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 annual report. We appreciate in particular how the NCC has supported a better understanding of England’s natural assets and the benefits we get from nature, and helped to ensure that natural capital is integrated into government policy.

As a result of the NCC’s work, we:

• recognise that the environmental assets that provide our clean air and water, opportunities for recreation, and our food and fibre, are an essential component of our nation’s infrastructure
• are able to make better decisions about how we interact with and manage our natural environment to ensure its health and resilience
• published the 25 Year Environment Plan (25 YEP) in 2018 – the second annual report of progress against the ten goals in the plan will be published alongside this response to the NCC’s report

We agree with the Committee that in order to achieve the goals set out in the plan and meet the objective set in 2011 to be the first generation to improve the environment, substantive action is now urgent. Click here to read more