There is still hope.

Together if we all do something we can make change happen…

By raising awareness with events like the Funeral for Nature or the forthcoming Restore Nature Now event, by using our influence and by doing our own small bit for nature.

1. Start at home - make personal changes

Steps you can take as an individual in your daily life:

Dietary Adjustments:

• Choose organic produce and products which do not rely on insect-killing pesticides: Soil Association https://www.soilassociation.org/

• Eat less meat and more plant-based foods Plant-based diets crucial to saving global wildlife, says report | Food | The Guardian

• Choose local and seasonal produce https://www.soilassociation.org/take-action/organic-living/seasonal-food/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwltKxBhDMARIsAG8KnqWIeLxC3lui9nJeAt5StbjVTKiCwMJWOwQyPXnc2gSI8D1ytMw43dgaAp7REALw_wcB

If you have a garden, or ask your landlord to do the following:

• Plant native trees and grow pollinator-friendly plants https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/advice/choose/

• Install bird boxes and create hedgehog passages Our ultimate guide to nest boxes (rspb.org.uk)

• Create hedgehog passages How to create a hedgehog hole | The Wildlife Trusts

• Reduce lawn mowing, create a small pond, and leave parts of your garden wild Seven simple ways to create a wildlife-friendly garden | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)

• Avoid using weed killers and other harmful chemicals Effects of pesticides on our wildlife | Policy and insight (friendsoftheearth.uk)

Make other choices which indirectly support nature:

• Lower your carbon footprint and travel sustainably How to reduce your carbon footprint | WWF (panda.org)

• Consume less. Waste less. Buy ethically-produced products Consume sustainably - Population Matters

• Get informed. Read the WWF Living Planet Report or books by environmental or nature campaigners Living Planet Report 2022 | WWF (panda.org)

2. Make your voice heard - Campaign for change in your community and beyond

Broad community involvement and activism:

Support Nature Advocates:

• Join local nature organisations like the Wildlife Trust or RSPB: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/ The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

• Become active in campaign groups such as Extinction Rebellion: https://rebellion.global/

• Back nature campaigners The Feather Speech campaign for swifts - HANNAH BOURNE-TAYLOR (hannahbournetaylor.com)

Demand Action from National and Local Government:

• Advocate for the Climate and Nature Bill: ask your MP or prospective MP to support it and speak to them about doing more for nature generally https://www.zerohour.uk/ 

• Ask your council to declare an Ecological Emergency and act on it

• Attend campaign events such as Restore Nature Now Restore Nature Now | Pledge To March on June 22nd in London

Raise Awareness:

• Share information with friends, family, neighbours, colleagues, classmates and through your networks 10 Surprising Ways You Can Raise Awareness About Environmental Issues - Environment Co

• Organise educational talks in communities, workplaces, schools

Act Locally:

• Discover and support local nature initiatives: Local Environmental Groups Directory

• Support development (planning applications) that prioritise nature restoration

• Write a letter to the letters page of your local media about local nature issues

3. Make nature your business - advocate nature-friendly practice in the workplace

Strategies businesses can adopt to support nature:

Corporate Responsibility:

• Publicly declare an ecological emergency. Broadcast your commitment to supporting nature Business Declares

• Protect, improve and advocate for biodiversity through your work

• Choose sustainable materials from responsibly-managed sources - develop a Sustainable Purchasing Policy

• If you need to print, use deforestation free paper (100% recycled or FSC certified)

• Choose from the 17 Sustainable Development Goals goals for your business https://sdgs.un.org/goals

• Explore organic and plant-based catering options

• Give preference to partners and suppliers who support the environment and nature through their services

• Make improvements to your business premises to introduce biodiversity habitat

• Educate employees about the ecological crisis

• Allow employees at least two days to volunteer for nature or environmental causes

• Support environmental non-profits: Green Alliance https://green-alliance.org.uk/ 

• Promote ethical pension options

• Choose Gold Standard certified offsetting schemes and explore ones that also support nature restoration https://offset.climateneutralnow.org/AllProjects

• Introduce plants into the workplace to foster a connection to nature

Pursue environmental accreditation:

• Adopt ISO 14001 Certification. ISO - ISO 14000 family — Environmental management

• Aim to meet the standards to become a certified B Corporation https://bcorporation.uk/ 

• Work through the BCorp B Impact Assessment even if you are not choosing to certify at this stage https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/programs-and-tools/b-impact-assessment

Community Engagement:

• Collaborate on nature or environmental projects

• Sponsor or participate in local environmental events

• Support wildlife charities

Please get in touch if you have any comments or other suggestions: funeralfornature@gmail.com

WWF Towards a positive future

RESOURCES

Home | People's Plan for Nature (peoplesplanfornature.org)

Nature Positive

Climate and Nature Bill - Back the CAN Bill Campaign (zerohour.uk)

https://thegiganticchange.com/#knowthetruth