The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is inviting interested parties to submit evidence to support a review of drivers, pressures and data gaps affecting the achievement of Good Environmental Status (GES) in UK marine waters as part of our scrutiny of government’s plans and environmental targets.
The UK has committed to ensuring that:
by 2030 at least 30 per cent of coastal and marine areas, are effectively conserved and managed through protected areas and other...More
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is a new public body, established by the Environment Act 2021. We are independent, with functions to advise ministers and government departments and to hold them and other public authorities to account against their environmental responsibilities and the law.
Documents we are seeking views on
We are seeking views on two documents:
Our draft strategy , which explains how we will work in our first period of operation to make...More