EDM: The Chilterns National Landscape boundary review

The Chilterns National Landscape boundary review

Tabled by Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat) 15 signatures

The motion

That this House notes with concern the decision to cancel the Chilterns Boundary Review; acknowledges the Government’s commitments to biodiversity, landscape protection and access to nature; recognises that Protected Landscapes, National Parks and National Landscapes, are critical in delivering those aims; further notes that the Government risks failing to achieve their commitment to protect 30 per cent of land for nature by 2030 without more resources and funding for these public bodies; regrets the real-terms reductions in core funding for National Parks and National Landscapes in recent years; notes the Government’s announcement in December 2024 of plans to improve the powers of Protected Landscapes, but regrets the lack of detail and timetable since; and urges the Government to urgently revisit the decision to cancel the Chilterns Boundary Review, set out a clear plan and timetable to strengthen the statutory duties and powers of Protected Landscapes to drive nature recovery and improve access, increase funding for National Parks and National Landscapes and align future environmental land management schemes, including the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme, with the delivery of the 30x30 pledge and nature's recovery in Protected Landscapes, working in partnership with local communities and land managers.

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