Sir David Attenborough: “We’re facing a crisis. And one that has consequences for us all."

Dear John

Last month, I asked if you would back our call for the government to prevent mass extinction here in the UK. I've been so encouraged by your responses, with over 70,000 signatures and counting.

If you haven't already, please could you take a minute to add your name?
I'LL SIGN THE PETITION ([link removed])
Together, we're sending a powerful message to our leaders – that even as we endure a year like no other, we won’t let the long-term health of the planet and people be sidelined.

Best,
Emi
Dear John

"Over the course of my I life I’ve encountered some of the world’s most remarkable species of animals. Only now do I realise how lucky I’ve been. Many of these wonders seem set to disappear forever." Sir David Attenborough.

The world’s wildlife is facing mass extinction – including here in the UK.

But instead of doing more to save nature from disaster – us included –
the UK
government looks set to rip up the rules designed to protect it.

Please sign our urgent petition to call for more action – not less.
I'LL SIGN THE PETITION ([link removed])
"We’re facing a crisis. And one that has consequences for us all. It threatens our ability to feed ourselves. To control our climate. It even puts us at greater risk of pandemic diseases such as COVID-19." Sir David Attenborough.

The situation here in the UK is dire.

A quarter of native mammals are at imminent risk of extinction [1]. And we’ve failed to reach 17 out of 20 of the UN biodiversity targets that we signed up to a decade ago [2].

But despite all the warnings, the government’s plans for drastic deregulation – from ditching environmental protections to try and get a trade deal with Donald Trump, to the watering down of regulations in our planning system – mean the risks could soon dramatically rise.

When enough of us speak out, real change happens. Hundreds of thousands of us campaigned to ban 3 bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides. And together we won.

Now we need tell the government that it can’t just water down the rules that protect nature. We need it to know that the public won’t stand for it. Before it’s too late.
I'LL SIGN THE PETITION ([link removed])
Together we must stand up for nature. If we don't protect the precious biodiversity of our planet we'll all suffer the impacts through global heating, dwindling food supplies, and exposure to new diseases. But – just like with the pandemic – it won't affect us all equally. It'll be the most vulnerable, including poorer, and black, Asian and minority ethnic communities who'll face the worst of a nature-deprived world. So now's the time for our government to address that imbalance and help restore nature.

Best wishes,
Emi, Nature Campaigner


NOTES:
[1] Quarter of native UK mammals at imminent risk of extinction ([link removed]) : The Guardian.
[2] 'Lost decade for nature' as UK fails on 17 of 20 UN biodiversity targets ([link removed]) : The Guardian.

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