Save the UK’s forests! – Eco-Congregation Ireland

The Save Our Forests campaign in the UK now has a quarter of a million signatures on its petition – nearly three times the capacity of Wembley Stadium.

That’s because people understand our natural forests are priceless, and once they’re gone – they’re gone forever.

The Save Our Forests campaign is already all over the news and politicians are getting increasingly nervous. That’s why the most important thing to do right now is spread the word and ensure the petition continues to grow as quickly as possible.

If you live in Northern Ireland or anywhere else in the UK, please sign the petition at http://www.38degrees.org.uk/save-our-forests and forward the link to your friends and ask them to sign too. It only takes a minute!

Government ministers are trying to distract us with warm and fuzzy words about how much they love the forests. They’ve just announced a “consultation” on how we’d like our forests sold off – even though they already know most of us don’t want them sold off at all!

Even before this so-called consultation launches they’re busy trying to change the laws that currently protect public forests. This is blatantly clearing the way for a massive sell-off. What kind of consultation is that?

Don’t let them get away with it!

If they want consultation, here it is: 38 Degrees members chipped in to fund a national opinion poll which proved that 84% of the public want our forests kept in public hands for future generations.

Places like the Forest of Dean, the New Forest, Grizedale, Thetford, and Alice Holt are national treasures. We don’t want the natural places that belong to future generations flogged off for a quick cash grab today. But if we don’t rally together now, we may not have a choice.

The petition already has over 250,000 names on it. Can you help us get to 500,000?