Supporting Biodiversity

摘要

Earlier this year Environment Minister Richard Benyon MP paid tribute to the significant contribution that the mineral products industry can make to UK biodiversity. The Minister was present at a House of Commons reception organized by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) and the RSPB, which brought together MPs, industry leaders and conservationists, and was used as the launch pad for the MPA's Biodiversity Strategy. Speaking at the event, Nigel Jackson, chief executive of the MPA, said: 'The mineral products industry has a proven legacy of high-quality restoration and still has further significant potential to protect and enhance biodiversity, including common as well as rare and threatened species and habitats. Continuing good site management, restoration and after-use of minerals sites is expected to contribute significantly to the achievement of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan IBAP) and MPA members have a unique role to play.