Through our work restoring nature, campaigning for change and our community organising, across the UK we are working to tackle the climate and nature crises.
We restore vital habitats
For decades, Wildlife Trusts have been working on the ground to restore nature, which in turn helps us to limit climate change and adapt to its impacts. Across the UK, Alderney and Isle of Man, Wildlife Trusts manage over 2,600 nature reserves.
We protect and restore important habitats, including peatland, woodland and saltmarsh, which lock away carbon. We invest in natural flood management, and in urban greenspace.
Stopping and reversing nature loss is only possible if we restore nature on land and at sea on a global scale. We recognise the international relevance of what we do, translating global ambition into local action and working to further our contributions to global conservation efforts.
We campaign for more investment in nature-based solutions
“Nature-based solutions to climate change” describes the way that nature can help address climate change, through storing carbon and helping people and wildlife adapt to its impacts.
We want to see nature-based solutions at the heart of local and national decision-making, such as planning and development.
We support people to take action themselves
We believe everybody should have the opportunity to connect with and enjoy nature. Through our nature reserves and our work in communities, we involve local people in climate action.
We also raise awareness of the climate crisis and the actions that can be taken by individuals. Sometimes climate change can feel overwhelming, but it’s important that everybody feels able to act.
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We are working towards net zero
We are committed to reporting, understanding and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions across our work and taking action as part of our Net Zero 2030 target.
Read our greenhouse gas emissions reports
We address the risks from climate change to nature on land we manage
Nature is at risk from climate change. With unpredictable and dangerous weather patterns we see droughts, flooding, wildfires and heatwaves. All of these have a big impact on people – but also on our wildlife.
We want to ensure our nature reserves are resilient, to be able to cope with these extremes. Beyond our reserves, we work in partnership to help nature adapt to climate change on a wider scale. This work brings valuable benefits for people including protecting our communities and supporting our health and well-being.
Some examples of our work:
- Hertfordshire & Middlesex Wildlife Trust have worked to reduce the risk of the River Lea flooding, helping to protect local communities as well as supporting wading birds, juvenile fish, dragonflies and damselflies.
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Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s extensive restoration of peatbogs at Drumburgh Moss is slowing and storing water, capturing carbon and supporting wildlife such as white-faced darters, a rare dragonfly which has declined due to loss of peatbog habitat.
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Thanks to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, 90 hectares of restored floodplain at Manor House Farm is increasing local community resilience to sea level rise whilst providing habitat for overwintering waders and migratory wildfowl.
Explore climate reports
We produce a wealth of reports on the nature and climate crises, and the action we are taking. These explore the climate crisis, climate change adaptation and the role of nature in limiting climate change.
