Government remains off track to meet its environmental commitments and its actions now will determine whether or not key targets for biodiversity and the protection of land and sea by 2030 will be met, says our latest report on progress in improving the natural environment in England.
This is our fourth statutory report on government’s progress in delivering its Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), our assessment of progress covers the annual reporting period of April 2024 to March 2025.
Alongside the report we have also published:
- Methodological Statement
- Statement of Compliance with the UK Code of Practice for Statistics
- Briefing note on our initial assessment of EIP25
Multiple contractor reports supported the OEP's assessment. They can be found here:
A Realist Evaluation of Local Scale Advice for Nature Friendly Farming
Developing a Fitness Test on Resilience to Water Scarcity
Green Choices in the UK Food System
Monitoring Progress in Expenditure Towards Biodiversity Targets: Development Phase
Developing statistical methodologies for analysing change and trends in environmental indicators
Progress towards improving the environment has slowed with government still largely off track in achieving its legal environmental commitments, the latest annual assessment by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has found.