Lead the change! As placemakers, place shapers and place managers we must lead the way with partners in adapting planning methods for sustainable infrastructure, better for people, planet & wildlife. Here are 10 steps:
https://t.co/Qlq37CFJh4 @UNEP@PlaceManagement@GretaThunberg
“We are facing a crisis point...but the work of change has begun”.
Our Secretary of State for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs @SteveReedMP lays out his plan for change.
‘No nature no food, no nature no water, no nature no prosperity, no nature no health, no nature justice, no nature no peace, no nature no joy, no nature no home, no nature no life.’
@WildlifeTrusts | #RestoreNatureNow
An important closing address from Chris. Thank you to everyone who turned out and supported. Today we sent one clear message to all politicians - RESTORE NATURE NOW!!!
@ChrisGPackham | #RestoreNatureNow
Congratulations and very well done @UniofExeter, superb to see such powerful and influential work being achieved to drive forward delivery of the #unsdg programmes! Thank you!
I’m supporting the #WeAreNature campaign because we are a part of Nature, not apart from it. Language is important- it’s not only how we define things , it’s what defines us . . . @WeAreNature.campaign
Keep bats in mind when you are gardening. Think 'Bed & Breakfast', i.e. providing roosting spaces (like a bat box) and attracting insects through features such as ponds and by having a wide selection of plants. Download our FREE leaflets here: https://t.co/utl5FJS77p
Let the dandelions grow! They support over 50 insects species, and are a great early season food source for pollinators like bees, butterflies, hoverflies. No need to mow and ps don't use weedkiller. More: https://t.co/LTHoexLYQs RT if you're on board 🐝
This is a very good idea, to link companies with quality Nature recovery projects on the ground, thereby building momentum toward the delivery of the Nature Recovery Network that is at the heart of national & @NaturalEngland targets to halt Nature decline https://t.co/etdDpns5BV
‘THIS IS AN EMERGENCY’ - MANCHESTER’S HOSPITALITY SCENE CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE VAT TO 10%
Our hospitality scene is in crisis.
Restaurants across the country are closing at an alarming rate, and many chefs, owners and operators across Manchester are ‘on a cliff edge’.
They are calling for a reduction in VAT to 10% from the current crippling rate of 20%, more than double the average seen across Europe.
It would ease the pressure they’re facing from rocketing energy bills and the cost of raw materials.
Your favourite restaurant could close tomorrow.
To stop that happening, watch our film and sign the petition here: https://t.co/gzssQUTGiI
Let’s talk cycling 🚲
We’d love to hear your thoughts on cycling in the area. Do you hire bikes? Which businesses in the area have helped you get out on the roads and trails? Do you run a cycling business?
Leave us a comment below, or email us on [email protected]
If we love watching shows on the wonders of nature but don’t like seeing the reality of its rampant destruction (along with solutions & stories of heroes) perhaps we should complain instead to governments & industries giving us energies, materials & products that are wrecking it?
Today, 157,190 (global) species at risk, of those 44,016 threatened with extinction. These are stats released today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. Causes include climate change & human activity. More:
https://t.co/WqPlWEL8kM
ATTENTION: The world’s most comprehensive data source on global extinction risk is being updated.
Don’t miss the latest update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ happening at #COP28 today at 5pm UAE standard time.
More info: https://t.co/jCdpy905wJ
ATTENTION: The world’s most comprehensive data source on global extinction risk is being updated.
Don’t miss the latest update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ happening at #COP28 today at 5pm UAE standard time.
More info: https://t.co/jCdpy905wJ
"We are in a race against time."
"Our planet is minutes to midnight for the 1.5 degree limit. And the clock keeps ticking."
- António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
#COP28#UniteActDeliver@antonioguterres
Did you know that almost all "normal" Christmas wrapping paper can’t be recycled? 🎁
If you want to be more sustainable this Christmas, use brown or plain paper instead of standard Christmas wrapping paper.
Find out more about Christmas recycling: https://t.co/uvZ3T7c1vU
"On the ocean, you really develop an understanding of what it is to have finite resources."
On today's nature, land use and oceans day at #COP28, listen to @ellenmacarthur speak about her experience sailing the world and the importance of a circular economy.