Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112548
Marine Environment: Nature Conservation
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026
Question
Siân Berry
Green Party — Brighton Pavilion
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of bottom trawling on meeting the target in the UN Global Biodiversity Framework of conserving 30% of earth’s seas by 2030.
Answer
Emma HardyThe 30by30 target, Target 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, is a global target to effectively protect 30% of the global ocean and of land by 2030. Just over 9.8% of the global ocean is now protecte...
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