Select committee: Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 37
First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust?
Published 30 Jun 2021
Paragraph 164
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
We welcome the Government’s pledge to protect 30 per cent of the UK’s land and seas by 2030, but simply designating areas as protected is not enough. The UK’s protected areas are poorly managed. More focus must be given to preserving and enhancing the quality of protected areas. There are also significant differences in the treatment and status of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty compared to National Parks. Over a year and half ago the Glover Review identified these issues and recommended actions to address them: as we consider this report, a full Government response to the Review is yet to be issued.
From: Environmental Audit Committee, First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust? (HC 136), paragraph 164, 30 June 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 30 September 2021 (deadline 30 August 2021).