Purpose of Legislation and associated obligations for Business, Employees and Stakeholders Flashcards
Sustainability - 2.1 Key Requirements of Environmental Legislation and Key Government Policies (19 cards)
what influences enviromental legislations
- result of factors which include stakeholder pressure groups and campaigns
- international agreements assosiated with nature and biodiversity, these include;
* convention on biological diversity
* convention on internation trade in endagered species of wild fauma and flora
* ramsar convention on wetlands
due to the uk being a signatory to internation agreements what sites are included in the designated sites and protected areas
- national nature reserves
- sites of special scientific interest
- marine conservation zones
- national parks
what is the intention of the 25 year plan
published by the government in 2018 and was intended to work with businesses and communitites to improve the enviroment within a generation
what were the 25 year goals
- clean air
- clean and plentiful water
- thriving plants and wildlife
- a reduced risk of harm from enviromental hazards such as flooding and drought
- using resources from nauture more sustainably and efficiently
- enhanced beauty, heritage and engagement with the natural enviroment
- mitigating and adapting to climate change
- minimising waste
- managing exposure to chemicals
- enhancing biosecurity
what is the outcome indicator framework
based on the concept of natural capitalistic approach. this is defined within the 25 YEP as the sum of our ecosystems, species, freshwater, land, soils, minerals that either directly or indirectly bring value to people and the country at large.
what are the frameowrks set of indicators themes
A - air
B- water
C- seas and estuaries
D- wildlife
E- nautral resources
F- resilience
G- natural beauty and engagement
H- biosecurity, chemical and noise
I- resource use and waste
J- international
what is Circular economy
systemin which pollution and waste are eliminated as resources are kept in circulation through reuse or recycling.
For example composting, refurbishemnt and remanufacture
what is teh enviroment act 2021
key strategic piece of legislation assosiated with how we sustainably manage our enviroment. it was intended to protect and enhancethe enviroment for future generations by moving towards a circular economy
what intentions did the government set out under enviroment act 2021
- making better use of natural resources
- increasing biodiversity
- improving air and water quality
- reducing waste
- restoring natural habitats
- halting species decline by 2030
under enviromental act 2021how often does 25 YEP need to be renewed
every five years
what is enviromental improvement plan (EIP) 2023
the 25 YEP was aubaequently revised and published as the EIP for england. this set thriving plants and willife as theaped goals with eight other goals under its umbrella. it also ammended ‘managing exposure to chemicals’ to ‘managing exposure to chemicals and pesticides
what goals are under improving envirometnal quality
goal 2 - clean air
goal 3 - clean and plentiful water
goal 4 - managing exposure to chemicals and pesticides
what goals come under improving our use of resources
goal 5 -maximise our resouces, minimise our waste
goal 6 - using out tesources from nature sustainably
what goals come under improving out mitigator or climate change
goal 7 - mitigating and adapting to climate change
goal 8 - reduced risk of harm from enviromental hazards
what goal comes under improving our biosecurity
gol 9 - enhancing biosecurity
whats goal 10
enhanced beauty, heritage and engagement with the natural enviroment
what does the enviroment act 2021 allow the goverment to do
to set legally binding long-term enviromental target and created the office for enviromental protection
what is the office of enviromental protection (OEP)
An independant non-departmental public body sponsored by thedepartmentfor enviroment, food and rural affairs (DEFRA), with powers to hold those to account on the enviromental obligations
e.g. governmentministers, gov departments, regulators and local authorities
other key pieces of legislation which are a narrower in scope but focus on and play a critical role in enviromental, species and habitat protection
- control of pollution act 1974
- enviromental protection act 1990
- wildlife countryside act 1981
- climate change act 2008
