Including the closely related terms climate change, climate change, and climate.
… Actions for the Built Environment 47 3.11 Theme 4: Climate change and sustainability 50 3.12 Actions for Climate Change and Sustainability 52 3.13 Theme 5: Engaging with Nature 55 3.14 Actions for Engaging with Nature 56 3.15 Recording and Monitoring 58 3.16 Funding strategy 59 3.17 Documents used in preparation of this BAP 62 3.18 Abbreviations and Glossary 66 1 Foreword…
… environment. This Biodiversity Action Plan is about more than protecting our wildlife. Providing a network of quality biodiverse greenspaces contributes to our own health, wellbeing and economic prosperity as well as ensuring that we are well placed to adapt in the face of climate change. Our quality of life is also improved as greenspaces offer us opportunities for recreation, education…
… countryside. More mobile wildlife can also ‘hop’ between suitable nearby sites using them as ‘stepping stones’. Together, these sites and the linkages between them form ‘nature networks’ which will help wildlife to adapt in the face of climate change, and migrate from site to site across towns and countryside. The quality of nature networks is crucial no matter where we live. Important sites…
… to impart a sense of place and community pride • To provide an education and engagement resource The Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) covers 5 themes: 1. The Natural Environment and Ecosystems Services 2. Green Belt Woodland and the Urban Forest 3. The Built Environment 4. Climate Change and Sustainability 5. Engaging with Nature 3 The BAP will guide Harrow Council and its partners…
… to our health, education and our economic prosperity. It provides us with food, water and materials. It allows us to adapt to and meet the challenges posed by climate change via the retention of water runoff and carbon sequestration. It offers quality green spaces for people to enjoy, places for recreation and contemplation. The built environment provides opportunities to enhance biodiversity…