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you believe

the EU’s existing protections, and build on them The Wildlife Trusts believe that
nature matters in its own right and
that everyone should have the
opportunity to experience the joy of
Fisheries wildlife and wild places in their daily
lives. Surely this is why it hurts so
much to lose a favourite tree or see a kestrel killed
on the road. It explains why our hearts leap at a
Keep murmuration of starlings; and why we grimace

Momentum on banning when we hear of children who have never had the
discards and moving to chance to run along a beach.
sustainable fishing
We believe that people are part of nature and
yet so much of its variety and joy has been ripped
slowly and painfully from 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.
FISHFIGHT.NET But there is unprecedented pressure to release
new land for house-building, uncertainty about the
future direction of farming, and a risk of trade
180 MPs deals lowering environmental standards.
Introduce Perhaps the biggest risk of all is that, in
the face of such turmoil in world
More protection for vulnerable and counting politics and such urgency to ensure
habitats, and let fish stocks recover Britain is “open for business”, the
environment is overlooked. Yet it is
In the last issue we asked every the foundation upon which a healthy
MP to sign a pledge to help and prosperous society depends.

make the UK a world leader on We know most people in this
environmental protection and country do care about nature and
future generations. But we need your
climate change, and restore

nature. See who signed at

PAUL NAYLOR green-alliance.org.uk/ help to keep reminding those in the

GreenerUK centre of the whirlpool of change why

they need to act for the environment. Think
of the impact we could have together if all
800,000 members of our movement wrote a
short, heart-felt letter to our elected politicians
Who are the Greener UK coalition? calling for sustainable fishing and farming, and for
improved protection for the environment.
Greener UK is a group of 13 All of them say that leaving
environmental organisations the EU is the moment to Sometimes it’s hard to know what to say. But
representing almost eight restore and enhance the UK’s those are usually the times that it matters most to
million people. It includes environment. More on say something. So why not simply say what you
The Wildlife Trusts, the wildlifetrusts.org/ believe?

National Trust and the RSPB. Greener-UK

DAVID CHAPMAN Stephanie Hilborne OBE
Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts
@stephhilborne

Wherever you are in the UK, your Wildlife Trust is protecting and
standing up for wildlife and wild places in your area. Contact
us on enquiry@wildlifetrusts.org or 01636 677711. To join your
Wildlife Trust, visit wildlifetrusts.org/joinus. Natural World, The Kiln,
Waterside, Mather Road, Newark, Notts NG24 1WT. Editor Rupert
Paul Layout editor Dan Hilliard Communications o cer Catherine
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