Natural solutions to the climate crisis
Will Parsons, The Wildlife Trusts’ public affairs officer, reveals the role natural habitats play in tackling the climate crisis.
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New funding for 12 high‐impact projects to help tackle the climate crisis
The Wildlife Trusts unveil new nature recovery projects – restoring peatlands, saltmarsh, kelp forests, chalk grassland, wetlands and woods – to store carbon
Southampton airport expansion and the climate crisis
Response from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust's CEO on the decision to approve the planning application to extend the runway at Southampton Airport.
What is the climate crisis and how does it impact Hampshire and the Isle of Wight?
Global warming, climate change, climate crisis, climate breakdown, and climate emergency are all terms which describe the greatest challenge facing our world. Sienna Somers explains what it means…
New Climate Committee Report doesn’t go far enough to show the potential for natural solutions to the climate and ecological crisis
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust welcomes the conclusion of the Committee on Climate Change that a radical shift in land use is needed to tackle the climate breakdown. The report fails…
New project to restore seagrass and tackle climate change launches
Today Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust launched an exciting new partnership with Boskalis Westminster Ltd to undertake a seagrass restoration project within the Solent, starting with…
Climate and Nature Emergency
We are facing two inextricably linked crises, the climate emergency and the steady decline of nature. We cannot solve one crisis without tackling the other – nature’s recovery is vital for tackling climate change.
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How are the climate and nature emergencies linked?
As the world’s governments prepare to head to Glasgow for COP26, the global climate summit, to discuss global action to tackle the crises, we hope to look closer to home and highlight the links…
Climate friendly gardening
There are plenty of ways you can take action against climate change in your own backyard or local greenspace.
Exmoor ponies help with Isle of Wight rewilding project
Two Exmoor ponies are getting their teeth stuck into vital conservation work on the Isle of Wight.
Logan and Luther are the first two grazers to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust…
Fit for purpose? Reflections on emerging agriculture policy – will it help arrest the climate and ecological emergency?
Ellie Brodie, Head of Land Management for Wildlife Trust's national office, takes a look at how the Agriculture Bill and recent Defra policy statements are stacking up for wildlife and wild…