Real hope.
Real change.
We are part of nature and unless it flourishes, we cannot flourish either, but the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world.
To protect and restore nature, Elected Greens will campaign to:
- Introduce a new Rights of Nature Act, giving rights to nature itself.
- End the scandal of sewage pouring into our rivers and seas by taking the water companies back into public ownership.
- Extend people’s access to green space and waterways close to where they live with a new English Right to Roam Act.
- Set aside 30% of our land and seas by 2030 in which nature will receive the highest priority and protection.
Green MPs will also press for:
- An immediate end to the emergency authorisation of bee-killing pesticides.
- A new Clean Air (Human Rights) Act, giving everyone the right to breathe clean air.
Lewes: giving rights to nature to protect our rivers
Green-led Lewes District Council acted to protect the River Ouse from pollution by making it the first river in England to be granted legal rights, as part of a growing movement to bolster protection for nature through the law.
Our waterways are being used as a free dumping ground for pollution from agriculture, new housing developments and water company spillages.
Like the Green councillors in Lewes, Green MPs will always fight to protect the health of our rivers and the many people who enjoy them. Nature can’t vote, but you can!