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Climate Change: Nature Conservation

Commons · Question 28411 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of nature-based solutions, including peatland restoration and reconnecting rivers with floodplains, on reducing flood, drought and

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 15 Sep 2026

Nature-based solutions play a key role in mitigating natural hazards. The Government continues to enhance the evidence base whilst enabling more, such as developing private markets for investment and investing £300m in natural flood management to 2036. Th...