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Environmental Prinicples were first established within the various European Treaties and Directives (and the UK remains bound by a number of international agreements on environmental protection); however the Government made the decision to shape the implementation of '''environmental principles''' to domestic circumstances following Brexit with the aim of maintaining a high level of protection for wildlife and the environment<ref name="EAC">[https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/environmental-audit-committee/news/172549/eac-calls-for-rapid-implementation-of-environmental-principles-in-policymaking-across-government/ EAC]</ref>. | Environmental Prinicples were first established within the various European Treaties and Directives (and the UK remains bound by a number of international agreements on environmental protection); however the Government made the decision to shape the implementation of '''environmental principles''' to domestic circumstances following Brexit with the aim of maintaining a high level of protection for wildlife and the environment<ref name="EAC">[https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/environmental-audit-committee/news/172549/eac-calls-for-rapid-implementation-of-environmental-principles-in-policymaking-across-government/ EAC]</ref>. | ||
The requirement to have the five Environmental Principles in place is enacted by regulation 17 of the [[Environment Act 2021]] which states that they must contribute to: | |||
#improvement of environmental protection, and | |||
#[[Sustainable Development|sustainable development]]. | |||
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