Defra lacking clear plan for meeting environmental goals, watchdog warns

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National Audit Office report urges government to shore-up its plans to protect and enhance the environment

In 2011 the government set an ambition for this to be the first generation to leave the natural environment in a better state than it inherited, a pledge that was followed in 2018 by the 25 Year Environment...

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