Kent Wildlife Trust response to Government plans for nature and net zero
Seeds of hope planted but root and branch change on mammoth scale still needed, say The Wildlife Trusts.
Seeds of hope planted but root and branch change on mammoth scale still needed, say The Wildlife Trusts.
Local initiatives at Kent Wildlife Trust aim to tackle global climate and nature crisis
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is coming, and it’s coming fast. With it comes huge opportunity and significant risk. Either way, it’ll be one of the biggest changes to UK conservation funding for decades. So what is it? Read on to find out more.
The long-awaited publication of the Environment Bill is welcome but The Wildlife Trusts are concerned that the Bill must not be delayed further if we are to tackle the serious environmental challenges we face. Cross-party support is needed to trigger nature’s recovery.
The Queen’s Speech commits to a new Environment Bill but we need to see measures taken right away.
The UK’s wildlife continues to decline, according to the State of Nature 2019 report. The latest findings show that since rigorous scientific monitoring began in the 1970s there has been a 13% decline in average abundance across wildlife studied and that the declines continue unabated.
Kent Wildlife Trust this week joined 12,000 people from across the UK in Westminster for historic natural environment and climate lobby with MPs outside Parliament.
Climate change is considered to be one of the biggest long term threats to our natural environment and is one of the major challenges facing Kent Wildlife Trust as we plan for the future.