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Reports and publications
Annual Reports and Accounts
The Wildlife Trusts Publications
Wild Science 2024
In 2023, The Wildlife Trusts published a collective framework for our federation’s work on data, research and evidence, and starting to work more closely together, trying to become more evidence-led and data-driven. As part of this, The Wildlife Trusts have published their first collective review of the data, research, and evidence work they’ve been doing.
Local to Global: the Global Biodiversity Framework
The Wildlife Trusts have published a new report (2024) Local to Global: the Global Biodiversity Framework and what the UK needs to do to implement it, which outlines the steps UK Government must take to reverse nature loss and meet global targets.
Changing Nature: A Climate Adaptation Report
The Wildlife Trusts’ first climate risk assessment, Changing Nature, examines the impacts of the changing climate across their estate, which covers nearly 400 square miles. It assesses the risks and looks ahead at what is needed to help nature adapt and survive in the future. The findings come at a time when the UK is already one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world.
Let Nature Help - COP26 Edition
Climate action needs nature. Nature needs climate action. Neither will succeed if we don’t prepare for a changing world. The time is now.
Every Child Wild
A Wildlife Trusts report on why we believe every child has the right to be wild. With fewer than 10% of children playing in natural areas, we explore why time spent in nature is important, and what we're doing about it.
Housing and Nature Report
This independent report was commissioned to explore the economic reasons behind the housing crisis and research ways solutions for development to contribute to reducing the nature, climate, health and housing emergencies.
Our publications
Somerset's State of Nature report 2023
The first Somerset State of Nature report 2023 provides an important benchmark of how wildlife is faring across our county and follows the national State of Nature Report launched in September 2023.
Partnership Publications
State of Nature 2019 report
The 2019 State of Nature report was produced by a partnership of over 70 organisations involved in the recording, researching and conservation of nature in the UK and its Overseas Territories. It is the third report of its kind published, with the first having been published in 2013 and the second in 2016.
The Nature and Wellbeing Act
In 2016 The Wildlife Trusts, along with the RSPB and partners, called for a Nature & Wellbeing Act, that would set the world's first legally binding targets for nature's recovery in a generation. Over 9,000 people contacted their MPs about the Act before Parliament was dissolved ahead of the 2015 General Election. This document sets out the purpose of the act and its impacts on the country's health and economy. It includes examples of how we and our partners put the ideas of the Act into practice to make a difference today.
Documents
Planning: A new way forward
This report, for the first time, calls for people’s access to nature to be set in law. Planning – a new way forward: how the planning system can help our health, nature and climate, comes at a critical time for the Government’s Planning White Paper and the recently announced “pause” on planning reform. The newly named Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has a huge opportunity to ensure the planning system improves lives by levelling up access to nature.
Towards a Wilder Britain
Read 'Towards a Wilder Britain' our proposals for a Nature Recovery Network of joined-up habitats to help wildlife and people to thrive.
What next for farming?
Read our recommendations for a future agriculture policy after the UK leaves the EU. Published in January 2018.