England's Nature Crisis: A Plan That Falls Short The government's long awaited plan to protect and restore nature in England by 2030 has been met with widespread criticism from environmentalists, who describe it as "completely insufficient" in the face of the spiraling environmental crisis.
The plan relies heavily on voluntary efforts from landowners to opt into protecting and enhancing nature, rather than implementing legal protections for nature across more of England's land.
The government's approach is a far cry from what's needed to address the scale of the problem.