Thank you for contacting me about protections for nature.
I share your wish to see nature and the environment prioritised. The Government has a legally binding target to halt the decline of nature by 2030, which requires action in our protected sites as vital wildlife havens.
In its Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), the Government restated the commitment to restore 75% of protected sites to a favourable condition by 2042, while also setting an interim target to check progress by 31st January 2028. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs continues to work closely with Natural England to achieve both of these commitments.
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