Major environmental plan includes tackling sewage spills and restoring wildlife habitats but critics question lack of funding
are to be tackled with upgrades to 160 wastewater treatment works by 2027, and a plan – to be set out in detail later in the year – to tackle the increasing pressures on the water system from pollution, new housing developments and the climate crisis.
Ministers were criticised, however, for a lack of clear funding for the plans. A target for 65-80% of landowners and farmers to adopt nature-friendly farming practices on 10-15% of their land by 2030 would depend on how the schemes were funded, experts told the Guardian. Kate Ashbrook, the general secretary of the Open Spaces Society, said more detail was needed on how the commitment to ensure every home was within 15 minutes of green space could be achieved. Currently,“It is vital that the new access is protected in perpetuity, for instance by registering land as a town or village green, and recording new public highways.
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