Chris Packham to urge Archbishop of Canterbury to rewild church’s land (www.independent.co.uk)

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Chris Packham is challenging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to support rewilding across the Church of England’s vast estate.

The broadcaster is taking to the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday, to call on the Church to commit to rewilding 30% of Church Commissioners – the Church’s investment arm – to rewild its extensive landholdings.

Packham, dressed in a medieval costume, will unveil a nine metre-long scroll, outlining why the organisation should rewild 30% of its 105,000-acre estate by 2030 in line with the UN’s Global Biodiversity Framework.

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[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 month ago

My initial thought was that the church should give up its lands, but I like this idea better. Is nothing more sacred these days than lands returned to the earth?

[-] jimmy90@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

great idea

[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Threaten them with increased taxes if they don't. So, any taxes.

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