Including the closely related term rapid biodiversity.
… of climate change are global and unprecedented in scale. These include, but aren’t limited to, shifting weather patterns that threaten food production, rising sea levels that increase the risk of catastrophic flooding, fires raging across vast expanses of forest and extreme heat waves and drought, coupled with rapid biodiversity and ecosystem loss, combining to create a mass extinction event that threatens…
… erosion, wildfires and loss of biodiversity. UNEP have calculated that as it stands, we will surpass the 1.5°C of warming above pre-industrial levels agreed at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. 4 Environment & Climate Emergency Action Plan Now, more than ever, climate action needs to be taken and urgently – and as a council, we will lead the way, encouraging all to play their part so that we can…
… Submission Draft has been published for representations. It sets a clear strategic direction for the future of the borough in terms of addressing key issues such as climate change and protecting and enhancing green space. Key objectives of the plan are to address climate change by aiming to achieve zero carbon ready buildings on all new developments, protecting the borough’s biodiversity, open up…
… Tree, Hedgerow and Woodland Planting Programme 11.4 Double Canopy cover by the time trees planted are fully grown 11.5 Increase the climate benefits from tree cover by 50% over the next 30 years 11.6 Maintaining and protecting existing tree stock already sequestering CO2 11.7 Hedgerows commitment - plant new and protect existing hedgerows 11.8 Develop a Pollinator Strategy 11.9 Increase…
… biodiversity within Wirral 11.10 Work with partners to increase blue & green infrastructure Item Action 12 Flood & Coastal Risk Management Workstream 12.1 Deliver a flood awareness campaign to improve understanding of flood risks leading to a flood aware and resilient Wirral 12.2 Deliver a Natural Flood…