Select committee: Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 52
First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust?
Published 30 Jun 2021
Paragraph 258
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
Protection and restoration of peatlands have an important role to play in NbS. The Government’s announced ban on rotational burning of peat in protected areas is welcome, as part of the transformational change necessary to meet biodiversity and net zero targets. We commend the consultation on banning the sale of peat products and believe the proposal should be brought in as soon as possible.
From: Environmental Audit Committee, First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust? (HC 136), paragraph 258, 30 June 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 30 September 2021 (deadline 30 August 2021).