A Bill to set biodiversity and other targets for 2040; to establish a Natural Capital Committee; to require local authorities to maintain local ecological network strategies; to identify species threatened with extinction; to make provision for access to high quality natural green space; and to include education about the natural environment in the curriculum for maintained schools.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
The Nature Bill aims to set biodiversity targets for 2040 and create a Natural Capital Committee to advise on nature-related matters. It also requires local authorities to map and maintain local ecological network strategies, identify species at risk of extinction, secure access to high-quality green space, and include environmental education in the curriculum for maintained schools.
Currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; if it progresses, it would move to committee stage and subsequent readings.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 24 February 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
