Biodiversity loss in England is accelerating. There is recognition from the Government that prompt action is required to address this issue.
Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are a new, England-wide system of spatial strategies that will establish priorities and map proposals for specific actions to drive nature’s recovery and provide wider environmental benefits’, as set out by Government in the Environment Act.
In accordance with the Act, each LNRS will be designed to ensure locally targeted, more co-ordinated, practical, and focused action, and investment in nature.
The collective and complementary outputs from 48 strategies will be the delivery of the strategic national objectives of the Nature Recovery Network which are as follows:
Derbyshire County Council is responsible for preparing a LNRS for Derbyshire, including the city of Derby. The preparation of the LNRS for Derbyshire is funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Read more about Local Nature Recovery Strategies on the Government’s website.
The LNRS will provide a blueprint for nature recovery across Derbyshire and help to prioritise where and how to invest and where action should take place.
It will:
Natural capital is the term used to describe the world’s stock of natural resources. Our natural resources provide us with a huge variety of benefits, goods and services – known as ecosystem services – which are vital to life on earth, and which support our health and wellbeing as well as being vital for our economy.
In 2021, we undertook a major study into the ‘natural capital’ of Derbyshire, so that we could understand the real value of the environment to the people of Derbyshire. This study forms the foundation on which the LNRS is being developed.
Derbyshire County Council has been designated as the responsible authority for developing Derbyshire’s LNRS. We must follow guidance from the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) when developing the LNRS and involve people and groups from across the public, private and voluntary sectors and help them to work together. This involves creating a governance structure for the LNRS development that is based on transparency, inclusivity and clear communication.
Learn moreWe want everyone in Derbyshire to be talking about the LNRS and have their say about the habitats and species it seeks to protect and enhance. This involves working with relevant public, private and voluntary sector organisations and individuals to draw on their collective expertise in the production of the LNRS for Derbyshire.
A range of background resources are available and new resources will be added to this website as they are developed.
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