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Developing Natural Resilience in Northamptonshire: A Strategic Vision

The Northamptonshire Strategy aims to build natural resilience through ecosystem services, focusing on key assets like the green arc. Themes include food production, habitat protection, flood management, and tourism development. Taking a partnership approach, the strategy emphasizes community involvement and sustainability. The program involves various local groups and partnerships to support transformational projects and enhance biodiversity in the region.

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Developing Natural Resilience in Northamptonshire: A Strategic Vision

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  1. Towards a naturally resilient Northamptonshire

  2. Strategy Development • NCCS – Planning to adapt • Post NI 188 • CEM – Adapting through natural interventions • Environment saves £ • Partnership approach – Engage consultant • Government White Paper – Valuing Nature • Joining it all up

  3. Strategy Vision • Build ‘natural resilience’ through the use of natural interventions to adapt to the likely impacts of climate change and maximise the benefits from ecosystem services – focussing on the ‘green-arc’ of the County’s key natural assets.

  4. 7 Themes • Agriculture & Food Production • Sustainable farming - event • Groundwork left-over spaces • Protecting & Reconnecting Habitats • Nature Improvement Area – Nene Valley • Local Wildlife Sites • Wildflower verges • Hedgerows

  5. Flood & Water Management • Strategy • Natural attenuation - Trees • SUDs • Biofuels & Renewables • Miscanthus • Rockingham Forest for Life • Allowable Solutions

  6. Recreation & Tourism • Destination River Nene • Micro-climate Control • Street Trees event • Green roof & SUDS • Community Benefits & place-making • Pocket & Country Parks • Community Tree Planting

  7. Next Steps • Local Nature Partnership • Northants Leadership Group support • Endorsement of ‘Transformation Programme’

  8. Northamptonshire Leadership Group • Local Enterprise Partnerships • Neighbouring LNPs Towards a Naturally Resilient Northamptonshire Transformational Programme Chief Planning Officers Group Other Task & Finish Gps / Major Projects: Nene Valley Nature Improvement Area Northamptonshire Integrated Biodiversity Partnership Northamptonshire Local Flood Risk Operational Group (Part) Northamptonshire Climate Change Officers Group Northamptonshire Climate Change Officer Group

  9. Key Learning Points • Impact of key individuals • Partnership approach - No logos!! • Combining environment with £ savings • Value-added of joining things up! • And again...You can do anything if you don’t take the credit for it

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