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[[Environmental Improvement Plans]] ([[EIP|EIPs]]) are rolling statutory plans setting out the requirements for improving the natural environment. The [[Environment Act 2021]] places a legal requirement on the Secretary of State for [[DEFRA]] to produce an [[EIP]] every 15 years and | [[Environmental Improvement Plans]] ([[EIP|EIPs]]) are rolling statutory plans setting out the requirements for improving the natural environment. The [[Environment Act 2021]] places a legal requirement on the Secretary of State for [[DEFRA]] to produce an [[EIP]] every 15 years and is applicable to England only. The current [[EIP]] is the [[25- Year Environment Plan]]<ref name="EIP">[https://www.wcl.org.uk/docs/Environment%20Bill%20Committee%20Environmental%20Improvement%20Plans%20-%20briefing%20from%20Greener%20UK%20and%20Link.pdf/ Greener UK Briefing Paper for Commons Committee]</ref>. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== |