NAO: 'Complex and outdated' regulations mean just nine of 43 nature targets likely to be met

Stuart Stone
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Overly cautious culture within Defra, Environment Agency, and Natural England has restricted attempts to embrace new approaches for nature recovery, spending watchdog claims

The current system of environmental regulation in the UK is "complex and outdated", and is hampering the government's progress towards a raft of ambitious environmental targets, many of which are likely...

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