Local wildlife charity asks people to join climate march
It's taking place in central London
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) is urging people across its three counties to join a national march for nature in London this weekend.
Thousands of people – including BBOWT’s President, Steve Backshall – are expected to unite for the Restore Nature Now event on Saturday (June 22nd).
Steve Backshall, wildlife presenter and BBOWT’s President, said:
“With many UK species on the path to extinction, our rivers becoming a pollution highway and the future of our climate at a crucial crossroads, the next Government needs to put the UK on the right track for the natural world. The Restore Nature Now march and its thousands of supporters sends a clear signal to all politicians that this General Election must be a nature and climate election. The public wants it, UK wildlife needs it, and the next generation deserves it.”
BBOWT is calling on all political parties to sign up to five priorities to restore nature:
• Bring back the UK’s lost wildlife
• End river pollution and water scarcity
• Fund wildlife-friendly farming
• Enable healthy communities
• Tackle the climate emergency
It brings together organisations including the National Trust, Friends of the Earth, the RSPB, the Wildlife Trusts, WWF and Extinction Rebellion. Broadcaster Chris Packham will be one of the leaders of the march and rally.
The march gets underway from 12 noon at Park Lane.