"State of Nature" 2023 report

The State of Nature 2023 report has just been released and features work from 60 research and conservation organisations based on data from monitoring schemes and biological recording centres in order to provide a benchmark for the status of the UK’s wildlife. Previous editions were published in 2013, 2016 and 2019.

Sadly, but not surprisingly, the State of Nature 2023 report continues to show a decline in UK wildlife, reinforcing the fact that our country is one of the most nature-depleted countries on the planet.

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The State of Nature 2023 report shows that 1 in 6 species of the over 10000 species studied in the UK is at risk of extinction. A closer look at the UK shows that the figure is much higher for some types of wildlife. We could lose:

43% of birds 

31% of amphibians and reptiles 

28% of fungi and lichens 

26% of land mammals

Since 1970, the abundance of the species studied in the State of Nature 2023 report has declined on average by 19% and nature continues to be in freefall. 

The State of Nature 2023 report found the intensive way in which we manage our land for farming and the continuing effects of climate change are the 2 biggest drivers of nature loss. For marine creatures, climate change and unsustainable fishing are the largest factors.

The State of Nature 2023 report also found that only 20% of farmland is in a nature-friendly farming scheme and just 44% of woodland is certified as sustainably managed.

Habitats are also degrading in quality. Out of the assessed areas for wildlife, only 14% were found to be in a good ecological condition and only 7% of woodlands. Only 25% of peatlands were assessed to be in a good ecological condition. None of the sea floor was found to be in good ecological condition due to habitat damage from fishing gear.

The reasons for the decline in nature are clear and we know conservation actions deliver positive results and outcomes for nature. We have never had a better understanding of the state of nature and what is needed to fix it.

We just need Governments to take the problem seriously and implement the actions required to restore nature.

The latest State of Nature report has just been released – it's grim reading . Nature doesn't need another report . It needs restoring . Now .

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