Including the closely related terms biodiversity action, biodiversity strategy, and biodiversity emergency.
… forward, Part Two is the framework for our strategy, which will then lead into our action plan which will form a basis for how the council will assist the area in becoming net-zero by 2050 PART TWO 5. West Devon Borough Council Climate Change and Biodiversity Action Plan Framework Soon after we declared a Climate Change and Biodiversity Emergency we began the process of understanding our own…
… Climate Change and Biodiversity Strategy West Devon Borough Council Climate Change and Biodiversity Strategy 2020 Page 1 of 29 (‘Warming Stripes – Global’ Ed Hawkins, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading) Contents (‘Warming Stripes – Global’ Ed…
… ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 4. How West Devon Borough Council will be changing and what we will be doing directly? ....................................... 9 PART TWO ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 5. West Devon Borough Council Climate Change and Biodiversity Action Plan Framework…
… .................................................................................................................. 23 Executive Summary We are facing an unprecedented challenge in dealing with Climate Change; anthropogenic emissions have resulted in runaway heating of our atmosphere, illustrated by the ‘warming stripes’. These emissions, coupled with rapid biodiversity and ecosystem loss, are combining to create a mass extinction event that threatens all life on our planet. In West Devon, people…
… are likely to experience rising sea levels, more frequent flooding, stronger storms, and more frequent heatwaves as a direct result of Climate Change. This will also adversely affect our wildlife and their habitats. In response to this West Devon Borough Council declared a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency on 21st May 2019, and has been working with partners to develop a set of aims and an action plan…