Officials said the UK is on track to meet international obligations but could not provide any assessments of that progress.
The Government has no evidence to back up a recent claim it made saying the UK is on track to meet its internationally-agreed targets on improving nature, campaigners have said.
Dr Richard Benwell, CEO of the WCL, said: “The Government is making big claims on its achievements for nature’s recovery that simply don’t hold up to scrutiny.Credit: Liam McBurney/PA Few other countries have destroyed their wildlife so thoroughly as Britain over the centuries – with top predators such as eagles, lynx and wolves hunted to extinction and sheep now grazing on barren moors where ancient forests once grew.
Climate change and habitat destruction were identified as being the main causes, though persecution of birds of prey by grouse moor gamekeepers still continues. Elliot Chapman-Jones, head of public affairs at The Wildlife Trusts, said: “The Government is not only not on track to its 30×30 target it seems to have got lost in the woods with no compass or map to guide its way.
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