1. A Local Nature Partnership for Devon
Devon LNP
Role & value
Structure
Member- ship
Vision & priorities
key questions:
Role and value
Structure
Membership and communication
Priorities and vision
NB these issues and further ones (governance, sustainability, resources, financing, etc) will be debated fully on May 10th in “LNP development workshop

2. A Local Nature Partnership for Devon: Role and Value
Strategic role: Positive advocate for NE in Devon
Internal focus
External influence
Overarching strategic role as a positive advocate for the natural environment in Devon
Having both an external and “inward” focus:
Raising awareness, understanding and influencing decision makers among business, community and society as a whole
Being a single voice for Devon’s environment, building partnerships, moderating and reducing duplication within sector
Key issue is doing something positive

3. A Local Nature Partnership for Devon: External Role
Close working with business, community, VCS (health + inclusion) and public sector
Increasing awareness of sustainable development + environmental matters
Highlighting benefits of green development and value of natural assets
Making a difference:
Raising awareness, understanding and influencing decision makers
Raising awareness, understanding and influencing decision makers among business, community and society as a whole – making a difference!
Developing a positive close working relationship with LEP, community, VCS (health, social inclusion), public sector
Increasing environmental awareness and knowledge of what is a sustainable economy among decision makers
Highlighting the benefits of green developments and the significance/value of our natural assets
Being first “point of call” for Devon’s natural environment
Being first “point of call” for sector

4. A Local Nature Partnership for Devon: Internal Role
Providing a clear lead for sector, based on consensus and partnership
Providing a moderating role to reduce competition and increase cooperation
Increasing collaboration and efficiencies by reducing duplication
Providing unity:
Being a single, cohesive voice for Devon’s Natural Environment
Being a single voice for Devon’s environment, building partnerships, moderating and reducing duplication in sector
Providing a clear lead for the natural environment sector based on partnership working and consensus
Providing a moderating role to reduce competition for funding within the sector and improve efficiency
Reducing duplication across sector by increasing collaboration and cooperation
Cultivate a wide “community of interest” group/forum that is fully engaged when needed
Cultivating wide community of interest forum

5. A Local Nature Partnership for Devon: Structure
Steering Group
Wide consultative forum
Working group 1
Working group 2
Working group 3
Consensus on Devon board level Steering group (with teeth, ability to do something),
Informed by wide forum based on community of interest,
With task and finish working groups addressing themes or areas
But then debate on:
Feeding down to existing delivery partnerships
What about about gap areas?
Or even pyramid going all the way to district council level….?

6. A Local Nature Partnership for Devon: Membership
Core membership of Steering Group:
Environment (landscape and biodiversity)
Public sector (economy, planning and health)
VCS (community, health and inclusion)
Business/LEP (key sectors)
Other members to be proposed:
Heritage?
Others as agreed

7. A Local Nature Partnership for Devon: Priorities & Vision
Suggested priorities for LNP internal role:
Bringing environmental organisations together with partnership working and consensus
Reducing competition between organisations for funding and support
Identifying areas where collaboration and cooperation would bring efficiencies and benefits
Networking and support role for sector
Clarity over vision and aims for “Devon environment”
Forum for debate and “blue sky thinking”

8. A Local Nature Partnership for Devon: Priorities & Vision
Suggested priorities for LNP external role:
Getting sustainable development on agenda
A set of planning policies reflecting LNP’s agenda
Getting Green Economy to punch (above) its weight
Interfacing with people/business/VCS/public sector
To increase awareness and understanding of the natural environment
To improve influence among decision makers
A coherent support package for landowners
Creating Ecosystems Services board for Devon

9. A Local Nature Partnership for Devon: Priorities & Vision
Suggested “visions” for LNP:
Bringing equality of access to nature
Enabling the LEP to be the “greenest LEP”
Being the strategic environmental lead countywide
To deliver a landscape that provides for all services
To benefit the health, wellbeing and education of the whole community
To become the Environmental Development Corporation for Devon

10. A Local Nature Partnership for Devon
Main areas for discussion:
Role and value
Structure/ membership
Vision and priorities

11. Workshop sessions
Many thanks for the opportunity to present these findings.
Green Economy Nigel
Role of Natural Environment Sarah
LNP Discussion Robert

12. Workshop sessions: Key questions
Green Economy
How do we define it?
What are the priorities for developing Devon’s Green Economy?
How do we mitigate the weaknesses /threats to Green Economy?
Role of Natural Environment
How can we better trade the benefits with business, society et al?
How can we realign resources/grow business opportunities?
How can we develop an economy better reflecting cost to NE?
LNP
What is its role/value?
What is the best structure/membership?
What should be its vision and priorities?
Key questions for workshops which will leave up…