Wildlife Trusts warn radical steps required to help UK nature adapt to climate change

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Fleet Moss peatland restoraration | Credit: Yorkshire Peat Partnership
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Fleet Moss peatland restoraration | Credit: Yorkshire Peat Partnership

Charity coalition publishes its first climate risk assessment, examining the impact of climate change across its 400 square mile estate

Charity coalition The Wildlife Trusts has today published a new report which sets out some of the radical steps required to help UK nature adapt to escalating climate impacts. The Wildlife Trusts' first...

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