Natural Environment White Paper - The Natural Choice

The Natural Environment White Paper is a bold and ambitious statement outlining the UK Government’s vision for the natural environment over the next 50 years, backed up with practical action to deliver that ambition. Nature is sometimes taken for granted and undervalued. But people cannot flourish without the benefits and services our natural environment provides. A healthy, properly functioning natural environment is the foundation of sustained economic growth, prospering communities and personal wellbeing. The Government’s response reflects evidence in the National Ecosystem Assessment, and builds on outcomes of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya in October 2010.