Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Somerset Local Nature Recovery Strategy will set local priorities and identify opportunities for co-ordinated action for nature.
Somerset Council, in collaboration with Somerset Local Nature Partnership, has drafted a Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Somerset to help reverse the decline in nature in our local area (also known as ‘recovering’ nature). ​​
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Consultation on this draft strategy is now open and we would like to hear your views.
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Somerset Local Nature Recovery Strategy outlines priorities for protecting and restoring wildlife and habitats, and will help guide future decisions on land use, farming, development, and investment.
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The consultation is open until 31 October
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Somerset Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Somerset has some of the most spectacular habitats and wildlife in the UK, but our natural environment faces urgent and significant challenges. The recently published Somerset State of Nature Report demonstrates that we need to do much more to reverse the decline in nature and help Somerset’s wildlife to thrive.
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The UK government has made ambitious pledges to protect at least 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030 – the ‘30 x 30’ target – and we need to play our part in achieving this. All counties in England are required by law to develop a strategy to help nature’s recovery and Defra is funding this work.
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The Somerset Local Nature Recovery Strategy will provide a framework for targeted, co-ordinated and collaborative action.
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We have been taking a collaborative approach and involving a wide range of people and organisations in the development of the strategy, including landowners and managers, government organisations, environmental charities, businesses, local groups and communities.
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