"Only a well-focused, well-resourced and far-reaching plan will turn the tide for nature" - Link reacts to the Plan for Water

4 April 2023

Responding to the Government’s package of water plans today, Matt Browne, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Wildlife and Countryside Link, said:

“There is much to welcome in the multiple threads of today’s water announcements. Less plastic waste from wet wipes, bringing forward infrastructure investment, stronger forever chemical regulation, and funding from fines to deliver river restoration are all individually positive. But what we are still waiting to see is a comprehensive plan built around delivering on a long-term target for the health of our waters and an ambitious UK chemicals strategy to weave these individual threads into a world-leading tapestry of action to restore our rivers and seas. With so much of our wildlife and waters struggling under the weight of pollution, development, and overuse only a well-focused, well-resourced and far-reaching plan will turn the tide for nature.”


ENDS