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Ben Porter

Our strategy and vision

A wilder South and West Wales

Welsh wildlife is in peril. We are losing our precious species and habitats. 17% of all species in Wales are at risk of extinction. Over the past 50 years there has been a 13% decline in the abundance of species. The rate of decline is accelerating. But nature is integral to our lives. Everything we value comes from nature and everything we do impacts wildlife. This is why we must act now.

Since publishing our strategy in 2020, the Trust has faced many new challenges and embraced new opportunities. Our recently refreshed version reflects the changes needed to ensure our strategy is still relevant today. It sets out ambitious but deliverable and measurable targets as we work to restore nature and connect people with wildlife. This vision for people and wildlife in Wales will take us up to 2030.

The focus of our Wildlife Trust - our key driver - will always be nature. If we look after nature, nature will look after us.

Read our refreshed strategy

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Our goals

We want to tackle the nature emergency, climate crisis and society’s increasing disconnect from nature. To achieve this, we have three main goals, which align with The Wildlife Trusts' strategy.

  1. Action for nature: 30% of land and sea managed for nature by 2030. We want to see nature in recovery with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes.
  2. Action with people: a greater number of people, from more diverse backgrounds, will be taking meaningful action for nature and the climate. We want to see better decision making for the environment at a local and national level.
  3. Action on climate: encourage nature-based solutions to address local and global problems. We want to see nature playing a central and valued role in helping to address local and global problems.
A Marsh Fritillary on a yellow flower. Text says: A Wilder South and West Wales. Our Refreshed Strategy 2020-2030, The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales

30 by 30

The Wildlife Trusts are calling for at least 30% of our land and sea to be connected and protected for nature’s recovery by 2030. Making more space for nature to become abundant once again will give our struggling wildlife the chance to recover and also restore beautiful wild places - places that store carbon and help to tackle the climate crisis.

30% is the bare minimum that nature needs to start recovering but we are far short of this and need your help to turn things around...

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