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News and updates on our campaigning work and the exploits some of our top 'Nature's Heroes' from Steven (Head of Campaigns), Steph and Kim (Campaigns Officers).
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  • Ban Industrial Sandeel Fishing campaign - quick update!

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    If you’ve completed our e-action calling on Defra to back a ban on damaging sandeel fisheries, first of all, a huge thank you! A ban in English waters will be a vital step to securing a UK-wide ban on industrial fishing for sandeels. We’r...
    • 18 Apr 2023
  • Taking action on the Retained EU Law Bill

    Steven Roddy
    Steven Roddy
    What is the Retained EU Law Bill? The UK Government’s Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill threatens all the laws that we kept after our EU membership ended. These laws protect not only citizens, consumers, workers, and businesses, but also the environm...
    • 27 Mar 2023
  • Northern Ireland’s Biodiversity Strategy, what is it and why does it matter?

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    Guest blog by Ruby Free Campaigns and Communications Officer, RSPB NI   Northern Ireland’s environment is diverse and iconic; however, it needs protecting and restoring more than ever.   In 2002 the Northern Ireland Biodiversity ...
    • 10 Feb 2023
  • What's coming up in 2023

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    It's a brand new year and there will be plenty of opportunities to take action for nature in the next 12 months. Take a spin around the UK with us and see what issues are coming up this year. Click one of the links below to jump directly to the ...
    • 23 Jan 2023
  • The 2022 Campaigning year in review

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    The 2022 Campaigning Year in Review  What a year it has been!  We’ve run 10 online campaigns tackling issues in all four countries of the UK, ranging from peat burning and horticultural peat usage through to elections, targets for nat...
    • 9 Dec 2022
  • Book of the Month: Your book recommendations!

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    (Image courtesy of https://depositphotos.com/3858931/stock-photo-books-vertical.html) Every month in our Campaign’s Update we recommend a book of the month. In October we turned the tables and asked our readers for their recommendations. W...
    • 17 Nov 2022
  • Community Corner: Every Buzz Counts Campaign!

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    Lizzie Rumble is a member of the RSPB’s brand-new Community Campaigners Network. She is one of 12 campaigners in her cohort, who are spread all over the UK, from Cardiff to Belfast to Sheffield. Lizzie is based in Richmond, North Yorkshire. Ov...
    • 8 Nov 2022
  • Your next step to stop the attack on nature

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    It has been a turbulent time in politics. A new prime minister means a new opportunity to take a more positive direction for nature. We need to see action from Rishi Sunak and the UK Government to halt the plans which threaten our water, air, beaches...
    • 25 Oct 2022
  • Act now to protect the laws that protect nature!

    Steven Roddy
    Steven Roddy
    The laws that protect the nature we love are under threat yet again. It’s ironic that the same UK Government making commitments to global targets for nature’s recovery should be considering abandoning the domestic laws most important to k...
    • 9 Aug 2022
  • Get crafty to save nature!

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    I was looking for interesting stories for the May Campaigns Update newsletter and a colleague told me about a book on protest knitting that her mother had just bought. Now I can't knit very well but honestly one look at this book made me really ...
    • 24 May 2022
  • If you live in Wales now's your chance to share your views on the environment

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    Nature and Us / Natur a NI In this guest blog by Eleni Morus, RSPB Cymru's Campaigns Officer, we invite you to take part in Natural Resources Wales (NRW) new initiative to have a national conversation about the natural environment. Natural Resources...
    • 24 Mar 2022
  • We love marching for nature!

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    On the 6 November we will join together with people from all across the world to take part in mass mobilisations demanding world leaders do more to tackle climate change and nature loss, the...
    • 7 Oct 2021
  • Winners revealed from our collaboration with Access College!

    Allie M
    Allie M
    We recently collaborated with Access College. A national creative college for young people who want to follow their passion for a career in the creative industry. Here are our competition winners - three fantastic songs that we felt stood out as the most inspiring.
    • 17 Sep 2021
  • Dear Prime Minister - a letter from the youth council

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    This is a copy of the letter the RSPB's Youth council sent to the Prime Minister conveying everyone's support for 'The InConvinience Stores' campaign stunt and action. Prime Minister,  10 Downing Street,  London,  SW1...
    • 19 Jul 2021
  • Thank you for telling an inconvenient truth

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    2 weeks ago, we hosted a campaign stunt and action to get politicians’ attention to urgently address the nature emergency and Revive Our World.   Our InConvenience pop-up shops in Cardiff, Manchester and Edinburgh ...
    • 16 Jul 2021
  • The G7 and the Nature Compact – what’s it all about?

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    From June 11 to 13, the G7 (Group of Seven) visited Cornwall for their annual summit. We saw leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States meet to discuss climate change, trade and the global recovery f...
    • 18 Jun 2021
  • Environment Bill - the fight for nature's recovery continues

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    Last month we celebrated the Government’s announcement of their intention to set a legally binding target for species abundance by 2030 in the Environment Bill. However, when the amendment was laid this month it left a lot to be desired. The we...
    • 18 Jun 2021
  • You made nature's recovery law!

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    You did it!  Environment Secretary, George Eustice, has announced that the Government will be adding a legally binding target for reversing the loss of species by 2030 in the Environment Bill, aiming to halt th...
    • 25 May 2021
  • Policing Bill: an update

    Krissy Le Huray
    Krissy Le Huray
    The Government recently introduced a new Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and held the first parliamentary debate on the 15th March.  Many charities across the human rights, climate and nature sectors are concerned that the sweeping n...
    • 13 May 2021
  • Thank you for taking 6,000 actions to keep the bees buzzing!

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    As the Government considers the response to its plans for reducing pesticide use, RSPB Senior Policy Officer Steph Morren reflects on why this is necessary and how 6,000 actions have made sure nature's voice is heard. Photo credit: Ben Andr...
    • 13 May 2021
  • State of Nature

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    There are a million urgent environmental causes to fight. So when organisations come together on just one, you know it's crucial.  Alongside over 70 organisations, we are calling on the Prime Minister to amend the Environment Bill to i...
    • 23 Apr 2021
  • Celebrating LGBT+ History Month

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    Anna Franklin delves into the history of prominent LGBT+ figures in conservation and natural science in celebration of LGBT+ history month this February. LGBT+ History Month is an annual, month-long celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and tran...
    • 18 Feb 2021
  • Coping with Climate Anxiety

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    'Climate anxiety' describes anxiety related to the global climate and biodiversity crisis and environmental disaster. Hearing from one of our amazing volunteers and two members of our Youth Council, this guest blog from Roisin Taylor loo...
    • 18 Feb 2021
  • Looking ahead to the year for nature and climate

    Krissy Le Huray
    Krissy Le Huray
    For millions of us, trapped at home during lockdown, being able to escape to nature never felt more important. But the reality is that nature is in crisis too. Over 40 million birds have vanished from UK skies in the last 50 years and just ...
    • 11 Feb 2021
  • Bring it to life with a photo

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    Firstly, a massive thank you for being here. The power of people is how we make change.    Why now? The next stage of the Environment Bill (the Report Stage debate) is on Tuesday 26th January. This is where MPs vote on propos...
    • 15 Jan 2021
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