Written questions

Blue Planet Fund: Biodiversity

2026-06-24 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 13426 · Official question

James McMurdock

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what safeguards are in place to ensure that biodiversity credits supported by UK funding represent additional environmental benefits.

Answer

The UK uses Official Development Assistance (ODA) to help establish robust and transparent biodiversity credit schemes that can mobilise private finance while delivering measurable environmental and social outcomes. These outcomes include equitable benefi...