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Recommendation 10

10 Not Addressed Paragraph: 51

We welcome and agree with the Secretary of State’s analysis that addressing the sustainability of...

Recommendation
We welcome and agree with the Secretary of State’s analysis that addressing the sustainability of the UK’s global supply chains will be one of the most powerful ways in which the UK can reduce its adverse impact on levels of international biodiversity. The degradation of ecosystems brings supply chain, market and financial risks. Monitoring the impact of UK activities abroad presents obvious challenges: nevertheless, efforts must be stepped up to make overseas biodiversity monitoring a reality.
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The government response is a verbatim repetition of the committee's recommendation, stating that efforts must be stepped up to make overseas biodiversity monitoring a reality, without outlining any specific government action to achieve this.
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Paragraph Reference: 51
Government Response Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract Not Addressed
We welcome and agree with the Secretary of State’s analysis that addressing the sustainability of the UK’s global supply chains will be one of the most powerful ways in which the UK can reduce its adverse impact on levels of international biodiversity. The degradation of ecosystems brings supply chain, market and financial risks. Monitoring the impact of UK activities abroad presents obvious challenges: nevertheless, efforts must be stepped up to make overseas biodiversity monitoring a reality.
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