Deteriorating environment risks becoming 'drag' on economy, UK advisors warn

Michael Holder
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Natural Capital Committee gives scathing assessment of UK progress on environmental goals and calls for stronger green governance after Brexit

The ongoing deterioration of England's natural environment risks becoming "a drag on the economy" unless drastic action is taken to boost tree planting, enhance protected ecological areas, and restore...

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