Manchester Wild Wall

Glesni and Cookie

Brilliant creatives Glesni and Cookie have painted our Wild Wall in Manchester; Cookie is a talented young artist based in Manchester and Glesni is one of the wonderful team here at UK Youth for Nature and is an incredibly creative artist.

Both showcase the desire and passion of young people to get the message of the importance of COP26 to the rest of the UK.

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Partners

Funders:
Manchester City Council, Curlew Action Society, Ascension Church Hulme

Supporters:
Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Steve Beal (Ascension Church); Reverend Clive, Reverend Grace

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Political Engagement

• 2021 is a critical year for the environment and will set the course for the next decade, with countries coming forward to set new climate and nature pledges for 2030.
• Young people are calling for urgent action to address the crises facing nature and the climate. This year will lock in the actions countries will take by 2030.
• Nature and climate are interlinked: climate change is one of the greatest threats to the natural world, but restoring nature can tackle climate change by locking away carbon in healthy ecosystems.

Aims:

1. To put pressure on politicians in the lead up to COP26 to commit to protecting nature
2. To increase awareness of issues surrounding local nature + biodiversity

Use our Hashtags

#WildWalls #NaturalKingdom  #COP26 #NatureCrisis #ClimateCrisis #UKYouthForNature #YouthForOurPlanet #GenerationRestoration #StreetArt #Curlew #EurasianCurlew #SphagnumMoss #LargeHeathButterfly #BrownBandedCarderBee #CottonGrass #Sundews

Premade Post (for socials)

A new habitat has arrived in Manchester! This mural is part of @UKYouth4Nature‘s #Natural Kingdom: #WildWalls campaign, aiming to emphasise the links between the #ClimateCrisis and the UK’s #NatureCrisis 🌿 https://youthfornature.uk/natural-kingdom_wild-walls/