National Security: Environment Protection
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing in full the Joint Intelligence Committee strategic assessment, National security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security.
Answered by Luke Pollard
On 20 January 2026, the Government published the Nature security assessment, which examined the potential impacts that might arise from global biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation.
It is a strategic assessment, developed across HM Government. It was not produced by any single department and brings together scientific evidence, policy analysis and national security expertise to inform long-term resilience and security planning.
It complements the UK's National Security Strategy, National Risk Register and Chronic Risks Analysis, helping to ensure that climate and nature related risks are systematically considered within national risk and resilience planning.
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