📣 The Green Finance Institute has today published the first-of-its-kind analysis quantifying the impact that nature degradation could have on the UK’s economy and financial system. (1/8)

#Nature related risks are as impactful as risks driven by GHG emissions. New analysis led by the GFI shows that nature loss could lead to an estimated 12% loss of GDP in the coming years - a larger impact than the global financial crisis or #COVID19 .

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61 (and counting!) nature and climate organisations are coming together to march for action on nature on 22 June in London. It's a family friendly and peaceful event. Do join us!

📢Harm to nature and wildlife is the biggest climate change concern for the British public - and they will vote accordingly📢

That's according to #BritainTalksClimate out today from Climate Outreach and More in Common - lots more detail below.

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Calling all UK conservation practitioners!

We want to know how climate change is affecting you, and your views on #adaptation . Please take our survey below, designed by the excellent Dan Barrios-O'Neill 🐦, and share around.

The Wildlife Trusts Craig Bennett Rob Stoneman

We’re back at the beautiful Hawkwood this week for our annual The Wildlife Trusts strategy meeting. Looking at the major opportunities and threats coming up, lots on climate & data, lovely to see everyone.

With local and general elections happening this year, we have five priorities for all parties and candidates. One is to tackle the climate crisis, and nature is a powerful tool for this as Kathryn Brown explains 👇 bbowt.org.uk/blog/thewildli…

This shouldn't come as a surprise; we have been warning about increased flooding for the past 30 years. Flood water needs somewhere to go, and if it's not farmland, it needs to be held back in nature. We're destroying natural spaces at our peril.
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Norfolk County Council have claimed they were 'confident they could secure a licence' for the Western Link road 🤨

We made it clear that they'd be unlikely to get a licence, providing them with report after report on the importance of this area for barbastelles...

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On the boat to visit Ulster Wildlife today, it’s rough on the Irish Sea but wonderful to watch gannets and other seabirds feeding.

At the British Library today being interviewed for the National Life Stories oral history series. I’ll be summing up 20 years at Defra UK Climate Change Committee The Wildlife Trusts as part of a project on environmental collaboration in practice University of Exeter National Trust British Library Oral History

Five years of beaver activity in Essex has reduced flooding and drought impacts by storing 3 million litres of water.
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Protect the wildlife on your doorstep by joining your local Wildlife Trust. You'll be helping to restore nature in your area. Click below to find your nearest one 👇 💚 wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved/j…

NEW: You've heard the controversies around net-zero, but what about net-negative?

I explore the moral & scientific arguments for countries turning into net-hoovers of CO2, as Germany becomes 1st major econ to consider it

Ft Joeri Rogelj & David Reiner
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We’ve published the latest assessment of Scotland’s progress to reduce emissions. The Committee no longer believes that the Scottish Government will meet its statutory 2030 goal to reduce emissions by 75%. More: theccc.org.uk/2024/03/20/sco… pic.twitter.com/Q8cJfrQmYY

Some good news! Carbon Brief are predicting that UK GHG emissions dropped below 400 MtCO2e in 2023, and are the lowest since 1879👏
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This is a really good, integrated view of new homes. Launch event notes that the market for low carbon homes could be £1.8 trillion by 2030 (!), lots of discussion on the need to integrate #adaptation , and I know UK Green Building Council are thinking about buildings for #nature as well.