Written questions

Environment Protection: Public Participation

2026-05-19 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · HL328 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for integrating citizen science into current environmental monitoring frameworks.

Answer

Citizen Science is highly integrated into Defra group’s environmental monitoring frameworks and provides vital evidence to deliver nature’s recovery. The Environment Agency is encouraging citizen science use as part of an integrated evidence base. It work...