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The [[25- Year Environment Plan]] was published in 2018 and sets out government action to help the natural environment regain and retain good health. It aims to deliver cleaner air and water, both in cities and rural landscapes, protect threatened species and provide richer wildlife habitats. The [[25- Year Environment Plan]] is the first [[Environmental Improvement Plans|Environmental Improvement Plan]]; a statutory requirement created by the [[Environment Act 2021]].

It calls for an approach to agriculture, forestry, land use and fishing that puts the environment first<ref name="Env">[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693158/25-year-environment-plan.pdf/ Environment Plan, 2018]</ref>. It also aims to tackle the growing problems of [[Waste|waste]] and soil degredation and [[wikipedia: Climate change| climate change]] which is referred to in the document as still perhaps the most serious long term risk to the environment given higher land and sea temperatures, rising sea levels, extreme weather patterns and [[wikipedia:Ocean acidification| ocean acidification]], which harms marine mammals<ref name="Env" />.

It calls for an approach to agriculture, forestry, land use and fishing that puts the environment first<ref name="Env">[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693158/25-year-environment-plan.pdf/ Environment Plan, 2018]</ref>. It also aims to tackle the growing problems of [[Waste|waste]] and soil degredation and [[wikipedia: Climate change| climate change]] which is referred to in the document as still perhaps the most serious long term risk to the [[environment]] given higher land and sea temperatures, rising sea levels, extreme weather patterns and [[wikipedia:Ocean acidification| ocean acidification]], which harms marine mammals<ref name="Env" />.

The Plan commits the UK Government to protecting and improving the environment both at home and abroad and taking the lead on conservation, climate change, land use, sustainable global food supplies and marine health<ref name="Env" />.

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 The [[25- Year Environment Plan]] was published in 2018 and sets out government action to help the natural environment regain and retain good health. It aims to deliver cleaner air and water, both in cities and rural landscapes, protect threatened species and provide richer wildlife habitats. The [[25- Year Environment Plan]] is the first [[Environmental Improvement Plans|Environmental Improvement Plan]]; a statutory requirement created by the [[Environment Act 2021]].
-It calls for an approach to agriculture, forestry, land use and fishing that puts the environment first<ref name="Env">[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693158/25-year-environment-plan.pdf/ Environment Plan, 2018]</ref>. It also aims to tackle the growing problems of [[Waste|waste]] and soil degredation and [[wikipedia: Climate change| climate change]] which is referred to in the document as still perhaps the most serious long term risk to the environment given higher land and sea temperatures, rising sea levels, extreme weather patterns and [[wikipedia:Ocean acidification| ocean acidification]], which harms marine mammals<ref name="Env" />.
+It calls for an approach to agriculture, forestry, land use and fishing that puts the environment first<ref name="Env">[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693158/25-year-environment-plan.pdf/ Environment Plan, 2018]</ref>. It also aims to tackle the growing problems of [[Waste|waste]] and soil degredation and [[wikipedia: Climate change| climate change]] which is referred to in the document as still perhaps the most serious long term risk to the [[environment]] given higher land and sea temperatures, rising sea levels, extreme weather patterns and [[wikipedia:Ocean acidification| ocean acidification]], which harms marine mammals<ref name="Env" />.
 The Plan commits the UK Government to protecting and improving the environment both at home and abroad and taking the lead on conservation, climate change, land use, sustainable global food supplies and marine health<ref name="Env" />.