Government maps out new Protected Area framework and fresh marine habitat protections

Stuart Stone
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A year on from the launch of its Environmental Improvement Plan, Defra announces new measures to protect land and sea

The government has today announced fresh measures to help deliver on its pledge to protect 30 per cent of land and sea for nature by 2030, confirming the closure of sandeel fisheries, fresh restrictions...

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