Marine Environment: Environment Protection
Commons · Question 44671 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the carbon storage potential of natural blue carbon habitats; and what steps he is taking to help protect these habitats.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 24 Apr 2025
To progress the evidence base on blue carbon habitats in UK waters the UK Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership (UKBCEP) was established in 2022. Through the UKBCEP, Defra is working together with Devolved Governments and DESNZ to address key blue carbon resea...