New analysis of six English cities from 2020 to 2025 found no instance where the poorest areas gained as much or more accessible green space than the wealthiest, with Leicester and Leeds each recording a 10% greater gain for the top two deciles compared with the bottom two. The finding reinforces the 4 June report that 7.4 million people in England already lack immediate biodiversity access and that proposed exemptions to biodiversity net gain rules will deepen nature deprivation in the lowest-income communities.
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The finding reinforces the 4 June report that 7.4 million people in England already lack immediate biodiversity access and that proposed exemptions to biodiversity net gain rules will deepen nature deprivation in the lowest-income communities.
