Sadly, much of this wildlife is at risk from climate change and associated biodiversity loss. The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. 15% of all our species are threatened with extinction, 97% of our wildflower meadows have been lost since the 1930s, and we have lost 492 animal and plant species in England since the 1800s. This can be even more pronounced on a local level \u2013 since 1900, one species of plant has been lost every two years on average on a county level. <\/p>\n
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, biodiversity loss and degradation, and damages to and transformation of ecosystems are already key risks for every region of the world due to past global warming, and will continue to escalate with every increment of temperature. This crisis of nature is now being recognised alongside the climate crisis as a serious threat to the future of the people and other creatures living on the planet. <\/p>\n
Part of our Christian discipleship, as we care for creation, is to notice what we\u2019re interconnected with, so that we can wonder at God\u2019s creation and then take action to safeguard it on this island we call home.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Do you care about nature? We thought so. Please do contribute to this conversation about the "People's Plan for Nature" before 30th October to have your say on how we can and should go about protecting the natural world. https:\/\/t.co\/VvhjJaGEKs<\/a><\/p>\n — @StJohnsSE8 (@stjohnsse8) October 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n