Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership
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Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership ‘Call for Evidence’ Response to Gloucestershire’s Local Industrial Strategy Page 1 of 54 Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership Local Nature Partnerships (LNPs) were formed as part of the government’s 2011 white paper “The Natural Choice: Securing the value of nature”1. As part of a framework to strengthen local action to achieve the recovery of nature, LNPs were tasked to raise awareness about the vital services and benefits that a healthy natural environment brings for people, communities and the local economy. LNPs were to contribute to the green economy and complement Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), of which there is an expectation from government for LNPs and LEPs to form strong links that capture the value of nature. Here in Gloucestershire, the LNP is formed of over 30 organisations from public, private and third sector bodies from across the county, all working together as an informal partnership to recognise the importance of embedding nature's value in local decisions for the benefit of the nature, people and the economy. The GLNP Mission is to champion the essential role of Gloucestershire’s natural environment in sustaining a vibrant, healthy, prosperous economy and society. With a Vision of a healthy and valued natural environment, sustaining the economy and wellbeing of Gloucestershire. Our partnership provides a strong and innovative voice for the environment sector and is seen as a key partner in helping deliver the Gloucestershire County Council’s Strategy 2019-20222. We benefit from a solid working relationship with GFirst LEP, as well as all the District Councils. Both GFirst LEP and Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership (GLNP) recognise the interdependency of the county’s natural environment to sustain future economic growth and have worked in partnership through the submission of the European Structural and Investment Funds Strategy (ESIF), creation of the Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) and the application of a Local Environment and Economic Development (LEED) Toolkit, as well as GFirst LEP having a position on the GLNP Board and the GLNP invited to engage in the formation of the Local Industrial Strategy by GFirst LEP. 1 https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/2d7e8a_6c31d113ace6429498a653a7c77210c8.pdf 2 https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/2083042/council-strategy-2019.pdf Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership ‘Call for Evidence’ Response to Gloucestershire’s Local Industrial Strategy Page 2 of 54 1 Contents Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership .................................................................................................................. 2 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Our Top Asks: .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Further Evidence Research Recommendations for LIS: .............................................................................................. 7 2 Gloucestershire’s Natural Environment .............................................................................................................. 8 2.1 How do we deliver? .................................................................................................................................. 10 2.2 Case Studies .............................................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.1 What we are doing already ............................................................................................................... 11 2.2.2 What we could do ............................................................................................................................. 11 2.3 Recommended Evidence .......................................................................................................................... 12 3 Nature and Climate Emergency ........................................................................................................................ 13 3.1 How do we deliver? .................................................................................................................................. 16 3.2 Case Study ................................................................................................................................................. 17 3.2.1 What we are doing already ............................................................................................................... 17 3.2.2 What we could do ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.3 Recommended Evidence .......................................................................................................................... 19 4 Nature and the Green Economy ....................................................................................................................... 20 4.1 How do we deliver? .................................................................................................................................. 23 4.2 Case Study ................................................................................................................................................. 23 4.2.1 What we are doing already ............................................................................................................... 23 4.2.2 What we could do ............................................................................................................................. 25 4.3 Recommended Evidence .......................................................................................................................... 25 5 Nature, People and Productivity ....................................................................................................................... 26 5.1 How do we deliver? .................................................................................................................................. 29 5.2 Case Study ................................................................................................................................................. 29 5.2.1 What we are doing already ............................................................................................................... 29 5.2.2 What we could do ............................................................................................................................. 30 5.3 Recommended Evidence .......................................................................................................................... 31 6 Nature and Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................. 32 6.1 How do we deliver? .................................................................................................................................. 37 6.2 Case Study ................................................................................................................................................. 37 6.2.1 What we are doing already ............................................................................................................... 37 6.2.2 What we could do ............................................................................................................................. 39 Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership ‘Call for Evidence’ Response to Gloucestershire’s Local Industrial Strategy Page 3 of 54 6.3 Recommended Evidence .......................................................................................................................... 40 7 Nature, Food and Farming ................................................................................................................................ 41 7.1 How do we deliver? .................................................................................................................................. 44 7.2 Case Study ................................................................................................................................................. 45 7.2.1 What we are doing already ............................................................................................................... 45 7.2.2 What we could do ............................................................................................................................. 45 7.3 Recommended Evidence .......................................................................................................................... 46 8 Nature and Tourism and Outdoor Recreation .................................................................................................. 47 8.1 How do we deliver? .................................................................................................................................. 50 8.2 Case Study ................................................................................................................................................. 50 8.2.1 What we are doing already ............................................................................................................... 50 8.2.2 What we could do ............................................................................................................................