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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Emily Beament

Councils urged to declare ‘nature emergency’ and draw up plans to help wildlife

The Woodland Trust wants councils to take urgent steps to restore wildlife and green spaces in their area (Alamy/PA) -

Just one in eight local authorities have an action plan in place to help the UK’s depleted nature recover, conservationists have warned.

The Woodland Trust is urging councils to declare a “nature emergency” and take urgent steps to restore wildlife and green spaces in their area.

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