Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026

1 Environmental objective

(1) In this Part, the “environmental objective” is the attainment of a high level of environmental protection and an improvement of the environment, with a view, in particular to—

(a) meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs and contributing to achieving the well-being goals in section 4 of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2),

(b) maintaining and enhancing the resilience of ecosystems and the benefits they provide,

(c) mitigating and adapting to climate change, and

(d) contributing to halting and reversing the decline in biodiversity.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1)(b), factors relevant to the resilience of ecosystems include, among other things—

(a) diversity between and within ecosystems;

(b) the connections between and within ecosystems;

(c) the scale of ecosystems;

(d) the condition of ecosystems (including their structure and functioning);

(e) the adaptability of ecosystems.