Sir David Attenborough in The Wildlife Trusts’ film for COP26

In a new, short film made for COP26 by The Wildlife Trusts, Sir David Attenborough calls for the role of nature to be recognised in the fight against climate change.

Sir David also calls for a greater focus on nature’s power to store carbon – as well as support for local communities and landowners to create thriving and connected wild places, on land and at sea to protect ourselves and the nature that depends on them.

“Nature has been there for us when we needed it the most.  

It’s not too late to win the fight against the climate and nature crises. Given the chance, nature can recover in the most remarkable ways.  

But we need to act quickly. The time is now to create a wilder future. ”

Sir David Attenborough

Craig Bennett, chief executive of The Wildlife Trusts, says:

“Sir David has backed The Wildlife Trusts for over half a century and we’re very grateful to him for supporting our film. He’s right behind our work to restore nature to help wildlife recover and combat climate change. Our society faces a huge challenge with the inextricably linked climate and nature crises, and so we must invest far more in wilder landscapes to store carbon and protect ourselves and wildlife from extreme weather conditions.

“New research shows that the Government needs to commit at least £1.2 billion extra each year in nature – to deliver vital health, wellbeing and economic benefits post-pandemic, limit and mitigate the impact of extreme weather, and restore our treasured wildlife. It’s not too late to repair habitats on a grand scale to store carbon and help nature recover – but we need to act now.”

Watch Sir David Attenborough in The Wildlife Trusts’ film for COP26 here:

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To find out what The Wildlife Trusts are doing about COP26, go to wildlifetrusts.org/cop26.

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