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Clean water is fundamental to our lives, but just 14 per cent of our rivers are currently in good ecological health.
For too long, many in government, business and other parts of society have looked the other way as the health of our water has deteriorated.
For too long, many in government, business and other parts of society have looked the other way as the health of our water has deteriorated.
One in 10 freshwater and wetland species in the UK are now threatened with extinction, while future generations of children could be denied the chance to simply paddle in a cool stream or play in the sea.
We've been fighting against our waterways - these homes for wildlife and places for recreation - rather than working with them for the last century and action to both save and restore them is long overdue.
The #PeoplesPlanforNature is calling for urgent action to restore all rivers, ponds, lakes and wetlands to a healthy ecological status, and to better manage our water resources by helping consumers to reduce their water use, and tackling sewage, over-abstraction and leaks.
Those in power must enforce existing protections for water and ensure that public enforcement agencies have the resources they need to carry out this function.
And it's time to reward farmers properly for creating space for nature and water alongside our riverbanks and catchments.
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