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Marine Recovery Fund and Nature Restoration Fund

Asked by Anna GelderdLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 25 June 2025UIN 61106

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the proposed Nature Restoration Fund will interact with the Marine Recovery Fund.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Marine Recovery Fund is being established as a voluntary mechanism to deliver strategic compensation for offshore wind developers.

The Nature Restoration Fund will offer a new way for developers to discharge existing environmental obligations related to protected sites and species, using resources strategically to maximise positive outcomes for nature.

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