Fred Mackintosh signs the Letter to the Future for Edinburgh South

5.42.07pm GMT Tue 16th Mar 2010

Edinburgh South Prospective Liberal Democrat MP, Fred Mackintosh, has joined a campaign to protect our natural world by signing the Letter to the Future, a major new campaign run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). The letter calls for better investment in nature by politicians, urging them to consider our natural as well as our financial future when making decisions about how to tackle the country's pressing economic problems.

The RSPB aims to gain tens of thousands of signatures to the letter before the next general election, showing the government that people care about nature as well as the economy and want to see it protected for the benefit of future generations.

A whole host of famous faces have already put pen to paper including: Bill Bryson, Zoe Wanamaker, Germaine Greer and Mackenzie Crook. Fred Mackintosh has joined them, signing the letter to show his support.

Joining the campaign Fred Mackintosh said: "The world is in the midst of a severe financial crisis but we must not neglect the equally serious crisis facing the natural world. The habitats of so many species are being lost; countless species face extinction and the threat of climate change looms large."

"We owe it to future generations to ensure that we creating a healthy economy and a healthy environment. I am supporting RSPB's campaign because I want our children and grandchildren to be able to grow up in a world where they can appreciate tigers and crossbills, tropical rainforests and Caledonian pine forest - a world worth living in."

The RSPB's Head of Sustainable Development, Martin Harper also commented: "The government faces tough economic decisions but these mustn't be taken at the expense of the environment. We are calling on the government to recognise this and ensure future generations will be able to appreciate the natural world as we do. It's vital that politicians support us in this campaign and we are very grateful to Fred Mackintosh for lending his support."

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