Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 28 March 2024.
Virendra Sharma
Labour, Ealing, Southall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying all territorial waters as Marine Protected Areas.
Rebecca Pow
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The UK has signed up to the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to protect at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030 (30by30 target). Domestically, we have designated a comprehensive network of MPAs covering 40% of English waters, based on recommendations from our scientific advisors (Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee). Our priority is to ensure all sites are managed appropriately to meet our statutory MPA target.
Yes3 people think so
No2 people think not
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