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Biodiversity: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7332

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of rewilding to increase biodiversity in (a) coastal and (b) rural constituencies.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Government is supporting a number of initiatives to create wilder landscapes across England, as part of a broad approach to nature recovery.

The Government will publish a Land Use Framework for England later this year, taking a collaborative approach. The Framework will explore different approaches to delivery to ensure that we strike the right balance between a range of objectives on food security, economic growth, housing and infrastructure delivery.

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