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<p>Domestic biodiversity policy is a devolved matter and the information provided
relates to England only, except in relation to our plans internationally.</p><p> </p><p>Our
25 Year Environment Plan sets out over 200 actions to enhance the environment and
has long-term goals for recovering nature.</p><p> </p><p>We are developing a new environmental
land management system that will reward farmers and land managers for delivering environmental
outcomes such as protection of habitats, which will support our biodiversity goals.</p><p>
</p><p>At sea, we are expanding our protected areas. Last summer we consulted on an
ambitious third tranche of 41 Marine Conservation Zones. Sites to be designated in
this tranche will be announced and in place by 7 June.</p><p> </p><p>The ongoing declines
in nature are a global problem that need a global solution. That is why the UK is
committed to playing a leading role in developing a global post-2020 framework under
the Convention on Biological Diversity that is ambitious and transformational. Our
Darwin Initiative supports global action, awarding £10.6 million to projects in 2018,
for example sustaining snow leopard conservation in Nepal. Defra’s contribution to
Darwin Plus, our main funding source for UK Overseas Territories’ biodiversity, has
totalled nearly £6million over the last three years. We continue to support activities
to end poaching and the illegal wildlife trade, including introducing a ban on ivory
sales which is the toughest in Europe and one of the strongest in the world.</p><p>
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