Natuur en landschap in de Omgevingswet

The new Environment and Planning Act comes into force in 2021. The exact consequences for nature conservation cannot yet be fully ascertained because the relevant documents have not all been completed. In addition, it is not clear whether or not the reform of environmental and planning law under the Environment and Planning Act will lead to better decision making on nature and landscape. One of the reasons for this is that there is no national framework for integrated appraisal. What is clear is that the transition from the old to the new legislation will not be entirely policy neutral. For one thing, the level of protection afforded the national ecological network will be reduced.