Northern Ireland misses deadline for Environmental Improvement Plan
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds NI said the delay was an "abject failure"Northern Ireland missed the deadline to publish its first Environmental Improvement Plan , prompting criticism from conservationists.Stormont's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs said officials were "currently working through the decision-making process to determine what action is possible".
"This missed deadline can only be seen as an abject failure to reflect the reality of the nature and climate emergency we are in. "The EIP is an important next step in a new approach to protecting and improving the environment, and should set out clearly what is to be achieved and how. In a statement, Daera said officials are "very conscious of the deadline for publication" of a new EIP and are "currently working through the decision-making process to determine what action is possible in the absence of ministers and an executive".
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