The plan focuses on a number key areas where the Government is aiming to improve the country’s resource efficiency, air and water quality, biodiversity and provide ecological restoration. Whilst the plan has strong ambitions for land and sea, Cheshire Wildlife Trust believes that it does not yet offer the detail required to make these actions happen.
“It’s fantastic to see the Government recognising how important environmental issues are to people, and the plan makes a good start in shaping the issues that need attention,” said Martin Varley, Director of Conservation at Cheshire Wildlife Trust. “But we are concerned about its lack of legal underpinning and mechanisms for putting these ambitions into practice.