Including the closely related terms biodiversity action, and biodiversity net.
… in this development to see nature at the heart of their community and reduce their carbon dioxide emission contribution. As well as increasing the capacity for carbon offsetting, afforestation will allow for a biodiversity net gain, an approach to development that increases levels of biodiversity to a greater state than before. This approach works in addition to mitigating biodiversity loss…
…. Figure 1. Climate Emergency Plan and its links to other Wokingham Borough Council Plans and Strategies Wokingham Borough Council Corporate Plan Wokingham Borough Council Sustainable Environment Strategy Other Council Strategies and Plans Waste Recycling Strategy Air Quality Action Plan Sustainable Local Transport Plan 4 Local Plan Update Biodiversity Action Plan Councils Risk…
… includes the wider environmental priorities for Wokingham Borough including biodiversity and recycling. This strategy will be reviewed and updated over the coming year and further inform the Climate Emergency Plan. There is a clear link between the aims and objectives of the Climate Emergency Plan and other council plans and strategies. How these plans interrelate is set out below in Figure 1…
… Greening the Environment The council will plant 250,000 new trees over the next five years. Greening the Borough is a project which will see afforestation occurring all over Wokingham. The council will encourage and support residents to plant trees in their gardens. The Local Plan Update will incorporate landscaping and net gain biodiversity principles to ensure afforestation and natural space…