Ullswater in the Lake District
EFFORTS by Tory ministers to improve England’s natural environment are falling “far short” of what is needed, a green watchdog warned today.
Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) chairwoman Dame Glenys Stacey said that there is “little good news to report” in the public body’s latest assessment, with “extremely worrying” trends such as declines in wildlife continuing.
The government is “demonstrably” not on track on any of the targets identified in its 25-year environment plan, which aims to cut air pollution, boost the health of the country’s waterways and help plants and wildlife thrive, the report said.
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
