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Environment Bill updates leave green groups doubting UK s commitment to halt nature loss
Some of the UK s biggest nature charities have called amendments made to the Environment Bill this week weakly worded , arguing that they leave loopholes for the UK to backtrack on a commitment to improve nature for the next generation.
The UK s 2019 State of Nature report revealed that most UK species have declined since the 1970s, with 15% now facing extinction
Amendments were made to the Bill on Tuesday (8 June) after it was re-introduced to Parliament following Covid-19-related delays during the last week of May. The changes provide more clarity on a new legally binding target to “halt the decline of wildlife and nature” by the end of the decade, following decades of decline for the majority of native species.