UK Nature Restoration Framework

The UK Nature Restoration Framework is currently in development following the 2026 Wild Britain Forum Assembly at the Linnean Society, with initial pilot and assessment phases now underway.

The UK Nature Restoration Framework is a developing national framework intended to support the long-term recovery of Britain’s natural systems through greater coordination, coherence, and delivery at scale.

Across the United Kingdom, scientific understanding, local action, and public interest in nature recovery are strong. What has often been lacking is a shared framework capable of aligning these efforts across land, freshwater, marine systems, policy, finance, and governance. The Framework exists to help address that gap.

Originally developed through the early work of the British Nature Restoration Compact, the Framework is intended to provide common principles, structures, and implementation pathways that allow diverse forms of nature restoration to contribute to a coherent national effort.

Rather than promoting a single ideology or delivery model, the Framework is designed to be practical, adaptable, and capable of adoption across a wide range of institutions, landscapes, and restoration approaches. Its purpose is to support long-term thinking, reduce fragmentation, and provide a stable reference point for organisations seeking to engage in nature recovery with clarity and confidence.

The Framework is intended to support:

• Greater alignment between science, land management, finance, policy, and implementation

• Improved coherence across landscapes, catchments, coastlines, and regions

• Long-term restoration planning capable of adapting to ecological and climatic change

• Practical coordination between public bodies, landowners, researchers, practitioners, and investors

• Delivery models that complement existing conservation organisations and initiatives

Development of the Framework is taking place through a staged and collaborative process involving researchers, land managers, restoration practitioners, policy specialists, and institutional stakeholders.

Convenings such as the Linnean Assembly form part of this ongoing process, alongside thematic working groups focused on landscape delivery, species recovery, finance, governance, and implementation pathways.

The Framework is not intended as a campaign document. Its role is to help establish durable structures through which long-term nature recovery can be coordinated, implemented, and sustained over time.