According to minutes of the meeting agreed by all four governments, Ministers agreed a 'programme of enhanced collaboration' in areas including:
enhancing joint scientific research and local field trials to identify solutions that can be applied across wider geographical regions, starting with tackling pollution of culturally and economically important water bodies and sharing respective flood resilience strategies
reducing waste and pollution, and creating value for businesses and consumers by moving to a circular economy through initiatives such as Deposit Return Schemes introduced across the four nations and Extended Producer Responsibility measures
improving food security and environmental land management by increasing the exchange of data and insights of farming support schemes
enhancing biosecurity and reducing barriers to trade by resetting our relationship with the EU, including addressing matters arising under the Border Target Operating Model and seeking to negotiate a veterinary/Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement with the EU
halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030, by working together on specific domestic policy measures that will support implementation of respective national action plans, contributing to meeting the goals and targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework
scaling up private investment in nature recovery across the EFRA [Environment, Food, Rural Affairs] sectors through the development...