The loss of Britain's wildlife is outpacing efforts to conserve and protect nature, a major report reveals.
By Victoria Gill and Kate StephensNumbers of the UK's most precious animals and plants are still falling, as a countrywide nature-loss crisis continues.Their State of the Nature report found 16% of 10,000 mammals, plants, insects, birds and amphibians assessed were threatened.The government has said it is committed to "increasing the amount of habitat for nature to thrive".
Nida al-Fulaij, from the People's Trust for Endangered Species, told BBC News: "The main takeaways from this report are alarming." "At the start of this year, I published our comprehensive Environmental Improvement Plan," Environment Secretary Therese Coffey said, "setting out how we will create and restore at least 500,000 hectares [2,000 sq miles] of new wildlife habitats."£750m for woodland and peatland restoration
Only about 11% of UK land is within protected areas - and not all are well managed for nature and wildlifeIn the North Pennines,have transformed the way they farm, to create more space for nature, dividing their 400 acres into small pastures and moving their cows into a new field each day.
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