Blueprint for Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss - the UK’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2030

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Blueprint for Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss sets out the UK’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2030, aligning national delivery with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The foreword describes biodiversity’s value to society, acknowledges global decline, and calls for urgent implementation. It outlines UK-wide responsibilities and country-specific measures, including legally binding targets, funding for nature-friendly farming, peatland restoration, marine protected area management, and Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales strategy actions toward a 2050 vision.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages48

Reading Time2 h 1 min

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Foreword

Global Biodiversity Framework and UK responsibility

England: targets and environmental improvement actions

Northern Ireland: environment strategy and cross-cutting policies

Scotland: long-term vision and outcomes

Wales: Nature Recovery Action Plan ambitions

Blueprint for Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss: the UK’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2030 Open Government Licence This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3 .0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open)government-licence/version/3/ Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned, should you wish to use this material. Please be advised that images are excluded under the Open Government Licence. This report should be cited as: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Scottish Government, Welsh Government and UK Government (2025) . Blueprint for Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss: the UK’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2030. ISBN 978-1-86107-645-8 This document was updated on 03/04/2025 to reflect latest Ministerial signatures. 2 Blueprint for Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss: the UK’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2030 Foreword Nature is the monopoly provider of everything we need to exist, providing us with resources like food, water, housing, energy and medicine. It also holds cultural significance, by shaping our identity, providing recreation and fostering spiritual connections. But nature is under threat across the globe. In recognition of this, 196 countries from around the world came together at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal in 2022, to agree the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) . This framework, an ambitious set of goals and targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, sets out our shared pathway towards the vision of a world living in harmony with nature by 2050. We must now work together, urgently, to ensure that this global agreement is implemented. The UK is playing its part in supporting other countries to deliver, from sharing technical and scientific expertise with partners all around the world, to directly funding work to halt and reverse nature loss across the globe. But we must also deliver at home. The UK boasts a wonderfully diverse natural environment that is home to over 70,000 species of plants, animals and fungi, and includes globally significant populations and internationally important habitats. Collectively, the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies (UKOTsand CDs) make a significant contribution to global biodiversity, accounting for 94% of the species unique to the UK and the UK OTs and CDs. It is vital that we protect and restore these natural assets for future generations. In England, we have set a world-leading, legally binding target to halt the decline in species abundance by 2030 and to tackle some of the biggest pressures on our environment. Our Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) sets out, in law, action to meet these targets and other key commitments. The UK Government announced a rapid review of the existing EIP, to conclude by the end of 2024, and will develop a revised statutory plan in 2025. We are continuing to take action, including by providing significant funding for nature-friendly farming, tree planting and management, and peatland restoration; restoring the water environment; ensuring the proper management of the network of 181 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) covering 40% of English waters; and supporting increased private sector investment in nature through the development of high-integrity nature markets. Northern Ireland is keen to play a positive role in the UK’s overall contribution to meeting the targets contained in the GBF. To that end, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has developed Northern Ireland’s first Environment Strategy, an Environmental Improvement Pl

FAQs

What international framework does the UK’s plan align with for 2030?

It aligns with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which sets goals and targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

What key actions are highlighted for England to support biodiversity goals?

England’s actions include legally binding targets, funding for nature-friendly farming, tree planting and management, peatland restoration, restoring the water environment, and managing a network of Marine Protected Areas.

What commitments does Scotland include to achieve biodiversity outcomes by 2045?

Scotland’s strategy includes a 2045 vision with outcomes and over 100 actions, such as restoring 250,000 hectares of peatland by 2030 and increasing woodland creation and nature investment.

Sep 4, 2026

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