Buckinghamshire set to pilot national initiative for nature
Buckinghamshire Council has been selected by DEFRA/Natural England to be one of five local authorities nationally to pilot a key part of the government's national Nature Recovery Network initiative.
The initiative is an ambitious plan to strengthen and renew the natural environment across England by potentially creating Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRSs) in every county area. Each LNRS will combine local knowledge with expert information and advice to plan for more coordinated, practical and focused action to support nature recovery. Producing LNRSs will become a statutory responsibility for county and unitary authorities, assuming the current Environment Bill successfully passes through Parliament. They will provide the key mechanism for planning local delivery of the Nature Recovery Network, a major commitment in the Government's 25 year Environment Plan. Buckinghamshire has been chosen for the pilot on the basis of our collaborative relationship with our Local Nature Partnership and the Chilterns Conservation Board, our emerging Biodiversity Action Plan, our award-winning Environmental Record Centre, our well-developed biodiversity net gain scheme and existing good progress with
campaigner and Chairman of Natural England Tony Juniper, and Buckinghamshire Council's Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change Bill Chapple OBE.
The launch event at Hampden Bottom Farm, Great Missenden, attended by Bill Chapple OBE (far left), Marian Spain (second left), and Tony Juniper (fourth from right).
natural capital mapping. The strategy would provide an excellent evidence base for the new Buckinghamshire Local Plan. Andrew Smith, Area Manager for Natural The five pilot areas - Buckinghamshire, England in the Thames Solent commented: Greater Manchester, Northumberland, "We are delighted that Buckinghamshire has Cumbria, and Cornwall, were announced been selected to pilot Local Nature Recovery yesterday (13 August) at a launch event Strategies, which is recognition of both their which took place at Hampden Bottom hard work and the strong relationships made. Farm near Great Missenden, The five areas The Nature Recovery Network provides the represent a combined investment of over opportunity to transform nature recovery £1m by the government to help prepare for in this country and LNRS will provide the key mechanism for planning its delivery. We future implementation nationwide. look forward to working with the council The launch event, at a farm where work to and other partners as they trial and shape enhance the natural environment is already this ground breaking initiative that has the underway, was attended by Chief Executive of potential to significantly benefit our wildlife, Natural England Marian Spain, environmental our communities and our future."
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Bill Chapple said he was absolutely delighted to be part of the pilot: "The fact that we've been selected to develop one of the five pilot Local Nature Recovery Strategies is testament to the quality of the partnership work that's already underway in Buckinghamshire to better understand our natural environment. Pilot status provides additional funding that will really help us develop this work further and create a blueprint for restoring and enhancing nature that can be used as the basis for schemes in other similar counties."
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