LIVING LANDSCAPES It’s time to join our campaign for a Wilder Future We need massive public support to bring about nature’s recovery – everywhere
Like so many species in our degraded landscapes, brown hares are finding it hard to survive
O
ur natural world is in a critical condition. The laws and systems to keep it healthy are
failing. More than 60% of plants and animals in the UK are now under threat. One in eight face extinction. This is our problem too. Nature is vital for our physical and mental health, yet plastic litter, pesticides and dirty air are a fact of life. Our obesity problem is the worst in Europe. Floods are becoming more common and more destructive. Damage to farmland soils costs us around £1bn a year. These issues show that our
lifestyles overlook the value of natural systems – systems that underpin everything we do. We need
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physical and mental health
Nature is vital for our
healthy soil to grow food in, clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and green space for exercise and relaxation. No one disputes this, yet our farming, planning and economic systems have often taken us in the opposite direction. Our wild places are becoming disconnected – and people disconnected from them too. The Wildlife Trusts want a Wilder Future. A future where existing
wildlife sites are better protected, and connected to more space for wildlife, and people too. A future where nature is in recovery. Do you share our vision? If so, we need your help. We need you to explain to your local politician that more wildlife is better for us all, so that they support new laws – which are being debated right now – that will succeed in achieving nature’s recovery. We also need you to help us
create new wild places, and protect those we already have. From April onwards, we will share actions you can take in your personal life to help. Please join us in creating a Wilder Future. We can make a difference.
DAVID TIPLING/2020VISION
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