Environmental Initiatives
A number of initiatives relating to the marine environment are being considered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) including:
• Review of Marine Consents;
• Marine Stewardship;
• Marine Spatial Planning;
• Review of Marine Nature Conservation;
• Irish Sea Pilot Project;
• ICZM Stocktake; and
• Marine Protected Areas.
Information on these initiatives can be found on Further, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) are undertaking a review of the marine cultural heritage.
<a class="ef=" data-cke-saved-href="/track.cfm?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edefra%2Egov%2Euk" href="/track.cfm?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edefra%2Egov%2Euk" link="http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edefra%2Egov%2Euk%2E%26quot%3B" "="" target="_blank">The PLA’s responses to consultation on these initiatives can be found on the Consultation pages.