After almost 5 years of RSPB input, on 9 November, the Westminster Environment Act received Royal Assent. This means the bill is now an act of parliament, effectively becoming law. Thank you so much to the 200,000 people who supported us via our ‘State of Nature’ campaign.
England is the first country ever to have these legal targets to halt nature’s decline. Read our take on the new Act – including the good news and the areas needing improvement.