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Environmental Targets (Biodiversity) (England) Regulations 2022 Lord Harlech moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 December 2022 be approved. Then Baroness Young of Old Scone moved, as an amendment to the motion, at end insert “but that this House regrets that the Regulations fail to set a target for terrestrial protected sites condition; notes that this contrasts with the Environmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2022 target for Marine Protected Areas condition; notes that around 40 per cent of England’s terrestrial protected sites remain in unfavourable condition and this has not changed significantly since publication of the 25 Year Environment Plan target to reach 75 per cent in favourable condition; further notes that the United Kingdom committed in December 2022 to a new Global Biodiversity Framework including the target to ensure that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of the overall terrestrial and marine areas are effectively conserved and managed and to report periodically on that target; and therefore calls on His Majesty’s Government to bring forward a new target which addresses the condition of terrestrial protected areas in England". After debate, the amendment was withdrawn. Then the original motion was agreed to.

Wednesday 25 January 2023 between 20:51 and 21:55

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Environmental Targets (Biodiversity) (England) Regulations 2022 Lord Harlech moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 December 2022 be approved. Then Baroness Young of Old Scone moved, as an amendment to the motion, at end insert “but that this House regrets that the Regulations fail to set a target for terrestrial protected sites condition; notes that this contrasts with the Environmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2022 target for Marine Protected Areas condition; notes that around 40 per cent of England’s terrestrial protected sites remain in unfavourable condition and this has not changed significantly since publication of the 25 Year Environment Plan target to reach 75 per cent in favourable condition; further notes that the United Kingdom committed in December 2022 to a new Global Biodiversity Framework including the target to ensure that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of the overall terrestrial and marine areas are effectively conserved and managed and to report periodically on that target; and therefore calls on His Majesty’s Government to bring forward a new target which addresses the condition of terrestrial protected areas in England". After debate, the amendment was withdrawn. Then the original motion was agreed to.
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