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Everyone at the OEP would like to send heartfelt congratulations to our former Board Member Professor Richard Macrory CBE, who has been knighted in the Birthday Honours for services to environmental law ๐Well done Sir Richard, richly deserved!
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The requirements for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) need time to establish before further changes are made, we said in our consultation response to government's proposed brownfield exemption. Read our response in full ๐bit.ly/4ebw4gS
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Dame Helen Ghosh has today been confirmed as our new Chair - read more ๐bit.ly/4wHgbG5
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We have welcomed the new @theCCCuk report 'A Well-Adapted UK'. It calls for government to step up and do more to meet climate change risks - it is crucial to better protecting and improving the environment. Read our statement ๐bit.ly/42LGKMw
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Today we published a commissioned report on the Evaluation of Northern Ireland Wastewater System. The outputs of this work will support our nutrients programme. Read more here ๐ bit.ly/4wuMibJ
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Our latest report looks at Environment Agency inspections of regulated waste sites in England and identifies a number of significant weaknesses. Full report can be read here bit.ly/4ns2vul
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There are a number of challenges in relation to how the Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) Regulations are working in Northern Ireland. We assessed the effectiveness of the regulations (2019), that are aimed at reducing agricultural pollution & improving water quality.
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We also made 12 recommendations on how the NAP Regulations should be significantly strengthened & better implemented to help the health of waters, such as Lough Neagh.
Read more on our report๐ bit.ly/42JN9aR
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The Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) Regulations that are supposed to reduce agricultural pollution & improve water quality, need to be significantly strengthened & better implemented to deliver for Northern Ireland's waters, says our report today.
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We will publish our report that reviews the implementation of the Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) Regulations (2019) in Northern Ireland on Thursday. Ahead of the publication read about how we are tackling NI's nutrient pollution problem at source here ๐bit.ly/4mXyLFl
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Our Intelligence Team was presented with an award for innovation at the Institution of Regulation annual conference yesterday - read more ๐bit.ly/4tdfrGg
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We have welcomed DAERA's draft Nature Recovery Strategy but have called for a greater focus on action. We have made eight recommendations to strengthen the draft strategy.
Read more here ๐bit.ly/40SLFdM
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We have responded to governmentโs consultation on proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework. We welcome moves to improve coherence with wider policies and make a number of suggestions for further improvements ๐bit.ly/4by741G
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Defra's response to our report on the implementation of laws relating to protected sites for nature will not deliver the urgent step-change needed to meet environmental targets and commitments - read our statement here bit.ly/4bgpTGF
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We've welcomed governmentโs revised Green Book, that now includes the Environmental Principles Policy Statement (EPPS), as recommended by our report last year. Our CEO Natalie Prosser calls it a positive step to help embed the EPPS across government.
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Today we welcomed our current Board member Julie Hill MBE as our interim Chair until a permanent appointment is confirmed.
Julie said: โIt is a great honour to step up to act as interim Chair. Dame Glenys will leave big shoes to fill..." Read more ๐bit.ly/4q6W0g5
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Our Chair Dame Glenys Stacey, CEO Natalie Prosser and Head of Assessments Professor Cathy Maguire are currently giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee. Watch live ๐ฅparliamentlive.tv/event/indeโฆ
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The Office for Environmental Protection retweeted
๐ข Join us now for our oral evidence session with the Office for Environment Protection (OEP) @OfficeforEP
We are hearing from the Chair, Dame Glenys Stacey; the CEO, Natalie Prosser; and Chief Scientist, Prof Robbie McDonald.
๐๐ฝ๏ธ Watch live here parliamentlive.tv/event/indeโฆ
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The Office for Environmental Protection retweeted
Is the UK making enough progress on climate and nature goals?
Tomorrow at 2.30pm we're hearing evidence from the @OfficeforEP, their latest report shows the government's progress has slowed, urgent action is needed to meet legal obligations.
Read more: committees.parliament.uk/eveโฆ
ALT Evidence session. Office for Environmental Protection Annual Evidence session. Environmental Audit Committee. Photo is of a waterfall in an English woodland surrounded by lush green vegetation.
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Today we published our response to DAERA's first Environmental Improvement Plan Annual Progress Report. We welcome its transparency & its contribution to scrutiny & accountability. It's also candid about the challenges that lie ahead.
Full response ๐bit.ly/3ZznXlT
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