Environment

“Simply put, the Government needs to stop evictions. We all know the country is facing some of the toughest weeks ahead, the Prime Minister has said so himself. Now is not the time for people to lose their homes – their only refuge from this raging storm.”

“Unless we start properly protecting these fragile habitats from the most damaging examples of industrial fishing, the UK cannot lay claim to being a world leader in ocean protection.”

“It is heartbreaking that what unites them is the systematic failure of successive governments.”

"I think in a society that believes in compassion and justice, I feel deeply ashamed that we have allowed ourselves to get to a situation where millions are trapped in this degrading situation."

"We were featured on Simon Reeve's program and I made the film the day before my wife's funeral. That's what she would have wanted - we started the foodbank 11 years ago and I can guarantee you she would want me to carry on. She was my wife of 53 years."

This report signals the urgency with which we must tackle environmental challenges together at the planetary scale.”

“If the Government’s levelling up agenda is serious, they will make it a priority.”

They toiled endlessly outdoors, accepting no money but saplings so that he and his wife could plant them in the desert.

Climate change and habitat loss is the biggest threat facing our planet and all of the species we share it with. As the human population continues to explode (growing from 1.6 billion in 1920 to approaching 8 billion in 2020), our thirst for land and resources has led to the collapse of many ecosystems. Human activity has altered 75 per cent of the Earth’s surface and decimated 70 per cent of animals living in the wild since 1970. Countless other...