David Douglas (Conservation Scientist) heads up a team looking into the effects of a wind farm on Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, Sutherland, Scotland

Our positions

Public policy sets the framework within which decisions and choices which affect the environment are taken.

Find out more about the RSPB’s positions on a diverse range of issues which include things such as agriculture, marine protection, climate change and safeguarding sites.

In this section

Field margin at RSPB's Hope farm, Knapwell, Cambridgeshire

Agriculture and land-use

The RSPB campaigns for policies providing fair deals for farmers, consumers and wildlife.
Wind Farm on Slieve Rushen, Co, Fermanagh

Climate change

We work on policies to reduce gas emissions that cause climate change and to allow wildlife to adapt to climate change.
Bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, in bloom. Wood of Cree RSPB reserve, Dumfries & Galloway. Scotland.

Wildlife and the Economy

The environment and the economy are highly interconnected.

Children watching birds at school, RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch

Nature education

We need as many children as possible to be engaged with nature, so they value it and prioritise it.

Ancient Oak at Sheerwood Forest

Forestry and native woods

We believe the environmental, social and economic benefits provided by the UK's woodland can be increased.
Person jogging at Dove Stone RSPB reserve

Human health and nature

Learn about the RSPB's views on health and nature, from the use of green spaces and natural habitats to reducing stress.
Baltic sea on a stormy day with heavy rain falling on coastal headland, Gellort, Cape Arkona, Rugen island, Germany's most northerly point, Mecklenberg-Vorpommern, Germany

Marine and coastal

Explore the RSPB's views on marine and coastal policy. From laws that protect our sealife, to oil-spills and fishing.
Housing development under construction. Potton, Bedfordshire, England

Land-use planning

Land-use planning helps to secure sustainable development.

Hayle Estuary RSPB reserve, Cornwall, England

Safeguarding wildlife sites

Many of our most important places for wildlife are now protected as Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla.

Species

Learn about the RSPB's position on the policies surrounding the conservation of species.
Reedbeds from Meida hide, Mersehead RSPB reserve, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Water and wetlands

Water is a precious resource, but the demands we are placing on our water environment are increasingly unsustainable.
Buzzard in a field of wheat, Bedfordshire

Working with the law

This section explains more about how the RSPB works with the law and has influenced decisions.

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