Further to the recent news item about the Government’s updated Environmental Improvement Plan, another report’s just been published, after many delays; this one looks at the risks of biodiversity loss and ecosystem loss. It isn’t just a nice-to-have; there are serious and alarming risks to UK national security.
Much of the report has apparently been redacted, but there’s a short summary of it herehttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0eae719d837d69afc7de/National_security_assessment_-_global_biodiversity_loss__ecosystem_collapse_and_national_security.pdf