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Policy Paper Published 16 Oct 2025 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs ↗ View on GOV.UK

Government response to the OEP review: Local Nature Recovery Strategies and their role in contributing to nature recovery commitments in England

The government's response to the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) review of Local Nature Recovery Strategies and their role in contributing to nature recovery commitments in England.

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On 19 June 2025, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) published their review of Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRSs) and their role in contributing to nature recovery commitments in England.

The government is required to respond to the OEP review under section 29 of the Environment Act.

The OEP’s review contains 7 recommendations intended to improve the prospects of LNRSs delivering for national nature recovery commitments, as they are intended to do. We have set out our response to address each recommendation.