BBC's Springwatch presenter Chris Packham CBE congratulates Weymouth Town Council on its approach to dealing with marine algae on the beach this week on Radio 4's Today programme.
He said, "Hats off to Weymouth Town Council for waking up to the environmental emergency we have and recognising biodiversity plays a necessary role in all our lives".
You can listen to the article on the recording of the program here between 2:29:10 and 2:36:19 Radio 4's Today
You can find out more about what your local council can do to tackle the climate emergency on NALC's dedicated climate change webpage or consider joining their climate emergency network set up for local councils already or considering taking action locally to help tackle the climate and ecological emergency, which already has well over 300 members.