Written question asked by David Mackintosh (Conservative) on Monday, 9 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 January 2017. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 January 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Polar Regions: Environment Protection
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her overseas counterparts on proposals to protect the Last Ice Area and its polar bear population.
- Answer
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Defra has had no recent discussions with our overseas counterparts on proposals to protect the Last Ice Area. We were however pleased that polar bear range countries committed to the first-ever circumpolar, 10 year action plan in 2015 to protect and manage the bears and their habitat. The UK supports this collaborative approach as the way forward to ensure the long term conservation of the species.
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- 59053
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- 2016-17
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- Environment protection Polar bears Polar regions
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