A coalition of 80 charities led by Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL), are urging all political parties to ramp up their ambition on environmental issues in the forthcoming general election. WCL launched the Nature 2030 campaign in July alongside Froglife and others, including the National Trust, The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB, and Woodland Trust.
As part of the Nature 2030 campaign, WCL has produced a series of videos featuring young people putting their nature questions to Chris Packham and Liz Bonnin. The young people asked some great questions and we hope this will remind everyone that action we take now will determine their future and the world their children will grow up in.
The Nature 2030 report outlines a 5-point plan of landmark measures needed to restore nature by 2030. The coalition is calling on all political parties to get behind these proposals in their general election manifestos to deliver on public appetite for greater environmental ambition and to meet binding targets for nature by 2030 and climate by 2050.
The 30 x 30 progress report shows that the rapid loss of wildlife shows no sign of slowing. Many ecosystems, from the uplands to the coastline, are in fragile condition, 15% of species are at risk of extinction in the UK, with the country being one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. Over a third of nutrient pollution in rivers is caused by agricultural run-off and 90% of lowland ponds in the UK, critical habitat for amphibians, were lost in the 20th century, many from the farmed landscape. Heathland habitat, invaluable for our reptiles, has declined by between 30% and 50% in the last 60 years.
Posted On: 08/01/2024
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