Proposed legally-binding nature recovery targets for England: At a glance

Michael Holder
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Surface pollution on the Leeds-Liverpool canal in Lancashire | Credit: iStock
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Surface pollution on the Leeds-Liverpool canal in Lancashire | Credit: iStock

The government has proposed 13 legally-binding targets for England covering water quality, air pollution, biodiversity, and waste - here they are in full

The government has today unveiled a suite of proposed targets to halt and reverse nature's decline across water, land, sea, and air, all of which are set to be made legally-binding under the new Environment...

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