A wildlife charity has branded the Government's nature recovery plans as 'meagre' and says it must aim higher if it's to deliver on its promise nature's recovery.
The Government has published two major documents on nature protections and environmental targets, the first being the Nature Recovery Green Paper. The consultation outlines changes to protections for sites and species, and details on the Government's proposed fans for delivering 30% protection of land and seas in England by 2030.
Northumberland Wildlife Trust says that strengthening protections for the UK's most valuable sites is crucial if the Government wants to meet its legally binding target to halt the decline in nature, with many nationally important protected sites for nature still at risk from inappropriate developments. The trust believes that the Government must ensure sites have stronger protections to prevent this.
