25- Year Environment Plan: Difference between revisions
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*reaching or exceeding objectives for rivers, lakes, coastal and ground waters that are specially protected, whether for biodiversity or drinking water as per River Basin Management Plans | *reaching or exceeding objectives for rivers, lakes, coastal and ground waters that are specially protected, whether for biodiversity or drinking water as per River Basin Management Plans | ||
*supporting OFWAT’s ambitions on leakage, minimising the amount of water lost through leakage year on year, with water companies expected to reduce leakage by at least an average of 15% by 2025 | *supporting OFWAT’s ambitions on leakage, minimising the amount of water lost through leakage year on year, with water companies expected to reduce leakage by at least an average of 15% by 2025 | ||
*minimising by 2030 the harmful bacteria in our designated bathing waters and continuing to improve the cleanliness of our waters; | *minimising by 2030 the harmful bacteria in our designated bathing waters and continuing to improve the cleanliness of our waters; and make sure that potential bathers are warned of any short-term pollution risks | ||
'''Thriving Plants and Wildlife''' | '''Thriving Plants and Wildlife''' | ||
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'''Using resources from nature more sustainably and efficiently''' | '''Using resources from nature more sustainably and efficiently''' | ||
Ensuring that resources from nature, such as food, fish and timber are used more | Ensuring that resources from nature, such as food, fish and timber are used more sustainably and efficiently by: | ||
*maximising the value and benefits we get from our resources, doubling resource productivity by 2050 | *maximising the value and benefits we get from our resources, doubling resource productivity by 2050 | ||
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'''Minimising waste''' | '''Minimising waste''' | ||
Aim to minimise waste, reuse materials and manage materials at the end of their life to minimise the impact on the environment by: | Aim to minimise waste, reuse materials and manage materials at the end of their life to minimise the impact on the environment by: | ||
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*managing and reducing the impact of existing plant and animal diseases; lowering the risk of new ones and tackling invasive non-native species | *managing and reducing the impact of existing plant and animal diseases; lowering the risk of new ones and tackling invasive non-native species | ||
*reaching the detailed goals to be set out in the Tree Health Resilience Plan of 2018 | *reaching the detailed goals to be set out in the Tree Health Resilience Plan of 2018 | ||
*ensuring strong biosecurity protection at our borders | *ensuring strong biosecurity protection at our borders | ||
*working with industry to reduce the impact of endemic disease. | *working with industry to reduce the impact of endemic disease. | ||