David Attenborough says nature is in crisis but ‘we have the solutions’

David Attenborough said ‘it’s easy to feel overwhelmed’ but ‘we can and must play a part in restoring nature’. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Sir David Attenborough has warned that “nature is in crisis” and urged people to unite behind action to save it.

The natural historian, who has presented programmes including Planet Earth and The Blue Planet, spoke out as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the National Trust launched a joint initiative aimed at halting the destruction of nature across the UK.