Why Life on Land is Important

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2. Nearly half a million volunteers litter pick One of the biggest environmental events in Britain is the annual Great British Spring Clean and this year’s was certainly a triumph. The Great British Spring Clean is organised by Keep Britain Tidy, which aims to inspire people to eliminate litter now and for future generations. In 2022, the clean campaign ran from 25 March to 10 April and 438,147 volunteers – including 261,024 school pupils – got stuck in. Charities, organisations and individuals around the country went out and collected rubbish, filling up as many bags as possible. One already established litter picking group in Kent did a large beach clean-up with the volunteers joining forces with Kent Community Foundation. We were very pleased to host a beach clean at the Varne Greatstone with Kent Community Foundation," said Eric Brown of Litter Picking Watch Romney Watch. “Everyone did brilliantly." In total, the team collected nine bags across the stretch of the beach, including fishing line, bottle tops, drinks cans, paper, and plastic. As avid supporters of protecting the environment, the Foundation awards grants to environmental projects throughout Kent from our Fund for the Environment. We are guided by the environmental ‘think global act local’ sentiment so the team agreed they we would personally like to do more, and arranged to volunteer in Greatstone," said Natalie Smith, Director of Grants and Impact at Kent Community Foundation. https://smileymovement.org

3. Why Life on Land is Important There are some encouraging global trends in protecting terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity. Forest loss is slowing down, more key biodiversity areas are protected and more financial assistance is flowing towards biodiversity protection. Protecting important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity is vital for ensuring long-term and sustainable use of terrestrial and freshwater natural resources. The global mean percentage of each key biodiversity area covered by protected areas increased from 33.1 per cent in 2000 to 46.1 per cent in 2018 for terrestrial areas, from 30.5 per cent in 2000 to 43.2 per cent in 2018 for freshwater areas, and from 32.9 per cent in 2000 to 44.7 per cent in 2018 for mountain areas.  Healthy mountain ecosystems are fundamental to ensuring the provision of ecosystem services to upland communities as well as lowland peoples. As of 2017, 76 per cent of the world’s mountain areas were covered by a form of green coverage: 41 per cent by forests, 29 per cent by grassland/shrubland and only 6 per cent by cropland. https://smileymovement.org

4. Young family live in the wild to save animals A family in Australia are living, quite literally, in the middle of nowhere in order to help endangered species and try to restore the desert. Dr Rebecca West and her husband, Dr Reece Pedler, live with four-year-old Isla and nine- month-old Zac in a remote part of New South Wales. To see other children at a playgroup means a 300km round trip and a supermarket trip is a 12- hour journey there and back. The couple are ecologists on a mission to push back against the extinction crisis in Australia and globally. Rebecca and Reece have sacrificed proximity to their families back in Adelaide and the ordinary luxury of a coffee shop or a meal out, in order to work with endangered species. https://smileymovement.org

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