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Overview: delivery plans for our Environment Act targets

An introduction to the delivery plans for statutory and interim Environment Act targets.

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An introduction to the delivery plans for statutory and interim Environment Act targets.

The Environment Act 2021 (Environment Act) set a series of statutory targets to significantly improve the natural environment and leave it in a better state for future generations. 

To ensure progress, the Environment Act requires that each statutory target has at least one interim target set in the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) which covers the 5 years from publication of the latest revision of the EIP.

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Published 1 December 2025
Last updated 16 July 2026 Show all updates
  1. Clarifies the use of published data or internal data that reflects high confidence. Links to the EIP annual progress report, which has the latest delivery information for the interim and statutory targets.

  2. First published.

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