Defra publishes first England-specific habitats regulations 9A report for 2019–24
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published England's first country-level assessment under regulation 9A of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, SI 2017/1012 (as amended) covering conservation measures for habitats and species from 2019–24. Produced with Natural England acting on Defra’s behalf, the report fulfils the statutory six-year reporting requirement and evaluates how measures implemented on land and in the marine environment out to 12 nautical miles have supported the conservation and recovery of habitats, species and wild birds of European importance. It also assesses the impacts of these measures, the main pressures affecting biodiversity, and the monitoring and research undertaken during the reporting period.