Including the closely related terms ecological, and biodiversity net.
… sustainability To ensure the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems in our borough To optimise tree / hedge planting and other natural carbon sequestration measures in our borough To provide public access to high quality and ecologically diverse green spaces To increase levels of local food 1. Ensure that all new council development being brought forward is carbon…
… capital approach and enhancing biodiversity 2. Develop proposals to implement biodiversity net gain as a requirement for all new developments 3. Ensure that new third party development is carbon neutral, collecting appropriate offset payments via the planning framework and developing spend protocols for carbon reduction initiatives in the borough 4. Engage with park user groups and look…
… Page 1 of 5 THE CLIMATE AND ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY –HARROW’S INTERIM STRATEGY AND ACTIONS 7 Themes to work towards Carbon Neutrality as an organisation and a borough by 2030 Theme Strategic Aims for 2030 Priority Action Areas for the Organisation 2020/21 Additional Borough-wide Action Areas CLEAN ENERGY USED EFFICIENTLY…
… neutral in accordance with the proposed London Plan, focussing upon further reductions in on-site emissions beyond the minimum requirement of 35% 2. Audit public owned land to identify suitable sites for planting initiatives, in a way that maximises carbon sequestration, biodiversity gain, local food production and community engagement (eg Forest Gardens, Community Growing projects) 3…
… for opportunities to collaborate further on this agenda 5. Promote ‘Plant a tree’ initiatives and other projects (eg wildlife and forest gardens) to enable residents, through the borough’s extensive network of private gardens, to increase tree cover, improve and enhance Harrow’s biodiversity, and meet more food demand through local production Page 4 of 5 production GOOD GOVERNANCE…