The government has announced a five-year plan to protect the environment. The Environmental Improvement Plan has been written up to implement the government’s desire to reverse the decline of nature.
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has revealed the five points:
– Restoring 500,000 hectares of wildlife habitats and creating 70 new nature reserve projects.
– Improving water efficiency in households and addressing leakage issues to ensure a plentiful supply of water to people and nature.
– Pushing councils to improve local air quality, with guidelines set to follow.
– Change the management of 70% of the UK’s countryside, by implementing nature-friendly practices into farming.
– Create more green jobs from green financiers, researchers to farmers.
In addition to this, the government has made a commitment to ensure green spaces or water are within a 15-minute walk from people’s homes.
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