…, We are working with local community renewable energy organisations to identify sites for big wind on council owned land, We have secured funding for an officer to lead on our Investing in Climate and Nature (ICAN) scheme to bring in funding for on the ground nature restoration and emissions reduction projects, We have completed a study looking at the heating and cooling off take…
… verges, We are continuing to plant trees delivering the Tree Canopy Project, planting trees on council owned land across the wider area, We are supporting calls for national policy change recently signing up in support of the National Climate and Nature Bill, We have launched several Community Nature Reserves, supporting residents to manage gardens positively for nature. Over 300…
… tree canopy cover at maturity.’ Bluesky satellite data and Tree Canopy tool SMART targets where appropriate. report for detail. on track, however the scale of challenge remains for this goal 30% of land managed positively for nature ‘Increase the area of land managed positively for nature – 30% by 2030’ 2020 baseline: 11.58% (6,612 hectares) of South…
… Gloucestershire is designated for nature. This includes LNRs, SSSIs and SNCIs with all overlaps accounted for. The unitary local authority area of South Gloucestershire covers 53,644.7 hectares Annual review of increase or decrease in land managed positively for nature. To highlight that the definition of land in scope for 30 by 30 is being reviewed nationally and may be broadened…
… to bring in other categories of land managed positively for nature which are managed under a management plan for nature e.g. land under a Local Climate and Nature Plan See Appendix 1 – year 5 Progress report for detail. Projects in the year 5 action plan are on track, and other land may contribute to 30 by 30 subject to any changes in national definition of land…