'Painfully clear': Report warns the UK is running out of time to deliver on nature promises

Stuart Stone
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New report warns UK is falling short on legally-binding nature targets for 2030, but rapid progress remains within reach

The UK is currently badly off track to meet international commitments and legally-binding targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, despite promises to deliver a decade of action for nature....

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