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Yahoo
12-05-2025
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Consultation begins on nature recovery project
People are being asked for their views on a draft document outlining measures to support nature recovery. The Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) aims to restore and connect habitats so that important species across the county can thrive. A six-week public consultation will close on 22 June, with a goal to agree the best places to plant trees, restore peatland, improve grassland condition and mitigate flood risk. Councillor Giles Archibald, LNRS Project Board Chair, said: "We must shift our collective focus towards ensuring the finalised strategy is not just a document on a shelf, but a call for action that delivers real, tangible and lasting benefits for nature across Cumbria." A draft version provides seven priorities, including safeguarding existing important areas, improving data and reducing the spread of invasive non-native species. "The Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy will be an important tool, guiding our efforts and ensuring that we work collaboratively to create an action plan for the council, our communities, and everyone who lives in, works in, or visits Cumbria," Archibald said. Cumbria is one of 48 designated strategy areas in England developing their own LNRS. Once finalised and submitted to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the strategy will be a guiding document to be reviewed every 3 to 10 years to ensure it is still effective. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Map shows 80% of peatlands dry and degraded Water quality monitors moved after activist tests Westmorland and Furness Council Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy
BBC News
12-05-2025
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Cumbria nature recovery strategy consultation begins
People are being asked for their views on a draft document outlining measures to support nature Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) aims to restore and connect habitats so that important species across the county can thrive.A six-week public consultation will close on 22 June, with a goal to agree the best places to plant trees, restore peatland, improve grassland condition and mitigate flood Giles Archibald, LNRS Project Board Chair, said: "We must shift our collective focus towards ensuring the finalised strategy is not just a document on a shelf, but a call for action that delivers real, tangible and lasting benefits for nature across Cumbria." A draft version provides seven priorities, including safeguarding existing important areas, improving data and reducing the spread of invasive non-native species."The Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy will be an important tool, guiding our efforts and ensuring that we work collaboratively to create an action plan for the council, our communities, and everyone who lives in, works in, or visits Cumbria," Archibald is one of 48 designated strategy areas in England developing their own LNRS. Once finalised and submitted to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the strategy will be a guiding document to be reviewed every 3 to 10 years to ensure it is still effective. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
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Consultation on region's nature strategy launched
A six-week public consultation on an environmental strategy for the Liverpool City Region has been launched. Mayor Steve Rotheram has urged people to contribute to the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS), saying there has been "a worrying decline in our habitats and biodiversity" over the past decades. "The Local Nature Recovery Strategy is about turning the tide, identifying the best ways to restore and enhance habitats, and ensuring that nature can thrive across our region." Local officials say the area has experienced a 5% loss of land habitats since the 1980s "including 10% of its most biodiverse grasslands". The Liverpool City Region contains four internationally recognised wetlands and 18 sites of special scientific interest. Among them is Formby, famous for its red squirrel colony, and the beaches along the Wirral coastline. The consultation will run until 6 April. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer. Plan to reverse 'post-industrial' wildlife decline
BBC News
23-02-2025
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Liverpool City Region consultation on region's nature launched
A six-week public consultation on an environmental strategy for the Liverpool City Region has been Steve Rotheram has urged people to contribute to the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS), saying there has been "a worrying decline in our habitats and biodiversity" over the past decades."The Local Nature Recovery Strategy is about turning the tide, identifying the best ways to restore and enhance habitats, and ensuring that nature can thrive across our region."Local officials say the area has experienced a 5% loss of land habitats since the 1980s "including 10% of its most biodiverse grasslands". The Liverpool City Region contains four internationally recognised wetlands and 18 sites of special scientific them is Formby, famous for its red squirrel colony, and the beaches along the Wirral consultation will run until 6 April. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
