Press releases - Wildlife and Countryside Link

Main parties to go head-to-head on plans to recover nature and tackle climate crisis at major hustings event

Published on: 3 June 2024

Nature and climate crisis will be in focus on Monday 17 June as the environmental spokespeople of England’s five largest parties are invited to set out how they will recover nature and create healthier wild places to store carbon, help wildlife recover, and boost public health.

Politicians are not doing enough to protect the environment for future generations say UK public

Published on: 22 May 2024

New polling released on International Day for Biodiversity (22 May) reveals that most of the UK public (71%) think that the Government isn’t doing enough to protect the environment for the next generation. [1] The majority of voters of all political stripes think the environment is not being protected adequately for the next generation, with 56% of Conservative voters, 86% of Labour and 80% of Lib Dem 2019 voters all saying this is the case.

Extreme weather is opening the floodgates to nature invaders in the UK

Published on: 20 May 2024

As climate change brings more extreme rainfall & floods we’re seeing the perfect conditions in the UK for the spread of established invaders like Japanese Knotweed, along with an increased risk of new ones arriving including Red Imported Fire Ants.

Debate on global biodiversity commitments - environment groups warn the UK needs more than a wish list for nature

Published on: 14 May 2024

Nature groups are calling for plan on how UK will meet global nature targets (agreed at COP15( to set out how the UK will contribute to the global effort to halt and reverse the decline of nature by 2030, to close the big gap between ambition and action

Charities meet with Liberal Democrat environmental spokesperson to call for General Election commitments to stop nature’s collapse

Published on: 8 May 2024

Environmental groups met today with Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat frontbench spokesperson for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to deliver the ‘Nature 2030 Open Letter’, signed by over 100,000 people across the country.

Nature charities back UK pressing ahead with world-leading sandeel protections, despite EU legal pressure

Published on: 30 April 2024

UK and international conservation groups, are today announcing their strong support for the UK Government committing to closing Scottish and English North Sea waters to sandeel fishing, in the face of EU opposition to the action.

Wildlife and climate campaigners unite in what could be the biggest ever march for nature

Published on: 24 April 2024

Environment campaigners are urging anyone who cares for nature to unite and march through London to Parliament Square on Saturday 22 June, with a simple demand to all political parties: Restore Nature Now.

‘100,000 voices for nature can’t be ignored’ Charities meet with Green Party co-leader to call for action to stop nature’s collapse at the next election

Published on: 15 April 2024

Environmental groups met with the co-leader of the Green Party Adrian Ramsay at Black Bourn Valley Reserve in Suffolk to deliver their ‘Nature 2030 Open Letter’ signed by 100,000 people across the country

Wildlife and Countryside Link reacts to publication of storm overflow spill data for 2023

Published on: 28 March 2024

As figures show a big increase in sewage pollution, campaigners are calling for measures including making polluters pay for the damage they cause, and a for a green duty to drive more investment into natural solutions to clean up river catchments countrywide

Charity responds to recent announcements on the use of harmful pesticides

Published on: 5 March 2024

Ahead of a Westminister Hall debate (Tuesday 5th March) on the continued use of Neonicotinoids, Wildlife and Countryside Link has again called for the phasing out of toxic pesticides and for the government to deliver on its long-awaited strategy on pesticide use.

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