Transcript Towards a naturally resilient Northamptonshire Strategy

Towards a naturally resilient
Northamptonshire
Strategy Development
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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
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.
7 Themes
• Agriculture & Food Production
– Sustainable farming - event
– Groundwork left-over spaces
• Protecting & Reconnecting Habitats
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Nature Improvement Area – Nene Valley
Local Wildlife Sites
Wildflower verges
Hedgerows
• Flood & Water Management
– Strategy
– Natural attenuation - Trees
– SUDs
• Biofuels & Renewables
– Miscanthus
– Rockingham Forest for Life
– Allowable Solutions
• Recreation & Tourism
– Destination River Nene
• Micro-climate Control
– Street Trees event
– Green roof & SUDS
• Community Benefits & place-making
– Pocket & Country Parks
– Community Tree Planting
Next Steps
• Local Nature Partnership
• Northants Leadership Group support
• Endorsement of ‘Transformation Programme’
•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
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Northamptonshire
Climate Change
Officers Group
Key Learning Points
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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