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Published: 9 Jul 2021

Wildlife and Countryside Link: People and the Natural Environment

The John Muir Trust is a member of the Wildlife and Countryside Link (Link) which is a coalition of 60 environmental organisations committed to protecting the natural environment.

Read Link’s full ‘People and the Natural Environment’ statement

Link has recently published a blog by Dom Higgins, Head of Health and Education at The Wildlife Trusts and co-chair of Link's Nature and Wellbeing Strategy Group, who explains the critical partnership between nature and people.

He argues: “The health, wellbeing and prosperity of nature and people are inextricable.”

The twin climate and nature emergencies combined are the defining challenges of our time – and the fallout from both also have profound impacts for people’s health and wellbeing. Yet the solutions, and preventing the worst of these impacts, lie with us.

Read the full article