# The Environmental Targets (Biodiversity) (England) Regulations 2022, Regulation 15: Measurement of the long-term biodiversity target to reverse the decline of species abundance


(1) The long-term biodiversity target to reverse the decline of species abundance is to be measured by calculating the overall relative species abundance index for the following dates—
(a) 31st December 2022;
(b) 31st December 2030; and
(c) 31st December 2042.
(2) Regulation 12(2) to (6) applies in relation to the measurement of the long-term biodiversity target to reverse the decline of species abundance as it applies to the measurement of the 2030 species abundance target described in regulation 11.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348242966/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-targets-biodiversity-england-regulations-2022/regulation-15
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