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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The [[Environment Act 2021]] places a legal duty on the Secretary of State [[DEFRA]] to prepare a plan for significantly improving the natural environment (an [[Environmental Improvement Plans|Environmental Improvement Plan]] ([[EIP]])) and sets requirements for what an [[EIP]] must contain<ref name="EIP" />. These plans are necessary to provide the comprehensive and long term vision that will guide legislation and policy to deliver better protection and enancement to the environment.
The [[Environment Act 2021]] places a legal duty on the Secretary of State [[DEFRA]] to prepare a plan for significantly improving the natural environment (an [[Environmental Improvement Plans|Environmental Improvement Plan]] ([[EIP]])) and sets requirements for what an [[EIP]] must contain<ref name="EIP" />. These plans are necessary to provide the comprehensive and long term vision that will guide legislation and policy to deliver better protection and enhancement to the environment.


The [[Office for Environmental Protection]] ([[OEP]]) has a duty to monitor progress in improving the natural [[environment]], including reviewing annual progress reports for the current [[EIP]] - the [[25- Year Environment Plan]]
The [[Office for Environmental Protection]] ([[OEP]]) has a duty to monitor progress in improving the natural [[environment]], including reviewing annual progress reports for the current [[EIP]] - the [[25- Year Environment Plan]]