Hundreds of professionals will be walking out of work and forming an orderly queue in London today (15 September), to sign a letter demanding that policymakers take “firm and urgent” action to tackle the climate and nature crises.
A poll shows overwhelming support for a National Nature Service in the UK, with benefits including job creation, environmental protection, and addressing social and economic inequalities.
The Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) is “still at an early stage” in mapping its delivery of long-term plans, and will struggle to do so while clearing backlogs using an over-stretched cohort of staff.