The Environmental Governance (Targets) Regulations 2025 (the
'Regulations') made under sections 4 and 5 of the
Environmental Governance Act 2023 came into force in Gibraltar on
the 24th July 2025 The Regulations mark a significant
step forward in Gibraltar's environmental policy framework,
setting statutory long-term targets across four priority areas,
including, air quality, water, biodiversity and waste reduction.
The targets' compliance dates range from 2032 up until 2052,
are designed to not only increase accountability, but to also bring
Gibraltar in line with international standards.
In respect of air quality, the Regulations seek to impose strict
limits on key pollutants which need to be met by the 31st December
2050. In the aim to reduce such harmful air substances such as
nitrogen dioxide, monitoring stations need to operate for at least
85% of the year to ensure the data collection is consistent and
reliable, with the corresponding reporting date being the
