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s existing protections, and build on them Say what you believe
Fisheries The Wildlife Trusts believe that nature
matters in its own right and that everyone
should have the opportunity to experience
Keep the joy of wildlife and wild places in their
daily lives. Surely this is why it hurts so much
Momentum on banning to lose a favourite tree or see a kestrel killed
discards and moving to on the road. It explains why our hearts leap
sustainable fishing at a murmuration of starlings; and why we grimace when we
hear of children who have never had the chance to run along
a beach.
We believe that people are part of nature and yet so much
of its variety and joy has been ripped slowly and painfully from
fishfight.net our land and from our souls. Together, we must put wildlife
back into our country and into our lives. And your support for
your Wildlife Trust is helping us to do just that.
But there is unprecedented pressure to
Introduce 210 MPs release new land for house-building,
uncertainty about the future direction of
More protection for vulnerable habitats, and and counting farming, and a risk of trade deals lowering
let fish stocks recover environmental standards. Perhaps the
In the last issue we asked every MP biggest risk of all is that, in the face of such
to sign a pledge to help make the UK turmoil in world politics and such urgency
a world leader on environmental to ensure Britain is ‘open for business’, the
paul naylor protection and climate change, and environment is overlooked. Yet it is the
restore nature. See who signed foundation upon which a healthy and
at green-alliance.org.uk/ prosperous society depends.
We know most people in this country do
GreenerUK
care about nature and future generations. But we
need your help to keep reminding those in the
centre of the whirlpool of change why they need to act
Who are the Greener UK coalition? for the environment. Think of the impact we could have
together if all 800,000 members of our movement wrote a
Greener UK is a group of 13 say that leaving the EU is the short, heart-felt letter to our elected politicians calling for
environmental organisations moment to restore and sustainable fishing and farming, and for improved protection
representing almost eight enhance the UK’s for the environment.
million people. It includes The environment. More on
Sometimes it’s hard to know what to say. But those are
Wildlife Trusts, the National wildlifetrusts.org/ usually the times that it matters most to say something. So why
not simply say what you believe?
Trust and the RSPB. All of them Greener-UK
david chapman Stephanie Hilborne OBE
Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts
@stephhilborne
If your family or friends share your interest in wildlife please
encourage them to join their nearest Wildlife Trust. There are 47
Wildlife Trusts across the UK with more than 800,000 members. We are
the largest UK voluntary organisation dedicated to conserving all the
UK’s habitats and species.
For links to all Wildlife Trusts go to wildlifetrusts.org
twitter @wildlifetrusts
facebook.com/wildlifetrusts
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