What is COP30?
Eleanor Johnston, Climate Change Manager at The Wildlife Trusts, explains what COP30 is, and what we can expect...
Blog: Climate Change
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From curlews in the British uplands to negotiations in Colombia: why COP16 matters here in the UK
Tomorrow, COP16 - the global UN nature conference - gets underway in Cali, Colombia. But how does it relate to the UK and why should we be interested? Dr Rob Stoneman, director of landscape…
Election Focus: The Climate and Ecological Crises
This is an election year, locally and nationally, which gives us all an opportunity to make our elected representatives aware of our concerns and priorities.
Take action for wildlife: March
There are plenty of small actions we can take to benefit wildlife, but where do you start? In our blog series the Wilder Communities Team will be sharing simple tips so that you can focus on one…
Slow the flow: rivers are a natural solution to climate change.
Years of modification and human intervention has left less space for water to flow through our rivers. In turn, we face higher risks of flooding as well as detrimental effects on our habitats and…
Large parts of civil society are united in opposition to the Retained EU Law Bill – it’s time the UK Government listened
The Wildlife Trusts urge the UK Government to withdraw the Retained EU Law Bill (REUL). Along with others across industry, business, unions and charities, we believe this bill will endanger rights…
UK Government’s deregulation agenda is dangerous: for the good of future generations, we must retain existing laws and enhance nature protection instead
We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with more than one in ten species in England on the brink of extinction and the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in…
Young Journalists: Marine Life and Climate Change
Written by the Dorset Wildlife Young Journalists for the Spring 2022 membership magazine. By Charlie Saban, Emma Papka, Poppy Marshall and Ruby Pruden-Medus.
Dorset Wildlife Trust's Young Journalists
Between March and May 2021, we worked with Participation People (a youth voice organisation) to train a group of amazing young people in journalism skills and supported them to produce a series of…
Dorset clam and cockle fishers surveying their catch
Dorset clam and cockle fishers have been welcoming independent surveys of their trips as part of their Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.