The People’s Manifesto for Wildlife
Here are some extracts from the manifesto. Read the full document at: www.chrispackham.co.uk/a-peoplesmanifesto-for-wildlife.
MYA-ROSE CRAIG MINISTRY OF DIVERSITY IN NATURE AND CONSERVATION
Environmental organisations to find ways of “making nature relevant” to Visible Minority Ethnic (VME) people.
Print, online and broadcast media to become more diverse in their content and use VME role models.
Provision of public transport from inner cities to national parks and nature reserves.
Universities to provide support to VME students taking naturerelated degrees, to combat racism and isolation. MILES KING MINISTRY OF FOOD AND FARMING
Introduction of a fertiliser tax to fund environmental clean-ups and conversion to organic farming.
Pay farmers a fair price for food they produce – in return, they must farm in a more sustainable way.
10 per cent of every farm to be managed for wildlife through field margins, planting wildflowers and restoring ponds and wetlands.
Public education to reduce meat consumption and food waste.
GEORGIA LOCOCK
MINISTRY OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN NATURE (JOB SHARE WITH BELLA LACK) Outdoor teaching areas in every school. Primary schools to be twinned with farms to raise awareness of farming among young children. Campaign to promote the importance of nature for mental health, especially for young people. A Young Person’s Nature Advisory Panel to advise government environmental decision-making. MINISTRY OF UPLAND ECOLOGY
Withdraw subsidies from farming in upland areas, and use the money to purchase land for public ownership.
Nationalise water companies, so that their land is managed to reduce flooding risk and increase biodiversity.
Use uplands to experiment with reintroduction of species, such as golden eagles ( above), beavers and lynx.
Maintain some areas for grouse-shooting and overgrazing by sheep as reminder of “how wildlife-poor upland areas once were”.