Llandybie Community Council Declares Nature Emergency

Llandbybie Community Council has declared a nature and climate emergency following concerns about the state of nature in the UK.

Liberal Democrat Councillor Julian Tandy, who proposed the motion stated that the country is in the middle of a nature crisis with almost half of all UK wildlife is in long term decline and 15% of species being at risk of extinction.

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta’s review into The Economics of Biodiversity, commissioned by Her Majesty’s Treasury, highlighted that humanity does not exist in isolation from nature but sits within it. Nature is an asset on which all aspects of our society depend and with biodiversity declining faster than at any time in human history, we are undermining the productivity, resilience and adaptability that nature lends our society.  

Commenting Julian Tandy said: 

“I am delighted our community council passed the motion to declare a nature emergency.

“The climate emergency is only hastening this destruction of the natural environment, damaging habitats and disrupting ecosystems. Yet it is these very habitats that have the potential to lock up carbon and fight back against rising global temperatures. It is essential that we not only protect these spaces, but let them thrive – for the benefit of people, planet and nature.   

“As we recover from the COVID-19 crisis, the need for nature-rich green spaces where we live and work is clearer than ever and will help health, education and the economy build back stronger. We recognise that action must be taken now to remedy this and to put nature into recovery at a local level, in support of regional, national and international work to do the same.”