Recommendation 16

We recommend that in its response to this report the Government clarify— • what it considers to be ‘effective means’ of protection against loss or damage to important biodiversity values for the purposes of designating land in England as ‘protected’ for the purposes of the 30by30 commitment; 57 • how it is proposed to monitor whether land designated under the commitment continues to be protected from biodiversity loss and damage, and • what recourse is available to Ministers to ensure protection in circumstances where the arrangements in place for protection have proved ineffective. (Recommendation, Paragraph 90)