An ambitious action plan to match the scale and urgency of the challenges facing wildlife and wild places today is launched today by Sussex Wildlife Trust on Earth Day, (22nd April 2024).
Our Wild Sussex is a strategic plan setting out the Trust’s vision and commitment to turning the tide for wildlife, so that by 2030, nature in Sussex will be in recovery.
To deliver these new strategic aims, the Trust has completed a comprehensive restructure which aligns to its new goals, generating a suite of new roles and opportunities to enable its ambition of restoring and protecting at least 30% of Sussex land and sea for nature and addressing climate change. It will also inspire 1 in 4 people in the county to take meaningful action for wildlife and build a stronger, more inclusive and diverse organisation, which has become net zero and climate resilient by 2030.
Chris Corrigan, Interim CEO at Sussex Wildlife Trust said,
“We are now in a critical decade for change to bring wildlife back and create an inclusive society where nature matters. As a conservation charity for everyone who cares about nature, we will focus on protecting the wonderfully rich, natural life found across our towns, countryside and coast. We will work alongside local people creating opportunities so everyone can connect with nature, ensuring wildlife can thrive in even the most unlikely places.
By 2030, we want at least 30% of land and sea in Sussex to be connected and protected for wildlife, in line with national and global targets. To achieve this, we will broaden our impact in the county beyond the boundaries of our nature reserves to deliver innovative projects to allow nature to recover and thrive.”
