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| About the LBAP Action for Wildlife: The Dartmoor Biodiversity Action Plan has been produced by the Dartmoor National Park Authority, with financial assistance from English Nature, on behalf of the Dartmoor Biodiversity Steering Group. The plan was launched in February 2001 by Michael Meacher, Minister for the Environment. The Action Plan outlines the objectives, targets and actions considered necessary to protect and enhance the wildlife heritage of Dartmoor over the next 10 years. It is a companion document to The Nature of Dartmoor: A Biodiversity Profile (published by the Dartmoor National Park Authority and English Nature), which describes the wildlife resource of Dartmoor, identifies key species and habitats and sets key conservation objectives. Targets and actions to help reach these objectives have now been agreed through a long collaborative process guided by the Dartmoor Biodiversity Steering Group and led by the Dartmoor National Park Authority. This consensus has been achieved through a series of workshops and meetings involving key stakeholders and the Steering Group. Action for Wildlife identifies who will do what and when in order to make a difference for wildlife on the ground. Targets and actions for 32 key species and 22 key habitats are grouped into the 20 action plans presented here. Authorship of these action plans has been shared widely amongst local organisations and individuals. Key wildlife actions which apply to the whole of Dartmoor, have also been identified including habitat management, research and monitoring and public enjoyment. There is a section identifying how all this will be carried out, including partnerships and funding, and ways in which biodiversity can be incorporated into everyday activities on Dartmoor. Action for Wildlife is also a Dartmoor response to the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, the South West Biodiversity Action Plan and the Devon Biodiversity Action Plan. ‘Thinking globally and acting locally’, it includes actions for species and habitats that are both nationally and locally important. The biodiversity planning framework is briefly set out and the relationship between this plan and other Dartmoor plans and initiatives is outlined. This plan is intended to be a dynamic working document, which will be regularly reviewed and monitored, and actions for this are included. Finally, there is a section on how to find out more about Dartmoor’s wildlife and its management requirements and how each of us can contribute to the protection and enhancement of this unique wildlife resource.
Suzanne Goodfellow Dartmoor National Park Authority sgoodfellow@dartmoor-npa.gov.uk
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