Defra Updated 24 November 2020 The Green Book guidance: embedding natural capital into public policy appraisal This paper sets out the NCC’s advice to government on Green Book guidance. In particular, how to include natural capital, ecosystem services and the value of these into policy appraisals. Click here to read more
Natural Capital Committee – press release ‘Expert Committee calls on Government to halt declines in England’s environment New framework developed by expert committee reveals serious decline across England’s natural environment. Government must act urgently to ensure future generations have access to the multiple benefits that natural assets provide. The British public can play vital role […]
A succinct summary of how the government view their progress on many key policy and legislative areas and issues like the 25 year plan, Net zero, Net Gain, Office for Environmental protection and much more. Defra ‘The government is extremely grateful for the expert advice the Natural Capital Committee (NCC) has provided in its seventh […]
Failure to consider the wider environmental impacts of nature-based interventions risks increasing global warming and damaging the environment, warns a new report from the Natural Capital Committee (NCC), featuring research from Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Nature-based interventions, such as tree planting, peatland restoration, and marine habitat protection, can help to reduce the volume of greenhouse gases […]
Natural Capital Committee advice on reaching net zero by 2050: nature based intervention NCC / Defra The Natural Capital Committee’s advice on taking a natural capital approach to attaining net zero. This paper sets out the NCC’s advice to government on taking a natural capital approach to attaining net zero. Nature based interventions for attaining the […]
NCC ‘This paper sets out the NCC’s advice to government on net environmental gain. It considers recent commitments to mandate net biodiversity gain and the broad goals of the 25 Year Environment Plan. In its 2017 advice to government on the 25 Year Environment Plan (25 YEP), the NCC proposed that the concept of natural […]
Bob Earll ‘The NCC have been remarkably silent on marine issues in their 7 year existence. It looks like one new NCC member – Mel Austen – has changed this. That’s progress. This report comes close on the heels of a host of other reports*. It makes one wonder quite what the role of NCC […]
The Natural Capital Committee published their State of Natural Capital Annual Report: The report asks the government to: Put the 25 year environment plan on a meaningful statutory basis using the Environment Bill Develop legally enforceable milestones for the 25 YEP Create a lead delivery body for the 25 YEP Support cross departmental use of […]