Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Local Nature Recovery Strategies show how and where nature recovery can be best supported across the strategy's area.[1] They were established under the Environment Act 2021,[2] and involve mapping the habitats, agreeing priorities for their recovery, and mapping specific proposals for helping them recover.[2][3] They focus on local needs and priorities, established through workshops, surveys and consultation.[4][5] Their development involves working with partner organisations. For example in Cumbria these include Natural England, Lake District National Park Authority and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.[6][7] The work is done using guidance from DEFRA.[4][8] In the scheme's early stages, it was criticised for lack of attention to quantitative auditing of progress, including any use of rich existing data on local species diversity.[9]
Examples include Cumbria,[6] Northumberland,[4] Lancashire,[2] and Durham.[1] Eventually there will be 48 of them,[8] with variations between them in the ways they are established and operated within the guidelines.[10]
See also
[edit]- Habitat Conservation Plan
- Habitat destruction
- Habitat fragmentation
- Habitat conservation
- List of species and habitats of principal importance in England
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Nature Recovery Strategy". Durham County Council. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Local Nature Recovery Strategy". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Anthony, Chloë (2025). "Nature Restoration and Collaboration: Integration and Participation in England's Local Nature Recovery Strategy Framework". Journal of Environmental Law. 37: 203–228. doi:10.1093/jel/eqaf006.
The analysis focuses on two key legal and governance issues for collaboration for nature recovery in the English context: the integration of environmental concerns across law and policy, and the safeguarding of public participation.
- ^ a b c "Local Nature Recovery Strategy". Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Consultation begins on nature recovery project". BBC News. 12 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy". CLNRS. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy". Westmorland and Furness Council. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Local nature recovery strategies: areas and responsible authorities". DEFRA. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Crowther, Liam P.; Gilroy, James J.; Hawkes, Robert W.; Peach, Will J.; Salliss, Daniel; Webb, Jonathan R.; Dolman, Paul M. (2023). "Harnessing biodiversity data to inform policy: Rapid regional audits should underpin Local Nature Recovery Strategies". Biological Conservation (282) 110004. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110004.
- ^ "Local Nature Recovery Strategies". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. March 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.