Labour says UK nature under threat and pledges to halt decline
by Fiona Harvey Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#6MBH4)
Shadow minister Steve Reed vows to uphold targets on biodiversity loss and protecting land and sea
Labour has pledged to halt the decline of British species and protect at least 30% of the land and sea by 2030 if it is elected.
Steve Reed, the shadow environment secretary, also vowed to set a new land use framework that would prioritise the protection of nature, and to deliver on targets to improve the UK's environment.
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