About the Group
Please note that the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Nature is no longer active.
The APPG for Nature was launched in July 2019. It was unfortunately dissolved in July 2023. The Environment APPG has taken on the mantle for nature engagement, and we are supporting them to continue this work.
The APPG for Nature provided a forum for engaging and inspiring parliamentarians and others with the natural world, the major threats that it faces today, and the positives that come from a healthy natural environment. The Group had a clear focus to be effective beyond individual meetings and events and sought to extend its influence wherever possible for the benefit of nature and people.
CIEEM provided the Secretariat for the Group and organised an engaging and inspiring programme of activities (including both parliamentary events and site visits) to highlight the importance of nature for its enjoyment and to human well-being, as well as its necessity for the economy and society.
The Group’s Officers at the time it was dissolved were:
- Barry Gardiner MP (Chair)
- Baroness Kate Parminter (Vice Chair)
- Alexander Stafford MP
- Baroness Barbara Young of Old Scone
Parliamentary members of the Group were:
- Baroness Natalie Bennett of Manor Castle
- Geraint Davies MP
- Philip Dunne MP
- Caroline Lucas MP
- Rachael Maskell MP
- Kerry McCarthy MP
- Lord John Randall of Uxbridge
- Wes Streeting MP
- Derek Twigg MP
- Lord Tom Watson of Wyre Forest
- Claudia Webbe MP
The APPG used the hashtag #APPGnature on social media.
Associate Members
- People’s Trust for Endangered Species
- Halcyon Ecology
- Atkins
- Northumbrian Water Group
- RSK Biocensus
- Cotswold Wildlife Surveys
- Bat Conservation Trust
- Middlemarch Environmental
- Northumbria University (Alister Scott)
- GemServ
- Wildflower Turf Ltd
- Essex and Suffolk Water
- Hannah Bourne-Taylor (Freelance Nature Author)
Past Events
- Natural Capital, 8 July 2019 (briefing paper for policy-makers, briefing note for practitioners)
- Nature and Mental Health, 24 February 2020 (presentation slides, minutes of the event)
- Global Deal for Nature and a Green Recovery, 2 July 2020 (recording of the event, minutes)
- Climate Crisis: Nature’s Solutions, 9 December 2020 (minutes, post-event briefing)
- Parliamentary Conservation Panel: How has Coronavirus Impacted Conservation? 21 January 2021 (recording, from 19 mins)
- AGM followed by ‘How will Local Authorities deliver the 25 Year Environment Plan?’ 21 April 2021 (minutes, presentation slides)
- Hot Topics Event on Nature-Based Medicine and the impacts of biomass growth on biodiversity, 26 October 2021 (minutes, presentation slides)
- APPG for Nature AGM and Forward Planning for COP15, 23 March 2022 (minutes)
- Delivering Resilient Floodplains event, 18 October 2022 (letter, report)
- What now for biodiversity post-COP15? (included site visit), RBG Kew, 26 January 2023
Secretariat
Secretariat services were provided by CIEEM’s Policy and Communications Team.
Services included provision of administration; project and event management; shared costs of telephone, IT, web and email hosting; and financial management.
Disclaimer
This is not an official website of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed in these webpages are those of the group.