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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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  • Positive news from 2020

    Krissy Le Huray
    Krissy Le Huray
    2020 - has it flown or has it dragged?  We started this year feeling inspired: full of energy and anticipation for what it was to bring for nature and the climate.  It was dubbed THE year for action.  Unfortunately, we've seen live...
    • 17 Dec 2020
  • The Environment Bill - the what, why and where?

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    We’ve been banging on about the Environment Bill for a long time, but that’s because the Bill is a once-in-generation opportunity to save nature.   So, why is this Bill so important? What is the environment Bill? The ...
    • 16 Oct 2020
  • How you can help the RSPB to Revive our World

    Steven Roddy
    Steven Roddy
    The RSPB has been fighting to protect nature since we were founded in 1889. From stopping the trade in wild bird plumage and protecting some of our best loved areas from development, to saving the Nature Directives and securi...
    • 11 Sep 2020
  • The Results Are In!

    Ruth Lindley
    Ruth Lindley
    The past few months have been difficult for everyone. We wanted to know how best to support you and to make sure the content we were producing was what you wanted, so we put a short survey in April’s campaigns update. Thank you to everyone who...
    • 18 May 2020
  • Lockdown Reads picked by you!

    Krissy Le Huray
    Krissy Le Huray
    Last Campaigns update saw some great literary inspiration, so much so, we’ve had some lockdown read recommendations from you!  It’s been really special to see such a wonderful variety of book recommendations, covering topics fro...
    • 15 May 2020
  • From koala jumpers to joey pouches: how thousands of UK crafters stepped up for Australian wildlife bushfire victims

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    Community Corner If there was ever an example of what people-power can achieve it's in this guest blog by Niki Cardwell, who helped to organise and network with thousands of crafters across the UK to make items needed by wildlife rescues in Australia...
    • 18 Apr 2020
  • Lockdown reads from the Campaigns Team!

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    I don't know about you but books are one of the great loves of my life. Books have been, and continue to be, my inspiration, learning, adventures and frequently a chance to escape from real life for a while. So, when thinking about what might he...
    • 16 Apr 2020
  • A big thank you to everyone who took action for the Environment Bill!

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    We had an amazing response to our call for action on the Environment Bill. Nearly 9,000 of you emailed your MP and asked them to make sure the Environment Bill delivers for nature. Thank You! RSPB Campaigner Ruth Lindley gives us an update be...
    • 18 Mar 2020
  • At the cusp of the 2020 super-year, let's celebrate your amazing achievements and look forward to what's in store

    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    At the turn of the decade, let's reflect on the things we've achieved together this year and look forward to the opportunities (and challenges!) around the corner... It has been a topsy-turvy year for politics, but when it comes to ...
    • 19 Dec 2019
  • Making noise for nature and climate

    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    Read on to find out about what RSPB thinks of the International Rebellion this week... There is tremendous momentum at the moment to save nature and take action against the climate crisis. This has been building over the last year as people become mo...
    • 7 Oct 2019
  • Celebrating our support for the Climate Strikes

    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    On Friday 20th September RSPB stood in solidarity with young people across the world in the UK’s largest ever climate protest at the Global Youth Climate Strikes. Together, with almost 4 million others worldwide, people stood together to demand...
    • 26 Sep 2019
  • Is campaigning for the climate inclusive?

    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    This is part of a youth takeover: we asked our under 25 staff and volunteers to share their stories with us in the run up to the climate strikes, because we want to put their voices front and centre. They are raw, real and they're helping RS...
    • 20 Sep 2019
  • Personal Rebellion

    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    This is part of a youth takeover: we asked our under 25 staff and volunteers to share their stories with us in the run up to the climate strikes, because we want to put their voices front and centre. They are raw, real and they're helping RS...
    • 18 Sep 2019
  • The year 3000 - overcoming eco-anxiety

    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    This is part of a youth takeover: we asked our under 25 staff and volunteers to share their stories with us in the run up to the climate strikes, because we want to put their voices front and centre. They are raw, real and they're helping RS...
    • 17 Sep 2019
  • The hidden faces of the climate strike

    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    This is part of a youth takeover: we asked our under 25 staff and volunteers to share their stories with us in the run up to the climate strikes, because we want to put their voices front and centre. They are raw, real and they're helping RSPB g...
    • 16 Sep 2019
  • We're joining the climate strikes on 20th September - are you?

    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    Natasha Yorke-Edgell
    The youth strike movement is calling for everyone, young and old, to stand in solidarity and mobilise alongside them for the Global Climate Strike on 20th September. People from all walks of life will be come together around this moment, from the ear...
    • 13 Aug 2019
  • The Time is Now: a mass lobby in numbers (and pictures!).

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    16,000+ sign-ups, through various different organisations, from people right across the UK who wanted to attend the lobby. The crowds in Victoria Tower Gardens, waiting to meet with their MPs 12,000 attendees estimate to have attended on the day E...
    • 15 Jul 2019
  • Campaign for nature locally this summer

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    Over the summer your MP will be in your constituency where they are supposed to focus on the things you care about most - are they representing what you care about? Natasha Yorke-Edgell shows us why it’s the perfect opportunity to impress ...
    • 15 Jul 2019
  • What to expect at a mass lobby!

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    If you are going to The Time Is Now lobby on Wednesday 26 June, and it is your first time at a mass lobby, you may well be feeling pretty apprehensive right about now. Wondering what is expected of you, will you be the only one from your area, what i...
    • 14 Jun 2019
  • What next for the UK Agriculture Bill?

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    Natasha Yorke-Edgell looks ahead at what will happen with the Agriculture Bill. Since February last year, RSPB campaigners have taken over 17,000 actions to influence the UK Agriculture Bill – that includes over 11,000 emails to MPs! Thank you ...
    • 16 May 2019
  • First Show the Love, then Save the Date!

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    Show the Love! 5 - 24 February  It's that point in the year again when we encourage you to take the time to celebrate all the things you love that you want to protect from climate change. 2019 will be Show the Love's fifth anniversary and each y...
    • 18 Jan 2019
  • 10 things we've done about climate change

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    To mark the 10th Anniversary of the England and Scotland Climate Acts that came about in 2008, we take a look at just some of the work we have done (and continue to do) to tackle one of the greatest threats to wildlife, and arguably the big issu...
    • 23 Nov 2018
  • Campaign Diaries: Natasha joins the HQ Campaigns Team

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    Campaign Diaries: Behind the scenes with the Campaigns Team In the first of a special series of blogs we take a look behind the emails, actions, and our work to save nature; and introduce you to some of the names and faces we meet there. With no furt...
    • 23 Nov 2018
  • Let’s keep the pressure on for an environmental watchdog with real teeth

    Steph
    Steph
    Christopher McAteer, our nature recovery campaigner in Northern Ireland, gives us an update on the progress each of the four nations of the UK has made since we asked you to call on your politicians to work together earlier this year. Back...
    • 26 Jun 2018
  • Westminster Government announces consultation on new Marine Conservation Zones

    Kim Matthews
    Kim Matthews
    Guest blog by Gareth Cunningham, Senior Policy Officer * Update: The Wildlife Trust's online action is now live * Britain is home to over 8 million seabirds and is one of the most important countries in the world for species such as puffins...
    • 8 Jun 2018
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