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•    No prior knowledge of climate change or wildlife needed

•    No time-consuming meetings, membership fees

We also welcome contact from:

•    Local businesses, landowners and land managers interested in partnership working

•    Individuals and groups from outside the parish to link up activities

Please get in touch if you would like copies of project briefs or reports

We’d love to hear your views on our plans and suggestions for how to respond to climate change and biodiversity loss in the parish.

Contact ourbitedf@gmail.com

Nature recovery in our area – some background

Through the Environment Act (2021), the Government has set out a requirement for local authorities to put together Local Nature Recovery Strategies to create wildlife-rich places across England and connect them up.

The Act also strengthens the Biodiversity Duty of public authorities, and introduces

Biodiversity Net Gain through the planning process as a way of contributing to nature recovery while developing land.

In July 2023 Natural England and the government launched the 

Seaford to Eastbourne Nature Recovery Project.

Within the South Downs National Park, the #ReNature project aims to increase the area managed for nature in the National Park from the current 25% to at least 33%, which will be an increase of 13,000ha, by 2030. This is based upon the Government’s own national commitment of 30% of the UK being managed for nature by 2030.

Alongside this work, Defra launched the Farming in Protected Landscapes

(FiPL) Programme. Through this programme, farmers and land managers within protected landscapes can apply for funding to carry out one-off  projects that:

•    support nature recovery

•    mitigate the impacts of climate change

•    provide opportunities for people to discover, enjoy and understand the landscape and cultural heritage

•    support nature-friendly, sustainable farm businesses.

Thank you so much, Residents for a Climate-Friendly Parish, for your enthusiasm. It’s all of us working to gather that will make change happen.