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The Wildlife Trusts: Our priorities for the new UK Government
What we're calling for
The landmark 2023 State of Nature Report has shown that the UK – already classified as one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries – is continuing to allow nature to decline.
With election results now in, The Wildlife Trusts are calling on the new incoming UK Government to commit to a plan to finally halt and reverse this trend. Their policies must be targeted towards species recovery, addressing water pollution, funding wildlife-friendly farming, enabling healthy communities, and tackling climate change.
Read our blog below on what we expect from the new government.
Alongside Wildlife and Countryside Link’s Nature 2030 proposals, we want these asks to stand on a platform with nature’s recovery at its heart. It has never been more evident that people care more about the state of their natural environment than ever before.
Beaver swimming with its head just above the water © Russell Savory
Bring back the UK’s lost wildlife
Immense pressure from decades of pollution and habitat loss has driven wildlife into catastrophic decline.
Luke Massey
End river pollution and water scarcity
The UK is ranked as one of the worst countries in Europe for water quality, with pollution beyond legal limits caused by a toxic cocktail of sewage and agricultural pollution.
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Fund wildlife-friendly farming
By supporting farmers to shift towards regenerative, nature-friendly methods, farming has huge potential to deliver a green rural renewal.
Helena Dolby for Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
Enable healthy communities
More than one-third of the population - nearly 9.5 million households in England – are unable to access green places near their home.
Read more on how we believe the new UK Government can deliver on housebuilding targets, whilst tackling the nature, climate and health crises here.
Deadwood and moss in a UK rainforest © Ben Porter
Tackle the climate emergency
Climate change is driving nature’s decline, and the loss of wildlife and wild places leaves us ill-equipped to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to change.
More information
Just ahead of the General Election 2024, The Wildlife Trusts produced a series of briefings around some of the key nature policy issues, which can be downloaded below. You can also download a summary document of the five priority areas that we identified.
