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==Proposed Targets== | ==Proposed Targets== | ||
In March 2022 the [[Government]] published a consultation seeking views on new targets under the [[Environment Act 2021]] with the aim of improving the natural environment. | In March 2022 the [[DEFRA|Government]] published a consultation seeking views on new targets under the [[Environment Act 2021]] with the aim of improving the natural environment. | ||
Targets proposed withint he consultation are as follows: | Targets proposed withint he consultation are as follows: | ||
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*Reduce the length of rivers and estuaries polluted by target susbstances (cadmium, nickel, lead, copper, zinc, arsenic) from abandoned mines by 50% by 2037. | *Reduce the length of rivers and estuaries polluted by target susbstances (cadmium, nickel, lead, copper, zinc, arsenic) from abandoned mines by 50% by 2037. | ||
*Reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment contribution from agriculture in the water environment by at least 40% by 2037 against a 2018 baseline | *Reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment contribution from agriculture in the water environment by at least 40% by 2037 against a 2018 baseline | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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