Biodiversity NBN SW Pilot

The NBN was a national project that built the UK’s first network of biodiversity information. The NBN SW Pilot project was concerned with providing a practical test of a working NBN at a regional scale in the SW of England. It aims were to build partner experience of the NBN and to demonstrate to partners how increased data sharing can facilitate the achievement of nature conservation objectives. The intial three years of this project have now been completed and plans to continue the work are in development.

http://www.nbn.org.uk/

Flora Locale

Flora locale is a non-profit making organisation that has been established to promote and advance the conservation and enhancement of native wild-plant populations and plant communities in relation to creative conservation and ecological restoration. It began in 1997, as a joint project of Plantlife - The Wildplant Conservation Charity, the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management and the Nature Conservation Bureau, and became a fully fledged organisation in its own right in 1998.

http://www.floralocale.org

Wessex Water BAP

Wessex Water Biodiversity Action Plan, WWBAP, was the first corporate initiative of its kind to be based on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, UKBAP, and has been acknowledged by the UK government report 'Sustaining the Variety of Life' as a best-practice example of corporate involvement in biodiversity work. It draws on a long tradition of wildlife conservation work within Wessex Water and has developed into a coherent package of activity, including:

http://www.wessexwater.co.uk/strikingthebalance2003/sub_environment.aspx?id=541

Tomorrow's Heathland Heritage

Tomorrow's Heathland Heritage, led by English Nature and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and a consortium of other partners, is making great strides towards the national Lowland Heathland Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) targets of restoring 58,000 hectares and re-creating a further 6,000 hectares.

http://www.english-nature.org.uk/thh/

Forest District Strategic Plan

The purpose of this plan is to provide a strategy for managing Forestry Commisson woodland over 10 years, the document also contains reference to a biodiversity strategy. The lead partner for this initiative is Forest Enterprise, please contact Oliver Lucus for further information on 01392 834217

Neroche Land Heritage Project

The aim of this initiative is to promote sustainable improvement of the natural and cultural heritage and improved public access and education on the northern ridge of the Blackdown Hills. Planned outputs of this project are the restoration of ancient woodland, species rich pasture and heath, a new ridge, riding and walking route, better car parking facilities, interpretation boards and links to main sustrans routes.

For further details contact Oliver Lucus at Forest Enterprise on 01392 834217

SW Renewable Energy Assessment

‘REvision 2010’ is a new project designed to work in partnership with the sub-regions within the South West. REvision 2010 will provide technical support and a process of stakeholder engagement aimed at identifying the opportunities, implications and constraints for sub-regional renewable electricity targets in the SW.

For the purposes of this project the ‘sub-regions’ refer to the 6 counties and the former Avon area. Therefore the project will encourage authorities to establish seven sub-regional targets throughout the whole region.

http://www.oursouthwest.com/revision2010/

Climate Change South West Climate Change Impact Partnership (SWCCIP)

www.oursouthwest.com/climate

South West Regional Observatory Environment Module

Aims to promote collection of standard data for information, research, and the making of regional policy.

Regional Environment Strategy for the South West

A Sustainable Future for the South West – A Regional sustainable development framework for the South West of England
This Framework, adopted by the Regional Assembly on behalf of the people of the South West, aims to provide an over-arching document that can guide and influence the decision makers in business, government and the voluntary and community sectors.

The Framework contains 15 themes with regional objectives, targets and indicators. Theme 7 is ‘Biodiversity & Landscapes’. The Framework is now being used to inform the revision of the Regional Economic Strategy and the development of an Integrated Regional Strategy.

www.oursouthwest.com/ssw