'Toothless policy and targets': Environmental Audit Committee slams government 'inaction' on nature protection

Cecilia Keating
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Major report from select committee on biodiversity and ecosystems slams government for weak nature protection targets and policy and points to failure to embed nature protection across government thinking

MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) have slammed the government's efforts to protect nature, warning that "toothless" policies and targets are failing to stop the rapid freefall of biodiversity...

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