In this video, the OEP’s Chief Scientist Professor Robbie McDonald and Head of Assessments Dr Cathy Maguire talk, through the findings of our report on progress in improving the natural environment in England 2024/2025. This, our fourth statutory report on progress in improving England's natural environment, comes at a time when government vision is focused on economic growth. Nature’s place in this vision must be as the very foundation of growth, as nature’s recovery is a prerequisite of prosperity, health and wellbeing.