Ambitions and Actuality?

The Wildlife Trusts coalition have the laudable aim of attempting to secure 30% of the land and sea in England and Wales for 'nature's recovery', by 2030 (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/07/wildlife-charities-launch-10-schemes-to-boost-nature-across-england-and-wales). The Trust have announced 10 interesting, new projects. I would just make two points. The first is that any 'recovery' is going to be driven by human preferences (we like our 'nature' in a particular condition). The second is that the money involved for the 10 projects is described as 'an £8m boost'. I appreciate that much of this cash was obtained by charitable donations. Anything spent on our natural environments, is a good idea but the amount is distinctly 'small beer'. It's certainly a 'drop in the ocean', compared to the sums the UK is currently spending on rail, road and house building. Many of these 'infrastructure activities' are destroying lots of currently protected areas. We are only 9 years from 2030 and, getting to the 30% figure for areas for nature's recovery, must involve much higher expenditure. The area, where nature recovery is taking place, also needs to greatly exceed that being lost to 'development'.