However, just 3.22% of land in England and 8% of the sea is being properly protected and managed for nature, according to the report from the environmental charities coalition Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL).
Campaigners say there has been an alarming lack of progress” since the government made the pledge in 2020, when it automatically included national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs) in its calculations.
In the past year, just another 0.22% of land in England has been protected and another 4% of the sea. This is despite the UK leading calls for other countries to agree to meet the 30x30 target at the Cop15 nature meeting in Montreal in December, where the next decade of UN targets will be drawn up.
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