Interconnectivity at heart of The Crown Estate’s new Nature Recovery approach - The Crown Estate

The Crown Estate has published a new ambition for Nature Recovery that will drive a consistent approach across its diverse assets on land and seabed, following a 12-month engagement process with a wide range of nature experts and organisations.

To ensure cohesive action across a diverse array of habitats and interconnected ecosystems, The Crown Estate sets out company-wide nature goals and commitments that will raise the bar on its ambitions for Nature Recovery. These goals set the focus of its delivery plan and there will be a further update published in 2025 with public targets and KPIs.

The ambition brings together The Crown Estate’s work on nature recovery from across its portfolio, integrating the approach with addressing other national needs including the development of offshore wind to enable secure and affordable energy; building homes; developing places; supporting food production; and creating economic opportunity.

This requires a joined-up, systemic and partnership-led approach that maximises its contribution to not just nature recovery, but also efforts to reach net zero and an energy secure future, while supporting thriving communities. 

Anna Swaithes, Chief Sustainability Officer at The Crown Estate, said: “We are setting nature goals and commitments that raise our ambition to deliver joined up action across land and sea. This approach to nature will interconnect with our approaches to net zero, placemaking and communities, ensuring we create lasting and shared prosperity for the nation.”