The State of Nature has shown us the problem, now we need legal action
A comprehensive study of the state of the UK’s natural environment shows no let up in the decline of our natural world. Experts from more than 70 wildlife organisations have joined with government agencies to present the clearest picture to date of the health of our species across land and sea. It’s pretty grim.
No part of our precious ecosystem is untouched. Many of our most loved species are threatened, including hedgehogs, wild cats, hares, bats, butterflies and birds.
This post is by Alistair Taylor, senior policy officer at the RSPB.
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This post is by Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency and Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England.
This post is by Guy Thompson, managing director of EnTrade, an online marketplace in ecosystem services. He was director of Green Alliance, 2004-06.
This post is by Tom Lancaster, acting head of land use policy at the RSPB.
This post is by Andrew McCloy, chair of the Peak District National Park Authority. He writes here in a personal capacity.
This post is by Georgina Mace, professor of biodiversity and ecosystems at University College London.
While travelling with my dad from Little Rock to Springdale, Arkansas, we took the scenic route through the Ozark National Forest. My lungs, eyes and ears were refreshed by the clean air, bright blue skies and green trees, and the sounds of animals and insects. As someone who has lived in cities for the past seven years, I was reminded of the beauty of the natural environment.