{"id":37215,"date":"2021-05-20T14:35:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T13:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=37214"},"modified":"2021-05-20T14:35:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T13:35:16","slug":"nature-emergency-declared-in-sheffield-by-environmental-organisations-calling-out-council-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/20\/nature-emergency-declared-in-sheffield-by-environmental-organisations-calling-out-council-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature emergency declared in Sheffield by environmental organisations calling out council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Environmental organisations and individuals in Sheffield will declare a Nature Emergency in\u00a0the city this Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Groups and individuals alike will state, \u2018I or We declare a Nature Emergency for Sheffield\u2019 on social media, in their home or shop windows or most importantly, by signing up to the declaration via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildsheffield.com\/naturesheffield\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wildsheffield.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, there have been 708 sign ups from individuals, organisations and businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With one in four UK mammal species at threat of being lost, the aim is to draw attention to the need for a plan that will benefit Sheffield and its residents whilst finding solutions to help tackle the environmental and climate crisis.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current groups involved include Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust, Sheffield Green Parents, Sheffield Climate Alliance, Sheffield Friends of the Earth, Owlthorpe Fields Action Group and Kids Plant Trees as well as individuals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movement known as Nature Recovery Sheffield was spearheaded after many people urged Sheffield City Council to declare a nature emergency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anna Parkin, 40, who is a member of the lobby group, Sheffield Green Parents, said: \u201cWe have all petitioned Sheffield City Council, we have all sent them information about why this is needed and we have all been disappointed with the lack of action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur frustration lies in that they haven\u2019t done anything yet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37354\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37354\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Banner-XR-image-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A banner made for the declaration.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_37359\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37359\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/Anna-image-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna pictured with her daughter, Myrtle, age 3.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheffield Greenpeace, a non-governmental environmental organisation, are aiming to have 30% of the city as a nature reserve by 2030 in an attempt to preserve biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The group claimed to have contacted the council in November 2020 but said they seemed reluctant to act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The council were contacted for comment but did not respond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dawn Spier, 57, is a local group coordinator of Sheffield Greenpeace who says nature needs to be more strongly considered when planning projects in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said: \u201cHistorically, Sheffield\u2019s not been really well known for looking after the wildlife and nature so we\u2019re trying to address that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheffield Climate Alliance are also declaring the emergency in the hope of a nature recovery plan being put into place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A spokesperson for the group said: \u201cWe all rely on nature to provide us with clean air, water, food and space to enjoy, but right here on our doorstep, in Sheffield, we are losing our wildlife at an alarming rate due to issues such as habitat loss, pollution, the burning of our moorlands, wildlife being hunted, and much 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