We have welcomed DAERA's draft Nature Recovery Strategy but have called for a greater focus on action. We have made eight recommendations to strengthen the draft strategy.

Read more here 👉 bit.ly/40SLFdM

Defra's response to our report on the implementation of laws relating to protected sites for nature will not deliver the urgent step-change needed to meet environmental targets and commitments - read our statement here bit.ly/4bgpTGF

Today we published our response to DAERA's first Environmental Improvement Plan Annual Progress Report. We welcome its transparency and its contribution to scrutiny and accountability.The report is also candid about the environmental challenges that lie ahead.

Full response 👉https://bit.ly/3ZznXlT

Progress across wider actions & policies essential to nature's recovery remain slow, especially in the marine environment. Government has highlighted actions that have been taken, but we assessed progress as having been limited. Read more in chapter 2 of our progress report 👉http://bit.ly/4jGn9oE

Our Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) annual progress report assessed that government is currently off track to meet its legally blinding environmental targets & commitments. One of key recommendations is to speed up action in the marine environment. Find out more 👇

Government has published its White Paper on water reform. Our table shows government's progress against its Clean & Plentiful Water goal in its Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP).It is currently off track to meet its water targets & commitments.Read our progress report chapter 4
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Protected wildlife sites make an important contribution towards achieving national and international commitments as well as providing wider benefits. We consider that progress during the annual reporting period has been limited.

Read more in chapter 2 of our report 👉bit.ly/4jGn9oE

Our Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) annual progress report assessed that government is currently off track to meet its legally blinding environmental targets & commitments. One of key recommendations is to maximise the contribution of protected sites for nature. Read more👇

We consider that progress during the annual reporting period has been limited. We will continue to assess progress which requires analysis of both the EIP 25 and forthcoming Land Use Framework.
Read more in chapters 2 and 12 of our report,
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We consider it essential that government strengthens engagement with farmers and landowners if it is to achieve environmental ambitions, targets and commitments.

Our Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) annual progress report assessed that government is currently off track to meet its legally blinding environmental targets & commitments. One of key recommendations is to get nature friendly farming right. Here is what we say about it 👇

Children and adults are engaging less with nature, warns our annual progress report published yesterday. This is particularly concerning considering the importance of a connection with nature for a strong start in life. Read chapter 11 of our progress report for more 👉http://bit.ly/4sDM28z

Among those in attendance yesterday at our EIP progress report launch was Minister for Nature Mary Creagh. We discussed the report’s findings, along with our initial assessment of the new EIP, which has a new focus on delivery which we have welcomed.
Read the report in full👉https://bit.ly/4sDM28z

Thanks to those who attended the launch of our annual progress report yesterday.It was such a great opportunity to discuss in depth our report's findings of how government is doing in delivering its legally-binding environmental commitments.
Report findings below and report 👉https://bit.ly/4sDM28z

Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) Chair, Toby Perkins, took the opportunity to delve deeper and ask questions of our panel at the launch of our Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) progress report earlier today.
Read our full report 👉https://bit.ly/4sDM28z

Dame Glenys added: "Government has to now make a decision on whether or not it is going to meet those targets. What happens now matters."
Read the full EIP progress report:
👉https://bit.ly/4jGn9oE and Dame Glenys' speech: 👉https://bit.ly/4sDM28z

"This includes biodiversity targets set under the Environment Act and the UK’s twin 30 by 30 commitments for protected areas and additionally, for restoring degraded ecosystems."

Dame Glenys adds: "Our headline is disappointingly familiar. Government remains largely off track to meet its environmental targets and obligations.

OEP Chair, Dame Glenys Stacey, tells those at EIP progress report launch, "Government is very much focused on economic growth.
"Nature has a role to play there, an important role. Let us be clear – the environment should not be viewed as a blocker to growth."

Presentation of the OEP's Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2024/2025 In this video, the OEP’s Chief Scientist Professor Robbie McDonald and Head of Assessments Dr Cathy Maguire talk, through the findings of our report on progress in improving the natural environment in England 2024/2025. This, our fourth statutory report on progress in improving England's natural environment, comes at a time when government vision is focused on economic growth. Nature’s place in this vision must be as the very foundation of growth, as nature’s recovery is a prerequisite of prosperity, health and wellbeing.

Today we're launching our progress report that assesses how government is doing against its Environmental Improvement Plan, including legally-binding targets.The report is now on our website. Here Chief Scientist Professor Robbie McDonald & Professor Cathy Maguire give the headlines. bit.ly/3Z6DOrY

Government remains off track to meet its environmental commitments and its actions now will determine whether or not key targets for nature and the protection of land and sea will be met by 2030, says our latest progress report published today. See main findings below & read more
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