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<p>On 31st January 2023 the Government published its second statutory Environmental
Improvement Plan (EIP23), as committed to in the Environment Act. The EIP23 builds
on the Government’s commitment to leave the environment in a better state than we
found it. It is delivery focussed and sets out the actions that will drive us towards
reaching our long-term environmental targets and goals, including improving and protecting
soil health.</p><p> </p><p>This is aided by Defra receiving £140 million research
and development funding over three years towards delivering the Natural Capital and
Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) Programme. NCEA is building long term monitoring capability
and yielding valuable new data, including improved understanding of national soil
condition and soil microbial activity.</p>
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