Management Plan Review - Workshop

Management Plan Review - Workshop Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th November 2012 (Birmingham)

VENUE: Studio, Birmingham ADDRESS: 7 Cannon Street, BIRMINGHAM B2 5EP

Directions Walking from New Street Station On leaving the platforms onto the main concourse, take the escalators opposite up to the Pallasades Shopping Centre. At the top of the escalators turn left and head towards Foot Locker. Turn left again and immediately right (Holland & Barrett on your left). Proceed towards the exit and at the bottom of the ramp turn left onto New Street towards the glass tourist information centre. The next turning on the right is Cannon Street Management Plan Review – Workshop

Context

Between 2012-14 National Parks, Conservation Boards and AONB Partnerships will be embarking on or completing reviews of statutory Management Plans – As the majority of AONB Partnerships consider the depth and breadth of their review process the NAAONB, working with Europarc Atlantic Isles, are facilitating a two day national workshop to share learning and support practice exchange for protected landscape managers. Day One – 14 November facilitated by NAAONB will focus on current advice/ guidance on management plan review, learning from good practice approaches and integration of management plans with Biodiversity 2020 outcomes;

Day Two – 15 November facilitated by Europarc AI will focus on integration of management plan across marine and coastal protected areas including, marine policy and seascape characterization. (see questionnaire request below*) Both days will include open surgery sessions to deal with participant questions and queries around the management plan process.

A Note about Start Times To accommodate the widest range of participants wishing to take part in all or discrete elements of the workshops we are happy to take a flexible approach to participants joining and leaving the 2 day workshop session – For example day two starts with a review of day one so participants joining specifically for the marine and coastal issues may wish to join us for the 10.30 start.

Contributors David Dixon & Howard Davies – NAAONB Robin Toogood – South Devon AONB Manager Tim Venes – Norfolk Coast AONB Steve Preston – Defra Ben McCarthy– Natural England Phil Dykes – National Trust/ Europarc Day One - WEDNESDAY 14th NOVEMBER

Objectives By the end of the workshop participants will have had the opportunity to hear about and consider:  Lessons learnt from previous management plan review processes  Revised Advice on Management Plan Review  A range of common issues for those undertaking reviews  The opportunity to strengthen and integrate AONB MPs with other Govt policy ambitions through an ecosystems approach.

Programme

10.45 Arrival /Coffee 11.05 Welcome/ Introduction to workshop 11.15 Lessons Learnt from last round of Management Plan Reviews & Policy Frame changes since 2009 Howard Davies, NAAONB, Robin Toogood South Devon AONB 12.15 Break 12.30 Management Plan Review Guidance (revised 2012) Steve Preston Defra 13.00 LUNCH

13.40 Integrating Biodiversity 2020 Outcomes into Management Plan Reviews Dave Dixon NAAONB / Ben McCarthy Natural England Biodiversity 2020 Strategy/ Defra Delivery Plan and driving implementation by national and local partners - Presentation by Ben McCarthy, Natural England Questions Followed by a break out sessions on how to integrate Biodiversity 2020 outcomes into AONB/NP Management Plans: Improving mapping and prioritization Driving delivery of BD 2020 ambitions (offers and targets) Monitoring outcomes & reporting (BARS 2 and other ways of capturing and communicating BD gains & AONB Partnership activity)

15.15 Tea 15.30 Conclusion of Round Table working on Biodiversity 2020 Integration. 16.00 Management Plan Review Surgery session Chaired by Howard Davies, CEO NAAONB to include: PARTICIPANTS TO PROVIDE QUESTIONS/ISSUES IN ADVANCE ISSUES WILL BE SORTED AND TABLED ON THE DAY FOR DISCUSSION Led by relevant contributors Issues may include: IUCN debate on Category V protected landscapes/ defining “natural beauty’/ Taking an ecosystems approach / Seascapes/ SEAs / NPPF / historic environment etc

17.00 Close Evening Gathering for participants staying for Day 2 workshop Day 2 – THURSDAY 15 November

Day 2 Objectives By the end of the workshop participants will have had the opportunity to hear about and consider:  The current state of recognition of the marine dimension in coastal protected landscape management plans  Experience so far in integrating marine and terrestrial planning for protected landscapes  Priorities for improved integration of the marine dimension in protected landscapes management planning

09.00 Arrival /Coffee 09.15 Welcome/ Introduction to workshop 09.25 Review of Day 1 Workshop with key learning points Dave Dixon /Howard Davies, NAAONB 10.15 Break Joined by participants for the marine/ coastal workshop 10.30 (15 mins) Strengthening the Marine and Coastal elements in Protected Landscape Management Plan Reviews Session led by Phil Dyke, National Trust & Tim Venes Norfolk Coast AONB Welcome and brief introduction to the day: aims, intended outcomes for the seminar .

10.45 (20 mins) Exploring the marine and coastal issues across Protected Landscape Management plans

Introductions from participants, including reaction to intro, what they’d like to get from the day

11.05 (20 mins) Current State of Play

Presentation: current recognition and involvement in the marine dimension in coastal protected landscapes, based on recent questionnaire response – Phil Dyke Including:  Current level of seascape character assessment and integration with landscape character assessments  Understanding / recognition of special qualities derived from marine dimension in management plans and presence of objectives and policies derived from these  Representation of marine interests in partnerships  What are the main (perceived) constraints to involvement / incorporation in management plans and their implementation?  Future intentions

11.25 Break

11. 40 (30 mins) Discussion on the Marine dimension of Management Plans

Focusing on:  What are the key things that are needed to engage with the marine dimension in management plans and their implementation?  How can (perceived) constraints be overcome?  (Is there a functional distinction between ‘coastal protected landscapes’ and protected landscapes with a section of coastline?)

12.10 Experience so far – Case Studies

Presentations from examples including: Dorset seascape assessment?; first marine plans and seascape assessment

13.00 LUNCH

13.30 (60 mins) Strengthening the Marine and Coastal elements of AONB Management Plan Review Revisiting the guidance produced by Europarc Consulting in 2008 for Europarc CMWG – “Connecting land and sea: How to improve the management of coastal Protected Landscapes”

14.30 Break

14.45 Management Plan Review Surgery session Chaired by Howard Davies, CEO, NAAONB to include: PARTICIPANTS TO PROVIDE QUESTIONS/ISSUES IN ADVANCE ISSUES SORTED/TABLED ON THE DAY led by relevant contributors Issues may include: IUCN debate/ Defining “natural beauty’/ Taking an ecosystems approach / Biodiversity 2020 integration / SEAs / historic environment issues etc 15.45 Close/ Depart