Reduce damage to nature from sources other than climate change

Plants and animals will be less able to adapt to climate change if other sources of harm are present.

Reduction in traditional land management, intensification of agriculture, pollution, overabstraction of water and habitat fragmentation from development
increase the pressures on the environment. These causes of harm must be addressed.

ACTION
We will continue to lobby local authorities and government bodies to ensure we are listened to and policies are developed to protect nature in Sussex.

For further details of our work in this area please click here

Sussex Wildlife Trust has identified four key areas to combat the affects of climate change:

• Conserve our current wildlife and wild places
  
• Create large areas for wildlife and establish ecological networks
  
• Increase variety in our landscape
  
• Reduce damage to nature from sources other than climate change