Media coverage of the State of Nature campaign
Written by Defra Press Office
Today, Monday 1 March, there is coverage in The Times, I , Independent and Daily Express on calls from over 50 nature organisations for the Prime Minister’s commitments to reverse nature’s decline by 2030 to be backed up in law.
The environment coalition group, Wildlife and Countryside Link, has today launched the “State of Nature” campaign, following an open letter to the Prime Minister. This is also covered in an op-ed from Craig Bennett, Chief Executive of the Wildlife Trusts in the Daily Express.
The coverage focuses on the coalition’s calls for the government’s commitments to reverse nature’s decline by 2030 to be backed up in law.
We agree about the importance of protecting the natural environment and reversing nature’s decline.
Our landmark Environment Bill and 25 Year Environment Plan are world leading and represent a huge step-change in our country’s ambition for wildlife and the natural environment.
Defra will be bringing forward proposals this year to designate new National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Environment Secretary George Eustice said:
“Now more than ever, it is vital that we protect the natural environment and reverse nature’s decline. Our landmark Environment Bill and 25 Year Environment Plan are truly world leading and represent a huge step-change in our country’s ambition for wildlife and the natural environment.
“As part of our commitment to restoring nature, we are investing £640m in the Nature for Climate Fund which will deliver woodland creation and peat restoration and are investing a further £80 million in the Green Recovery Challenge Fund. We have also launched a major new initiative to support the development of a nature recovery network backed by hundreds of private and public sector organisations.”
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