Thus companies need to work not only with conservation NGOs, but also with government agencies to ensure that their development plans consider the ecological integrity of the broader landscapes in which their projects and others will take place.

FORBES: Operationalizing the Precautionary Principle for Biodiversity

Despite substantial investment, the report states that the progress towards the WHQS has been affected by the slower than expected development of landlords' work plans and timescales for local-authority stock transfer.

BBC: Public Accounts Committee