1. Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Local Nature Partnership1

2. Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Local Nature Partnership
Vision
Initial vision from Conference held May 2012
The key theme is about improving quality of life – an overarching narrative which is relevant for all partners and
- meets priorities of LEPs, local authorities, health and wellbeing partnerships, and many NGOs.
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3. Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Local Nature Partnership
Strategic vision:
The natural and historic environment will be in a vibrant and healthy condition such that the economy, people and local communities derive significant benefits from the full range of goods and services that it provides and sustains.
Key decision-makers and influencers will engage in and champion the need to actively integrate enhancement of the natural environment with economic growth.
The loss of biodiversity in Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull will have been halted and reversed. Key habitats will have been restored, enhanced and connected at a landscape scale.
Local people will value and feel connected to their local environment.
Developed February 2013, approved by Board August 2013
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Engaging people with open space and outdoors
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5. Ways to achieve the vision
Creating an evidence-based strategic framework at a landscape scale that contributes to enhanced biodiversity, water and air quality and sustainable living.
Working in partnership with a range of sectors to create a healthy natural environment and improve the range of benefits and services we receive from it.
Promoting actions and projects which enhance the quality of existing habitats and expand the area under sensitive environmental management.
Ensuring we have up to date data that monitors the health of our environment
Ensuring we use that data to analyse and to develop our response to impacts on natural world
Vey importantly to work in partnership, as no organisation can alone address the issues we face
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7. Ways to achieve the vision
Engaging, inspiring and informing people in urban and rural communities to reconnect people with the natural environment through a range of programmes.
Promoting the green economy and supporting sustainable development initiatives.
The vision will be delivered through integrated action across civic participation, third and public sector partnerships.
We will seek new opportunities to deliver economic, social, health and environmental benefits.
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8. Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Local Nature Partnership
Key themes for LNP
Improving quality of life, maximising
benefits for society of quality
environment.
Restoring biodiversity: Landscape scale
environmental enhancement
Water quality improvement and
sustainable water management
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Poor quality amenity open space
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Wildflower rich meadows, good for biodiversity, good for people’s health and well being
Example – Monkspath Meadow SSSI
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Need to enahcne our river conditions
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12. Working Basis Location
Green infrastructure in and around urban areas
River corridors - Tame, Avon, Blythe
Concentrations of woodland and grasslands
Vision – strategic
ambition
Working across
sectors to achieve
mutual goals
Working through
Partnerships and
networks
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13. Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Local Nature Partnership
Need to raise awareness of needing wilder areas
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Plantation wood – woodland cover but not equivalent to wildlife rich woodlands
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Ancient hedgerows
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16. THEME OF TODAY ACROSS BOUNDARIES and SECTORS
LET US WORK IN PARTNERSHIP
ACROSS BOUNDARIES
and
SECTORS
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