BIODIVERSITY
Do you agree or disagree that the proposed combination of biodiversity targets will be a good measure of changes in the health of our ‘biodiversity’?
Do you agree or disagree with the level of ambition of a 10% increase proposed for the long-term species abundance target?
Do you agree or disagree with the ambition proposed for the long-term species extinction risk target to improve the England-level GB Red List Index?
Do you agree or disagree with the level of ambition of ‘in excess of 500,000 hectares’ proposed for the long-term wider habitats target?
Do you agree or disagree that all wildlife-rich habitat types should count towards the target?
Are there any habitat types that you think should not count towards the target?
Do you agree or disagree with the level of ambition proposed for the Marine Protected Area target?
WATER QUALITY & DEMAND
Do you agree or disagree with the level of ambition proposed for an abandoned metal mines target?
In addition to the proposed national target, we would like to set out ambitions for reducing nutrient pollution from agriculture in individual catchments. Do you agree or disagree that this approach would strengthen the national target?
The target needs to allow flexibility for water companies to use best available strategies to reduce phosphorus pollution, including the use of nature-based and catchment-based solutions. Do you agree or disagree that the proposed target provides this flexibility?
Do you agree or disagree with the level of ambition proposed for the nutrient targets?
Do you agree or disagree with the level of ambition proposed for a water demand target?
WOODLAND
Do you agree or disagree with the proposed metric for a tree and woodland cover target?
Do you agree or disagree that short rotation coppice and short rotation forestry plantations should be initially excluded from a woodland cover target?
Do you agree or disagree with the proposed inclusion of trees in woodlands, as well as trees in hedgerows, orchards, in fields, and in towns and cities?
Do you agree or disagree with our proposed level of ambition for a tree and woodland cover target?
WASTE & RESOURCES
Do you agree or disagree with the proposed scope of the residual waste target being ‘all residual waste excluding major mineral wastes’?
Do you agree or disagree that our proposed method of measuring the target metric is appropriate?
Do you agree or disagree that local authorities should have a legal requirement to report this waste data, similar to the previous legal requirement they had until 2020?
Do you agree or disagree with the level of ambition proposed for a waste reduction target?
Do you agree or disagree with our proposed metric for considering resource productivity?
AIR QUALITY
Do you agree or disagree with the level of ambition proposed for a PM2.5 concentration target?
Do you agree or disagree with the level of ambition proposed for a population exposure reduction target?
