25- Year Environment Plan
Overview
It's full title is 'A Green future:Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment.
The 25 Year Environment Plan was published in 2018 and sets out government action to help the natural environment regain and retain good health. It aims to deliver cleaner air and water, both in cities and rural landscapes, protect threatened species and provide richer wildlife habitats. It calls for an approach to agriculture, forestry, land use and fishing that puts the environment first[1]. It also aims to tackle the growing problems of waste and soil degredation and climate change which is referred to in the document as still perhaps the most serious long term risk to the environment given higher land and sea temperatures, rising seal levels, extreme weather patterns and ocean acidification, which harms marine mammals[1].
The Plan commits the UK Government to protecting and improving the environment both at home and abroad and taking the lead on conservation, climate change, land use, sustainable global food supplies and marine health[1].
The Plan sits alongside the Industrial Strategy and the Clean Growth Strategy.