The Nature Restoration Fund has potential to benefit the environment and support developers, but we are not yet convinced Defra and Natural England are able to implement it effectively. The Nature Restoration Fund is an innovative solution to raising funds and commissioning projects to improve the environment when building, housing and infrastructure developments affect protected sites or species. It is an optional scheme which developers can join to discharge their environmental obligations....

The Nature Restoration Fund has potential to benefit the environment and support developers, but we are not yet convinced Defra and Natural England are able to implement it effectively. The Nature Restoration Fund is an innovative solution to raising funds and commissioning projects to improve the environment when building, housing and infrastructure developments affect protected sites or species. It is an optional scheme which developers can join to discharge their environmental obligations. The Fund has the potential to better protect the environment, though it is in the early stages of policy design. Natural England expects to publish the Type: recommendation | Number: 6 | Response status: response_pending