After twelve days of talks and two years of delay, negotiators at COP15 in Montreal have agreed a historic global deal to protect nature. The new Global Biodiversity Framework enshrines the target of protecting 30% of land and sea for nature in international law, and commits richer countries to providing $30bn a year to...
Government’s new Environment Act targets defy public opinion on polluted rivers and wildlife recovery
The Wildlife Trusts are appalled that Government ignores public’s plea to improve river health and protected places – and allows nature to flatline for next 20 years Today, the Government unveiled their overdue domestic environmental targets while taking the stage at the international nature conference, COP15, where negotiators are attempting to agree a global...
Twelve Birds of Christmas
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No Nature. No Future. Abundant, healthy wildlife and a thriving environment are the answer to many of the challenges we face today. Without nature, there will be no food, no growth, no security, no peace of mind. No future. And yet, UK Government has launched an attack on nature – suggesting the laws in...
Marvellous mustelids
Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces this incredible collection of carnivores. What is a mustelid? Mustelid probably isn’t a word that most people use very often. Everyone has heard of stoats and weasels, but you might be unaware that these carnivorous animals belong to a group of mammals called the mustelids. Other members of the...
Little tangible progress for nature at COP27 as the world heads to Montreal next month
The nature and climate crises are two sides of the same coin, and one cannot be solved without tackling the other. So as the gavel finally rests on a deal at COP27, and with just a handful of weeks until the international biodiversity conference in Montreal, we review COP27’s key outcomes for nature. The...
Commitments to HS2 and Sizewell C undermine Government promises on climate
Absence of nature’s recovery in today’s Autumn Statement puts future prosperity at risk Today the Government published its Autumn Statement. While The Wildlife Trusts are pleased that the Government remains fully committed to the UK’s climate obligations, including a 68% reduction in our own emissions, it is still not on track to meet this...
Hibernation – wildlife’s winter survival strategy
The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through winter. Winter brings very different challenges to the UK’s wildlife – temperatures are lower and food is often harder to find. Many...
The Government misses Environment Act targets
The Wildlife Trusts have joined other nature charities in asking the Office for Environmental Protection to investigate the Government’s failure to publish required nature recovery targets by the stipulated deadline of Monday 31st October. The Government has broken the law by failing to set the targets – the Secretary of State, Therese Coffey, has...
Barn owls have a great breeding year
The results are in and 2022 has been a fantastic year for the barn owls of East Cleveland. The Tees Valley Wildlife Trust has released the results from its long-term barn owl monitoring project supported by many landowners. What a difference the weather makes. Compared to the previous season, the 2021 winter was mild....
#Defendnature We Need You
UK Government is seriously threatening our wildlife We know you are as angry as we are about UK Government’s plans to change nature and climate laws – and are asking you to help #DefendNature. Nature has really taken a battering; in the last week alone, UK Government has announced that they will be: Lifting the ban...
Her Majesty The Queen – a tribute from The Wildlife Trusts
We are extremely saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen and send our deepest sympathies to the Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II dedicated her life to public service and was celebrated for her passion for the outdoors, the countryside and rural life, lending her support to the work of The Wildlife Trusts...