A "stocktake" of UK nature suggests 60% of animal and plant species have declined in the past 50 years - and one in 10 could end up disappearing.
For the first time, 25 wildlife organisations - from the RSPB to the British Lichen Society - have collated assessments of 3,148 species.
For the first time, 25 wildlife organisations - from the RSPB to the British Lichen Society - have collated assessments of 3,148 species.
The State of Nature report offers clues to the fate of the UK's 59,000 species.
Many of us, living in urban or suburban environments may not be aware of this decline. And then it seems, as with many other environmental issues, such as climate change or water quality, that as individuals we can do very much to make a difference.
As followers of Jesus Christ, should we be concerned?
From the start of Genesis, human beings, made in the image of God, share our Creator's task of caring for His creation. 'Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.” (Genesis 1.28)
Instead of taking care of creation, people all over the world have destroyed and pillaged the good world made for us.
It seems to me that while, individually, we may not be very interested in birds, badgers, bats or beetles as individual sections of the big picture, all of us should seek to be informed and active in seeking to support those experts and activists who do make it their business to conserve and protect the precious wildlife of our countryside.
Many of us, living in urban or suburban environments may not be aware of this decline. And then it seems, as with many other environmental issues, such as climate change or water quality, that as individuals we can do very much to make a difference.
As followers of Jesus Christ, should we be concerned?
From the start of Genesis, human beings, made in the image of God, share our Creator's task of caring for His creation. 'Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.” (Genesis 1.28)
Instead of taking care of creation, people all over the world have destroyed and pillaged the good world made for us.
It seems to me that while, individually, we may not be very interested in birds, badgers, bats or beetles as individual sections of the big picture, all of us should seek to be informed and active in seeking to support those experts and activists who do make it their business to conserve and protect the precious wildlife of our countryside.
Our own quality of health seems to be linked to the quality of the life of our natural world.
Best wishes,
Richard
Richard
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