The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world, with increasingly fragmented remnants of wildlife habitat isolated across our land and seas. We know that 41% of our wildlife species have declined in abundance since the early 1970s, and 15% of our species are threatened with extinction.
Given these historic and more recent losses, it is no longer enough just to protect the wildlife that remains. The Wildlife Trusts will be at the forefront of efforts to reverse the declines in nature, on land and at sea. We will put nature firmly in recovery by making more space for it and connecting habitats at a landscape scale, restoring the abundance of nature and getting it working again; for example, making sure our wetlands are wet, and reintroducing missing ‘keystone’ species.
Working with partners and influencing others, from farmers and fishers to businesses and politicians, we will restore natural processes and reconnect wilder land and seascapes to bring our wildlife back at scale and create places where people and nature can thrive together.
