient and customer focused organisation; and clarify accountabilities. Further announcements after the spending review. The Environment Agency in Wales may move to form part of a WAG Environmental Body
• Forestry Commission: retain and substantially reform - Details of reform will be set out by Defra later in the autumn as part of the Government’s strategic approach to forestry in England. The Forestry Commission in Wales may move to form part of a WAG Environmental Body
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee: retain - Retain on grounds of impartiality
• National Forest Company: retain - Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of government
• National Parks Authorities (x9): retain - Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent of government; but review governance and increase accountability
• Natural England: retain and substantially reform - Reform through structural, process and cultural change to become a more efficient and customer focused organisation; and clarify accountabilities. Further announcements after the spending review
• Sustainable Development Commission: under consideration - Future of body currently being considered in light of Defra's decision to withdraw funding at end of 2010/11; as previously announced.