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<p>Transboundary environmental damage is covered by the environmental principle of
prevention, which requires action to be taken to avert environmental damage rather
than to simply tolerate or rectify it after it occurs.</p><p> </p><p>Environmental
policy is a devolved matter, subject to a small number of areas that are reserved.
We have been working with officials in Northern Ireland to ensure that environmental
protection and governance in Northern Ireland can be safeguarded after our departure
from the EU.</p><p> </p>
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