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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
Biodiversity valued, safeguarded and enhanced
Sustainable, living landscapes
Clean, healthy, safe, productive and biodiverse seas
People enjoying, understanding and
caring for the environment
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)
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)
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
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
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)
PSA 28: to secure a healthy natural environment
for today and the future
Indicator 3: Air Quality
Data Provider: Defra
Data Sets: Annual concentrations of particles and NO2
from 24 sites (cities, urban, rural, roadside)
Performance measured against targets in Government’s
Air Quality Strategy
PSA 28: to secure a healthy natural environment
for today and the future
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
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
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