Recommendation 102

In March 2022, Defra published a Nature Recovery Green Paper , which consulted on which “institutional and delivery arrangements would best support our nature recovery objectives.” 138 This presented an opportunity to consider the structural arrangement of the relevant arm’s-length bodies and address the “massive overlap” Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England, described between the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Forestry Commission. 139 He acknowledged that that there were many ways government agencies could be configured. 140 This green paper also features as a key part of the Government’s ‘action plan’ for reforming the planning process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. 141