Environment bosses are failing their own targets on 40% of Northern Ireland’s supposedly protected natural habitats.
While we may think this impacts just sealife and wildlife, their shortcomings “reflect the state of our air, water and land environments” according to DAERA’s own NI Environmental Statistics Report.
The latest statistics show that 1% of protected sites have been “destroyed” under their watch while 36% are in an unfavourable condition, with 3% unfavourable to recovering.
