Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 51
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Acknowledged
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Protecting existing ecosystems, be that ancient woodland, peatlands, or kelp forests provides the most cost-effective...
Conclusion
Protecting existing ecosystems, be that ancient woodland, peatlands, or kelp forests provides the most cost-effective and significant contribution to NbS in the UK. Given the majority of the UK’s ecosystems lie outside of protected areas, more needs to be done to lock carbon and conserve biodiversity in these spaces.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government highlights its investment in nature restoration and nature-based solutions, including the Nature for Climate and Green Recovery Challenge funds, and the Peatland Grant Scheme for restoring peatland, as its contribution to addressing the need for more action in protecting ecosystems.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
We are investing in nature restoration and in nature-based solutions to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change and to safeguard green jobs in England, including through our £640m Nature for Climate and £80m Green Recovery Challenge funds. The Nature for Climate Fund will help us achieve our aim to at least treble tree planting rates in England by the end of this Parliament; and as part of the Fund we have launched our Peatland Grant Scheme which will help us restore approximately 35,000ha of peatland by 2025.
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