If the RSPB want to save nature and the environment they MUST STOP APPROVING WIND TURBINES! We want an Act which puts our need for nature at the heart of decision-making, for our own mental and physical health, and the health of our economy. We all know how much nature matters to us, not just for the moments of wonder with which it enhances our lives, but because it underpins every aspect of our existence – it is our foundation. But across our society and economy it is still a foundation that is largely invisible and unaccounted-for. We know nature is under great pressure as we take from it to fuel our economy without giving back, and many of the worrying effects were outlined in last year’s State of Nature report produced by 25 conservation organisations. Beyond this our health service is in crisis and one in four of us will suffer from a mental health problem at some point in our lives. Nature offers immense benefits to our mental and physical health, and this needs recognition. In 2011, this Government laid out solutions to these heath, economic and environmental issues in their paper ‘The Natural Choice: securing the value of nature’, but policies alone aren’t able to deliver. Our existing environment laws are strong, and they provide protection for our wildlife, but now we need to go further – we need recovery. So together with The Wildlife Trusts we’re calling for a Nature and Wellbeing Act, to create the right laws now to bring about the recovery of nature for future generations. As the 2015 General Election approaches, now is our moment to influence their promises. Were calling for the next Government to do something that lasts longer than five years, something that sets the tone for the next generation, and for generations after that.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 21:36:39 +0000
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