Improving Green Belt for nature, climate and people

CPRE worked with environmental coalition Wildlife & Countryside Link on this briefing.

The current debate about the Green Belt focuses more on what it blocks, and is missing an opportunity to look towards what it could deliver, if given the chance. As an existing spatial designation, Green Belt has potential to support nature’s recovery, climate mitigation and adaptation, local food systems, and people’s health and wellbeing. In this briefing, we set out the opportunities to enhance Green Belt for nature, climate, and people – and what policies need to be in place to create this change.