Our Natural World
Newt Conservation Partnership
We want to ensure that our natural world is restored and protected and that people benefit from that recovery.
Working with others, we will contribute to three key impact goals by 2030:
- Preserved and improved species health and habitats
- Sustainable and ethical food
- Clean and healthy freshwater
In a series of blogs, we share more about our current work to improve Our Natural World.
Our priorities
There are five priorities through which we believe we can best contribute to these goals over the next seven years.
If you would like to apply for funding under any of these priorities, please read our Guidance for Support.
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Peat
Peat is hugely important to our natural world. As well as a great habitat for wildlife, it's valuable for combating climate change and its benefits include flood prevention and purifying water.
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Space for nature
Protecting and creating more space for nature enables the restoration of damaged ecosystems and degraded landscapes. It's also important that the benefits of being close to nature is accessible to all.
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Nature friendly farming
There is huge value to nature-friendly farming with benefits not just for the recovery of wildlife but also for our health.
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Fishing in tandem with nature
A more sustainable fishing and seafood industry is important for the recovery of wildlife, their habitats and the small coastal communities who depend on it for their livelihoods.
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Freshwater
Healthy freshwater environments is critical for both people and wildlife. As a limited resource, it is vital to protect and restore freshwater environments from over-abstraction and pollution.
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Our approach
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Advisory Panel for Our Natural World
We recognise the expertise of others and are delighted to be able to call on the support of a brilliant panel of experts to help us deliver our strategy for Our Natural World.
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Our roadmap for improving our natural world – what more can we do?
To improve Our Natural World, we have developed a roadmap we have been working to. In a series of blogs, we share how we are getting on as well as our plans for the coming year.
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