10.2.11

Save Our Forests

The following information has been supplied by 38 Degrees:

MPs will vote on a motion demanding a rethink of plans to sell our national forests. The fact this vote is happening shows that MPs have noticed our campaign. But we're not done yet.

MPs will have by now opened newspapers to see full-page adverts showing the number of people who’ve taken a stand by signing the Save Our Forests petition. The more of us that sign the petition, the more pressure MPs will be under.

Right now, the petition is nearly 450,000 strong, and every name counts. Will you take a moment to spread the word right now?

Please sign the petition and share this link: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/save-our-forests

So many of us have joined this campaign because we all understand something the government doesn’t seem to get yet: that our woodlands and forests are priceless, and once they’re gone, they’re gone forever.

We know that places like the Forest of Dean, the New Forest, Grizedale, Thetford and Alice Holt are national treasures. We know that they belong to all of us, and we will do whatever we can to keep them in public hands and protect them for future generations.

That’s why thousands of 38 Degrees members have chipped in to pay for these adverts in the first place - and it’s not too late for more of us who care about our woodlands to be heard.

Every new signature adds weight to our message.