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A Local Nature Partnership for Herefordshire?

A Local Nature Partnership for Herefordshire?. Rob Garner Chair, Herefordshire Environment Partnership. Process of Consultation. Award from DEFRA of funding to facilitate consultation Formation of Working Group, Bill Bloxsome, Jo Hackman, Nicky Davies, Juliet Wheatley & me

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A Local Nature Partnership for Herefordshire?

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  1. A Local Nature Partnership for Herefordshire? Rob Garner Chair, Herefordshire Environment Partnership

  2. Process of Consultation • Award from DEFRA of funding to facilitate consultation • Formation of Working Group, Bill Bloxsome, Jo Hackman, Nicky Davies, Juliet Wheatley & me • Engagement of Bill Bloxsome and Oliver Goode • Steering Group • Geoff Hughes, Jeff Edwards (Roger Owen), Dave Throup, Nick Read plus Bill Juliet and me

  3. Process of Consultation cont’d • 3 Workshops • HEP plus • Biodiversity Partners • Final workshop in April • Plus ongoing consultations with: • Businesses / business organisations • Communities/community representatives • Wellbeing professionals • Education professionals • HEP meeting on 9th May

  4. What are Local Nature Partnerships? • Widespread and joined up partnership action • Work at a strategic scale • Work at a scale that makes an impact • Improve the range of benefits and services obtained from the natural environment • Should be multiple benefits from good land management • Local areas must want them • Work at landscape scale

  5. What are Local Nature Partnerships? Tasks • Influence local decisions • Develop a shared vision • Co-ordinate action across organisations • Promote ecosystems approach • Contribute to green economy • Local authorities should work through them • Increase understanding of the economic and social value of nature • Use passionate individuals with credibility to inspire action

  6. Outcomes of HEP Workshop Friday 16th March • General agreement to proceed; no objections • Many links emphasised with Business, Communities, Wellbeing & Education • Need to integrate with work of many organisations • Locally • County-wide • Regionally (sub Nationally) • Nationally

  7. What did a Local Nature Partnership ever do for us? • Voice for broad environmental sector • Landscape scale – ie strategic • Representatives from business, wellbeing communities, education • Linking countywide with national/ international context and with local actions • Focus on “joined-up” decisions • Across sectors • Across all aspects of environment, biodiversity, sustainable development

  8. Possible Direction of Travel • Constitution = HEP plus • Sub groups to ensure action/ representation • Key links with Strategic Partnership; LEP & surrounding LNPs • Covers all current HEP matters plus additional • Deeper Consultation • “Predisposition in favour” • What if we don’t proceed • Example of LEPs – funding etc

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