Nature and the environment have not been on the agenda in a decade of general elections, referendums and leadership contests.
And the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside is asking nature lovers to demand that wildlife is at the top of the agenda in next year’s General Election as part of the #VoteWildlife campaign.
Wildlife Trusts Chief Executive Craig Bennet said: “The next government will be the one responsible for ensuring 30 per cent of our land and sea is connected and protected for nature’s recovery by 2030.”
In the North West, the Trust will be asking members and supporters to support its five key asks for any future government.
And they must compel prospective parliamentary candidates and sitting MPs that their votes will depend on policies to:
· Bring back our lost wildlife;
· End river pollution;
· Fund wildlife-friendly farming;
· Green our communities;
· Tackle the climate emergency.