Including the closely related terms species, increase biodiversity, and biodiversity duty.
… and healthy. The Council's Keeping Benefits Local plan tries to maximise the contracts that are awarded to local companies by helping and encoraging them to tender for food and other contracts LAND USE NUMBE R Action/Description Comments The Council has prepared a Biodiversity Duty Plan which meets the duty to sustain biodiversity and promote the resilience of ecosystems. Projects and work…
… the Sustainable Development Fund, communities and local organisations receive support to implement projects that are important to them. The Snowdonia National Park Authority also has a key role to play in this respect of course as it covers a significant part of the county. 47 Manage council-owned land and road verges to increase biodiversity and drawdown carbon pollution, including through reduced…
… as nature reserves and wildlife sites. Woodlands are important assets for recreation but a lack of resources hinders effective management. Through the Planning process and Tree Preservation Orders (link), the Council preserves trees and woodlands of biodiversity and landscape value. Recently, the Ash Dieback disease has spread to Gwynedd which will lead to the loss of a large number of mature…
… trees, thus having a detrimental impact on species and the landscape's appearance. In 2020, the Council will prepare an Ash Dieback Action Plan (link) in response to the challenge and to prepare for replanting and restoring habitats. 46 Protect existing local green spaces, green belt and locally designated nature sites. Green spaces and lands designated as nature reserves and wildlife sites…
… pesticide use and increased planting of wildflowers. In terms of managing our own lands, cutting grass verges is work that needs to be done in order to ensure safety; however, this has been adapted to ensure that biodiversity is protected so far as reasonably possible. In 2020 the Council will start to adapt their cutting programmes in order to promote biodiversity and wild flowers at the side…