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The #FairyCreek protest against old-growth logging (inc. 1000-yo cedars) on Vancouver Island is ongoing.
Now Canada's largest act of civil disobedience.
1200 arrests
$9m in RCMP costs
Support: linktr.ee/TheRainforestF…
Follow on IG: @fairycreekblockade
vice.com/en/article/5dg…
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Last year the "controlled burning" of peatland deeper than 40cm was banned in England.
@GreenpeaceUK & @Natures_Voice show illegal burning ongoing on shooting estates.
Blanket ban on burning all moorland peat needs to be introduced.
bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…
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Five Goshawks.
Five of these magnificent, rare raptors, shot and dumped together.
I can’t even…
Contact @RuralPolicingSC with any info. twitter.com/RaptorPersUK/s…
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For #WorldPoetryDay, the great Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska’s “The End and the Beginning”, translated by Joanna Trzeciak.
“After every war
Someone has to clean up.
Things won’t
Straighten themselves up, after all…”
poetryfoundation.org/poems/52955/th…
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In today's Guardian, new research finds water companies are dumping sewage illegally into rivers at 10x the levels in official data.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
And in today's River Roding, gross proof of the charges 👇👇
When will @EnvAgency hold @thameswater etc. fully to account? twitter.com/riverroding/st…
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UK on its own has the political leverage to begin to bring this annual atrocity to an end, by moving to suspend the Faroe Islands Free Trade Agreement until cetacean slaughter ends.
The UK FTA is worth 20% of FI total global trade.
@trussliz? @RishiSunak? twitter.com/seashepherd_uk…
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Meanwhile:
"Our report clearly indicates that places where people live & work may cease to exist, that ecosystems & species we've all grown up with & that are central to our cultures & inform our languages may disappear."
bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…
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160,000 Woodcock are shot each year in the UK.
UK population is c. 130,000.
Shooting season opens now, meaning UK breeding pop gets shot through Oct.
Best of all: stop shooting Woodcock.
Second best: push start of season back to Dec 1.
Sign below, follow @WildJustice_org. twitter.com/WildJustice_or…
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EO Wilson speaks of "The Eremocene"––the Age of Loneliness––entered as we degrade & erase the species we share this Earth.
New @NHM_London research finds UK *one of the world's most nature-depleted countries*, & the most nature-bereft in the G7.
bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…
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Book-lovers, book-believers, readers, writers: the @scottishbktrust is running a crucial new campaign to get books into the hands & homes of Scottish children who don't have easy access to them.
Please share on, consider a donation if you can & find out more below.
📚🪄 twitter.com/scottishbktrus…
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A quiet avian flu catastrophe is unfolding among wild birds.
Details & advice here:
“Anyone who finds a dead or dying wild bird, which they suspect might have the disease, should not touch it. Immediately report to Defra’s helpline – 03459 335577.” theguardian.com/environment/20…
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The UK Red List of critically endangered birds is updated today by @Natures_Voice/@_BTO.
Red List now 70 birds long: doubled in 25 yrs.
New Red Listees inc. Swift, Ptarmigan, House Martin, Dunlin & Greenfinch (catastrophic drops).
"Wildlife is in freefall"
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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The fight hots up to prevent landowners the Darwalls from blocking the right to wild camp responsibly on parts of Dartmoor.
Case goes to the High Court on 12 Dec.
We'd love to gather more stories, photos etc of those who've camped out on Dartmoor.
Pls RT & add to thread below. 🙏 twitter.com/RobGMacfarlane…
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The Disasters Emergency Committee has launched an appeal for Ukraine; individual donations will now be matched by the UK Government through UKAid, up to an initial £20,000,000.
So e.g. £100 given becomes (with Gift Aid) £225 received by @decappeal.
Spread the word.
👇👇👇👇 twitter.com/decappeal/stat…
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For those following this issue 👇 re. the planned destruction of a rare 'tunnel' of elms, to allow access to farmland: a petition has been launched against the planning decision–and it's flying.
8200 signatures & counting.
Please sign/share if so minded.
change.org/p/deparment-of… twitter.com/RobGMacfarlane…
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Hot weather makes open water even more appealing, but swimming comes with risks.
The @outdoorswimming has put together a vital list of ten top tips for safe summer swimming.
Please do read & share if so inclined.
#BEWATERAWARE
outdoorswimmingsociety.com/10-tips-for-su…
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Gorne Wood is a fragment of Ancient Woodland & a remnant of London’s Great North Wood.
But it’s in trouble.
Local community has *5 days to raise last 2% of funds* needed to secure & restore the site for wildlife & people.
Read more/give/RT to support this change on the ground.👇 twitter.com/FourthReserve/…
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Young people, parents, teachers:
I'm a trustee of @Action4Conserv, a charity that works to inspire & connect 12-16 yr olds with nature.
We run free & fun week-long Summer Camps.
Applying's easy & applications are open here: actionforconservation.org/camp
🌱 Please spread the word! 🌱
@RobGMacfarlane
Books: Is A River Alive? (WIP) Underland, The Lost Words, The Old Ways, etc. | Films: River, Mountain, Upstream | Nature, climate, people | Prof @Cambridge_uni