BBC: Green light for 'net zero' equivalent for nature

 

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image captionA quarter of native mammals are at risk of extinction in the UK

The government has promised to "halt the decline of nature" as part of a new drive to improve the environment. 

More trees are to be planted, the sale of peat will be banned and new targets will be set to return species such as wildcats and beavers to the countryside.

The measures include a legally binding 2030 target to address wildlife loss.

Environment Secretary George Eustice described the move as "a huge step forward".

In a speech from Delamere Forest, in Cheshire, he said: "We hope that this will be the net zero equivalent for nature, spurring action of the scale required to address the biodiversity crisis."

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