PSA 28: to secure a healthy natural environment

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PSA 28 to secure a healthy natural
environment for today and the future
Vision
Air free from pollutants Sustainable water
use Land and soils managed sustainably Biodivers
ity valued, safeguarded and enhanced Sustainable,
living landscapes Clean, healthy, safe,
productive and biodiverse seas People enjoying,
understanding and caring for the environment
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PSA 28 to secure a healthy natural
environment for today and the future
Five Indicators
1) Water quality measured by the EA through
river water quality monitoring programmes 2)
Biodiversity wild breeding bird populations
(proxy) 3) Air quality air quality objectives
for 2 of the 8 air pollutants which most
affect public health (particles and nitrogen
dioxide) 4) Marine Health fish stocks, sea
pollution and plankton status (proxy) 5)
Land management impacts of agriculture on the
Natural Environment (positive and negative)
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PSA 28 to secure a healthy natural
environment for today and the future
Levers and Incentives
Regulation EU Directives Statutory duties
and licensing Cross-cutting environmental
legislation Incentives and funding Defra
grants to Natural England, Environment Agency
etc Grant schemes (Environmental stewardship,
etc) Performance indicators (eg NCOI for RSSs)
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PSA 28 to secure a healthy natural
environment for today and the future
Roles and Responsibilities
Defra Environment Agency Natural
England Marine and Fisheries Agency Other
Government Departments Regional and Local
Government
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PSA 28 to secure a healthy natural
environment for today and the future
Indicator 1 Water Quality
Data Provider Environment Agency Data Sets
River biological quality River
water chemistry Desired trends are no
deterioration in monitored waters and/or
improvement
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PSA 28 to secure a healthy natural
environment for today and the future
Indicator 2 Biodiversity
Data Provider BTO, RSPB, JNCC Data Sets
Breeding bird survey Proxy indicator Aggregate
index from unweighted average of Farmland
bird index Woodland bird index Water and
wetland bird index Data requires interpretation
(long vs short term changes)
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PSA 28 to secure a healthy natural
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Indicator 3 Air Quality
Data Provider Defra Data Sets Annual
concentrations of particles and NO2 from 24
sites (cities, urban, rural, roadside) Performanc
e measured against targets in Governments Air
Quality Strategy
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PSA 28 to secure a healthy natural
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Indicator 4 Marine Health
Data Provider Defra, CEFAS, ICES Defra, EA
and equivalents Sir Alistair Hardy Foundation
for Ocean Science Data Sets Time series of data
of finfish stocks from ACFM Riverine and
direct inputs Continuous Plankton
Recorder (CPR) survey Any change requires
performance assessment
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PSA 28 to secure a healthy natural
environment for today and the future
Indicator 5 Land Management
Data Provider Defra (EA, NE, Rural Payments
Agency etc) Data Sets Nitrate and phosphate
levels in rivers Water
abstractions Emissions
inventory for ammonia Farmland
bird index SSSI condition
Status of farmland BAP habitats
Extent of cross-compliance in entry-level
stewardship June agriculture survey
Areas of semi-natural habitat
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PSA 28 to secure a healthy natural
environment for today and the future
Indicator 5 Land Management (2)
Baseline index set at 2000 100 for both
positive and negative indices Performance
appraisal at /- 10 overall Indicator is not a
proxy overall, but certain components are
Farmland birds for all biodiversity N and P
concentrations